May Staff Recommendations

Michelle Obama: This is What Scares Me Most in Today’s America! On the On Purpose podcast hosted by Jay Shetty, Michelle Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, share their story—reflecting…

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Staff Recommendations Into the Fire Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter is a two-part documentary series that follows Cathy Terkanian’s relentless pursuit to uncover the mystery behind the missing person…

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Their grandmothers were comfort women in WWII. This is how it changed their lives The Post Standard published a piece detailing the dark history of “comfort women,” women and girls…

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September 2024 Staff Recommendations

If You See Them Young, Unhoused, and Alone in America In her memoir, author Vicki Sokolik shares firsthand her experience encountering unhoused youth. The book begins with Sokolik offering aid…

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August 2024 Staff Recommendations

Tell Them You Love Me Tell Them You Love Me is a true-crime documentary involving former philosophy professor Anna Stubblefield and Derick Johnson, a nonverbal man with cerebral palsy. Stubblefield…

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July CASA Chronicle

Fairfax CASA remains busy with a waitlist of over 50 children. In this issue we delve into what you can do to help! We also welcome a new staff member,…

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June 2024 Staff Recommendations

My Grandmother’s Hands: Radicalized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies  Recommended by Lindsay, this book shines a light on the impact of psychological trauma on the…

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May 2024 Staff Recommendations

A Former Foster Care Youth and Advocate On Learning To Be the Mother She Didn’t Have  Charell Star is the current executive director at Muse by Clio and a board…

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This is Your Brain on Anxiety; What Happens and What Helps Dr. Faith Harper describes the reality of living with anxiety and debunks myths that have become popular misconceptions. In…

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January CASA Chronicle

Fairfax CASA celebrates 25 years of operations this year! Read on to learn more about the upcoming year, our amazing volunteers, and the successes of the last 35 years.

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