Success Story 1: "We had a case come to the attention of the CASA office in January 2025. Children came into care due to abuse. Mother escaped Human Trafficking and domestic violence. She worked hard on her DV services and worked with a DV advocate. Mom immediately got herself safe and started services that the agency asked of her, even engaging in some services on her own with the help of the CASAs direction. CASA helped mom build a resume and assisted her with her job search. Mother was able to obtain her own apartment and made space for her children so they could return home. CASA continued to advocate for mom to get unsupervised visitation due to how well she was doing. Mom made the appropriate lifestyle changes to better support her children and worked closely with her support systems. Her Children were returned to her shortly after starting unsupervised visits. Mom has stated several times that her goal was to break generational cycles. Mom shared with CASA she and her two children had a wonderful Christmas and she continues to do well. "

Success Story 2: "From a CASA volunteer: Since I was a young girl, I have always had a passion for helping other people. When the opportunity arose to become a CASA volunteer, I was excited to actually be placed in a position where I could truly help others. Once my training was done, I was assigned a case and quickly realized the impact a CASA has on a child's well-being. The first case that was assigned to me was a one-year-old child who was living in foster placement due to environmental concerns at home. By the time I was assigned to the case, the parents had parted ways and were living in two separate houses but both receiving separate visitations. The caseworker had mentioned the father had a good chance of having the child returned home because he had made significant progress. Because of this, I decided to schedule a home visit at the father's house to observe the interactions between the child and father. When I entered the home, I was shocked to see the living conditions. Not only did the home have an overwhelming smell that made it hard to breathe, but it also had no flooring over the subfloor, no outlet covers, holes in the walls and cabinets, minimal furniture, and multiple animals. At one point, I observed the child eating broken pieces of subflooring at the residence. About a week after the home visit, I receive word the biological father had petitioned the court to regain custody of his child. I was able to write a detailed court report about the conditions of the home. Without my report, the court would have had no idea the conditions of the home were what they were as the agency did not report these findings. It was determined from my court report that the child would not be sent to the home. After the court hearing, the prosecutor walked up to me and stated, "today you saved a child's life. If it had not been for your detailed court report, we would have sent this child home." I know a lot of people wonder how a CASA can help impact a child's life. This example is proof that advocacy is impactful in many different ways. Not only did my advocacy ensure the child was not returned home to an unsafe environment, but it also helped the biological parent recognize the importance of a safe environment. After the court hearing, the biological father started to make improvements to the home to help create a safe environment. "

Success Story 3: "The child was removed from the parents at birth over 5 years ago because their two older siblings were already under care, and assigned to CASA. Since being assigned to CASA, they’ve only had one foster placement and had a total of 6 agency caseworkers, while having one CASA Advocate throughout the case. The CASA Advocate was able to develop a relationship with the child and provide a stable presence at an otherwise chaotic time. The child was adopted by the foster parents last year. They never had to experience the worst parts of the system and CASA was by their side all the time. The CASA Advocate was able to attend the adoption and remains in contact with the child"