CASA News
CASA Receives Tom Marmet Memorial Job Readiness Grant From Many Hands
CASA is proud to announce that we are the 2019 Tom Marmet Memorial Job Readiness Grant From Many Hands. CASA will utilize this grant to create a job readiness initiative to improve outcomes for older foster youth preparing to transition out…
Foster Child, Volunteers Urge Increased Funding
A former foster child who was told she wouldn’t amount to anything testified in support of increased public funding for a nonprofit that helped turn her life around - Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/Prince George’s County.
“Being…
My Life as a Foster Child
"My life as a foster child began on Dec. 4, 2001. On that day, my little sister and I stood alone in court, having been abandoned by our parents, and abused and neglected by relatives. We were 11 and 13.
The judge placed my sister and me in…
Combating Cyber-Bullying
About one in four middle and high school students have been victims of cyber-bullying, which involves use of cell phones, computers or other technology to harass, threaten or intimidate.
Please watch this in-service training session on cyber-bullying.
The…
CASA/Prince George’s County Makes ‘Black History Month’ Appeal on Behalf of Foster Children
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’”
We quote Dr. King as we celebrate “Black History Month” with a call for action for America’s most vulnerable boys…
How to Stay Safe when Stopped by Police
On January 28, 2017, CASA volunteers completed our first in-service training of 2017. Attendees learned how to remain safe when stopped by police, a vital skill to share with youth given the troubling number of young people inexplicably shot…