Story of Hope: Sandra Green
From her first case, she learned the power of consistency
When Sandra Green completed CASA Advocate training in March 2025, she didn’t have to wait long to put that training into action. The following month, she accepted her first case: advocating for a 15-year-old girl whose family was going through a difficult and uncertain time. She quickly began building a relationship with the teen, who was initially living with a relative nearby. A few months later, circumstances changed and she was moved to a group home more than an hour away. The distance made visits more challenging, but Sandra remained committed to showing up.
Over time, Sandra became someone the teen could talk to openly; a consistent person who would listen when she was frustrated, overwhelmed, or simply needed someone in her corner. Sandra also helped make family connections possible, sometimes providing transportation so the teen could spend weekends visiting with her family. Behind the scenes, Sandra worked closely with everyone involved in the case, including case managers, caseworkers, therapists, caregivers, and the teen’s parents. When the case experienced several changes in caseworkers, Sandra provided something especially valuable: continuity. She helped make sure new team members had current information, advocated for services to continue without interruption, and kept an eye on the details that could easily get lost during transitions.
The case itself continued to change, sometimes in unexpected ways. What began with reunification as the goal eventually shifted toward Permanent Managing Conservatorship with the state. Through each development and frequent court hearing, Sandra remained engaged and prepared to speak up about what she was seeing and what concerned her.
Cases like this rarely follow a straight path. People change. Plans change. Circumstances change. For a young person experiencing foster care, that can mean repeatedly adjusting to new adults, new places, and new expectations.
Sandra couldn't control every change along the way. But she could offer one thing that mattered tremendously: consistency.
She kept showing up, listening, asking questions, sharing what she knew, and making sure the young person at the center of the case was never lost in all the moving pieces. For her very first case as a CASA Advocate, Sandra learned firsthand what advocacy can look like: not always having the answers but being willing to stay present through the questions.
