As we are entering this holiday season, Denver CASA would like to extend our gratitude for the work that our CASA Volunteers do to make their CASA kids feel valued and welcome during this season. While the holidays can bring joy and reunification for some of us, many of the… Read more
All Endings Offer New Beginnings By Nancy Stewart I was once a young single mother…only 20 years old, never married and in my second year of college, my options seemed very limited. It was hard to look too far into the future and imagine anything beyond the struggle of raising… Read more
Summer Support By Nancy Stewart It’s easy to assume that all kids eagerly anticipate summers filled with trips to the pool, hikes in mountain canyons, and racing bikes to friend’s house to enjoy a popsicle in the shade. But, for many kids who find themselves in the child welfare system,… Read more
How did you get involved with Denver CASA? Why did you choose our non-profit in particular? The Fruition team received a solicitation to build the Denver CASA website a few years ago. As a team, we choose to support the Denver CASA foundation because we believe… Read more
Earning Your Cape By Nancy Stewart We often talk of the amazing work of our CASA Volunteers…true superheroes well deserving of appreciation for all they do to advocate for the kids in our community. But there are other heroes in our midst who may have earned their CASA Cape because… Read more
A Letter From our Executive Director It’s finally spring, and it felt like it was never going to get here. Long days of weathering crazy storms, chilly mornings of scrapping ice from the car and battling traffic has a way of getting a person down. Frustrated, ready for things to… Read more
Written By DeAnna Hemmings. Perhaps it was the fiery, indomitable spirit so often associated with redheads. Or, maybe it was the tireless dedication of her own Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). More likely, it was a combination of the two that led Ashley Rhodes-Courter to overcome the emotional impact of the… Read more
To give thanks to our CASA volunteers and highlight their transformative experiences working with the children on their cases, our Director of Development, Miranda Graul, has started to interview a few of volunteers in recent weeks. The below Q&A features Joseph Davis, a wonderful volunteer who is in the process… Read more
To give thanks to our CASA volunteers and highlight their transformative experiences working with the children on their cases, our Director of Development, Miranda Graul, has started to interview a few of volunteers in recent weeks. The below Q&A features Gene Watkins, a dedicated and passionate volunteer who has been… Read more
“My passion is helping people, especially kids.” At what point did you truly feel like a CASA? When meeting my children and seeing a smile on their face. Meeting with my children is satisfying to me. What has been the most rewarding moment of being a CASA? Following up with… Read more
“I wasn’t expecting to have a kid that whom no one was responsible for. It was very rewarding to learn how to connect with him and see him gain confidence.” If you had a million dollars to fund anything for the CASA program, what would it be? More youth activity… Read more