Success Stories
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Success Stories
The following are a few success stories we’d like to share with you; evidence of the meaningful impact of CASA work.
November 4, 2024
A participating child
"This is my CASA. See, this is you. Your hair is poofy and you always smile. These are your hands. They are big so you...
November 4, 2024
Hon. Kenneth Gnoss
“It has been my privilege as Presiding Judge of the Sonoma County Juvenile Court over the past 9 years to train, swear in and work...
November 4, 2024
Jamie (A CASA volunteer and group home social worker)
“I observed him from across the room in the recreation center, jumping up and down and shouting. I approached him gingerly, and, as I came...
November 4, 2024
Liz (Social Worker)
“We have rules in the group home about tattoos, so you can imagine that I was disappointed when Barry, one of the youths in my...
January 6, 2025
Former CASA Youth
"[My CASA] showed me there are people that have your best interests. You have to learn how to trust people. For a long time I...
January 6, 2025
CASA Advocate
"Education is a big deal. When I was first paired with my youth in the group home, he hadn’t been to school in 86 days....
“This is my CASA. See, this is you. Your hair is poofy and you always smile. These are your hands. They are big so you can protect me, and this is your body.”
— A participating child
“I gave him his backpack and new clothing for school. He did not say much and just went to his room. A few minutes later he walked out with his new jeans and t-shirt on. He said, ‘I am going to wear these everyday;’ we laughed and later he said, ‘I have never had new clothing’.”
— Tracy (A CASA volunteer)
“I observed him from across the room in the recreation center, jumping up and down and shouting. I approached him gingerly, and, as I came closer I could now hear what he was saying, ‘I got a CASA and he’s coming to see me tomorrow!’ It was moving to witness this young boy’s happiness, considering all he had already gone through in his young life.”
— Jamie (A CASA volunteer and group home social worker)
“We have rules in the group home about tattoos, so you can imagine that I was disappointed when Barry, one of the youths in my group had drawn a tattoo on his arm. I approached Barry and asked him to wash the tattoo off. He was hesitant and didn’t want to do it, so I asked him to come with me and I would help him. As I grabbed the soap and looked at his arm I noticed that the tattoo said ‘I Heart George’. I asked him, ‘Barry, who’s George?’, and he answered, ‘My CASA friend’. Well.. right then and there I decided there’s an exception to every rule.”
— Liz (Social Worker)
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