Baby Nadya was born weeks early and tested positive for illegal drugs and syphilis at birth. Her mother could not provide contact information and reported that she had been homeless and could not care for her baby.

Baby Nadya desperately needed medical treatment, support and a family. Hospital staff called Child Protective Services. Could Nadya's CASA volunteer, Anupa, help ensure Nadya received the care she needed and found a family?

November is National Adoption Month, a collective, national effort by advocates, practitioners and policymakers in more than 400 communities nationwide to raise awareness of the more than 135,000 children living in foster care waiting for permanent and loving families.

In 2024, 127 Dallas children were adopted from foster care, with another 124 children in adoptive placements and 171 children waiting to be adopted. This year, Dallas CASA will host the Dallas National Adoption Day event, a day set aside for child welfare judges and courts to donate time to consummate adoptions before the holidays.

Dallas CASA was named to The Dallas Morning News' Top 100 Places to Work list for the second time, ranking in 13th place among organizations with fewer than 150 employees. Winners were selected through a survey using employee feedback. Despite the additional challenges Dallas CASA employees faced during a transition to a privatized child welfare, employees continued to rank Dallas CASA as a top place to work on key metrics such as leadership, meaningfulness, pay and benefits.

The Dallas CASA Young Professionals will host its annual CASAblanca casino event on Friday, January 30, 2026 at The Adolphus. Named by CultureMap as one of the top spring events every philanthropic young professional in Dallas should attend, guests will enjoy a fabulous evening of casino games, dancing, cocktails, appetizers, prizes and lots of fun. The casino party will include blackjack, craps and poker tables, and a roulette wheel, with winning prize drawings. The Special Edition Band will perform all night while guests hit the dance floor. All proceeds benefit the children served by Dallas CASA.

It’s not too late to support the Dallas CASA Holiday Gift Giving Program and help to make the holidays brighter for children living in foster care. This season, Dallas CASA volunteers will deliver more than 1,500 gifts to children across our community. Your donation of gift cards or funds will help ensure every child we serve is remembered and has something special to open this holiday season.

Dallas CASA welcomes the following advocates ready to begin serving children in our community. These volunteers have completed 30 hours of training and have been sworn in by the court as Court Appointed Special Advocates.

October: Marie Alvarez, Paula Asinof, Jamison Bexley, Erin Donovan, Mary Ehring, Scharonda Foy, Adrian Gaspar, Stephanie Hillas, Emmy Kay Jensen, Yvette Kraake, Michael Laperle, Diana Mendoza, Raquel Montgomery, Morgan Moore, Enias Ndhlovu, Dania Sanchez, Karen Sanchez, Marie Narine Torres Cajiao, Cindy Umana, Remonica Washington, Lesma Weir, Felicia Woods, Sami Zaidi

November: Kim Allen, Ariel Barron, Cindy Benitez, Natasha Blount, Radina Boneva, Herb Brown, Emily Carty, Amber Cohen, Kristin Freeman, Dana Garner, Natashia Gerald, Rachael Graham, Lisa Hall, Gabrielle Hawthorne, Danielle Hollis, Amanda Istre, Antigone Jenkins, Natalie La Flare, Rachel Makutuya, Mai Nguyen, Beatriz Orduno, Hunter Overacker, Eric Phan, Bradley Podliska, Forrest Roberts, Tameko Sanders, Charlotte Sewell, Lesley Sneed, LaShawna Wells, Sha-Kenya Woolard

What can you do to help? Sign up to become a Dallas CASA volunteer and encourage your friends, colleagues and family members to join us too.