Story adapted from Local CASA Staff:

In one case, we had two children come into the system care due to abuse. Their mother had escaped Human Trafficking and domestic violence. She worked hard on her court-ordered DV services and worked closely with a DV advocate. Mom immediately got herself safe and started all the services that the agency asked of her, even engaging in some additional services on her own with the help of the CASA Volunteer's direction. 

CASA helped mom build a resume and assisted her with her job search. Mom 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. 

The family was reunified shortly after starting unsupervised visits. Mom has stated several times that her goal was to break generational cycles. Mom also shared with CASA she and her two children had a wonderful Christmas and she continues to do well. 

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