Become a Light of Hope
Help us reach our ultimate goal of serving 100% of foster youth in need this holiday season!
From tantrums to THRIVING!
When CASA Advocate Cynthia received a call about nine siblings spread across four foster placements, she knew it would take extraordinary care to keep them connected. Her assignment was the three youngest—Valentino, just one year old, and infant twins Ariel and Aurora. Each child faced unique challenges: Valentino struggled with severe mood swings, while the twins were facing challenges of premature births and pre-birth drug exposure.
Cynthia dedicated her time and heart to ensure these children felt safe and loved. She also worked tirelessly to maintain their bond with their six older siblings through monthly visits and shared celebrations.
Though the siblings could not return home together, Ariel, Aurora, and Valentino were eventually adopted into a loving family.
On adoption day, all six older siblings came to celebrate, bringing a keepsake of photos to preserve their connection. Today, the nine siblings live in three caring homes—still united by love, thanks to CASA Advocate Cynthia, her CASA Advocate Supervisor, and your support.
This holiday season, you can make stories like this possible. Your gift to Child Advocates San Antonio (CASA) ensures that children in foster care have an advocate by their side during life’s hardest moments. Your support provides comfort, stability, and hope when children need it most.
Together, we can make sure no child faces these challenges alone. Together, we can make a difference.
Child Advocates San Antonio
What does a Court Appointed Special Advocate really do?
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) volunteers are people like you with big hearts who come from all walks of life. With CASA provided specialized training and a passion for helping children, they work to represent the best interests of kids experiencing foster care.
Your donation helps advocates:
Build Relationships: Meet with the child regularly to understand their needs and concerns.
Gather Information: Interview parents, caregivers, teachers, and others involved in the child’s life.
Monitor Well-Being: Ensure the child’s living situation is safe and their emotional, educational, and health needs are met.
Advocate in Court: Provide fact-based recommendations to judges about the child’s best interests.
Collaborate: Work with social workers, attorneys, and others to ensure services are in place.
Support Permanency: Help find a safe, permanent home through reunification, relative placement, or adoption.
Benefit from Expert Advice: CASA Staff provide expert guidance every step of the way.
Whether you can volunteer to become a CASA Advocate or not,
everyone can be a light of hope. Please make your gift today, and together we can change a child’s life.
It is what fuels my passion to continue as a CASA Advocate.
As a CASA since 2010, I have experienced at least one moment in each of my cases of “Why” - a deeply profound sense of understanding why I was meant to be an advocate for this child…these children…this family…. this case, at this time.
This time, my why moment was the forming of community, the building of connection, the knowing that because the sibling visits were so center to this case and supported by CASA Advocates, these children in their newly formed forever families would continue to have their relationships nurtured over the course of their lives.
Will you help me and other CASA Advocates make a difference for even more children?
