Isaiah's Mother Needed Help Making Her Home Safe for Her Son

Isaiah was only two months old when his mother was arrested for shoplifting baby items with him in her arms. Young and with no support, his mother had resorted to dangerous choices to provide for her son. Isaiah's Dallas CASA volunteer Priscilla worked closely with both Isaiah and his mother in the hopes the two could be safely reunited.

Read more on Dallas CASA's blog .
Shared Advocacy Unites Couple

For Cristina and Michael Swartz, sharing a Dallas CASA case was the plan from the start. Married three years and each with busy full-time jobs, the pair thought sharing a case would help with scheduling. They didn't realize how valuable the emotional support would be. "We give each other different perspectives. I may be thinking of something on a case in one way, and he'll see it a different way."

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CASA At a Glance, May 31, 2019:
  • Child Protective Services reports 2,529 Dallas County children were living in protective care
  • Dallas CASA was assigned to 2,164 children
  • Dallas CASA was serving 86% of children in protective care, the highest percentage in the history of the agency
High School Students Build for Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses

Students from Irving's MacArthur High School and Dallas' Skyline High School worked with architects from Architecture Demarest to design and build a playhouse for Dallas CASA's Parade of Playhouses. The experience benefited everyone.  "I have heard that you learn more by teaching, and there is so much truth to that statement," said architect Mike Lerner. "Working with these students helps make me a better architect and a better mentor for our younger staff in the office."  To read more, visit Dallas CASA's blog .

Parade of Playhouses at NorthPark Center opens this week. For more information or to purchase raffle tickets to win one of this year's extraordinary playhouses, visit Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses.
Dallas CASA Quilters Deliver 3,000th Quilt for Children

Quilters from First United Methodist Church of Duncanville delivered the group's 3,000th handmade quilt to Dallas CASA in May. Dallas CASA's volunteers take the special quilts when they visit with the children they serve.  Since the group's founding at First United Methodist of Duncanville, groups from Holy Spirit Catholic Church, the DeSoto Senior Center, Grace Place Duncanville, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and others have joined in. The group creates quilts for different age groups, from crib-sized blankets for newborns to twin bed-sized quilts for teenagers.
Former Dallas CASA Volunteer Now a State Legislator

Former Dallas CASA volunteer Julie Johnson is pursuing a new type of advocacy as a first-time Texas state legislator serving in the Texas House of Representatives. She says her experience as a volunteer advocate has served her well already.   "My CASA experience really put things into perspective, showing me how vulnerable some children are and how critical services for the disadvantaged are to these children. Attending the Dallas CASA training but then also seeing the system up close changed me." Read more on Dallas CASA's blog.



Dallas CASA Welcomes New
Board of Directors Members

Dallas CASA welcomes three new members to our board of directors:

  • Jamal Carty is co-founder and a managing partner at Breton Park Capital Partners LLC. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School.
  • Margaret Cervin is the Kappa Alpha Theta Dallas Alumnae representative. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and has worked in energy efficiency and international affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy.
  • Megan Sterquell joins the board as the Junior League of Dallas representative. She serves on the Dallas CASA Young Professionals Council, is a board member of the Dallas CASA Children's Council and is a vice president at Goldman Sachs.
New Dallas CASA Volunteers

Dallas CASA welcomes volunteers who have completed 30 hours of training and courtroom observations and are ready to begin serving abused and neglected children in need. Click here to read the names of the newest volunteers.

Thank you to everyone who serves abused and neglected children! Check out Dallas CASA's Facebook page for photos from our new volunteer swearing-in ceremonies.

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6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 18


Invite your friends and colleagues to join Dallas CASA for Men of CASA night, a chance to learn about the need for more male volunteer advocates to serve our community's abused and neglected children living in foster care.
September 19 2019
North Texas Giving Day


Mark your calendars now for North Texas Giving Day, coming September 19. More details will be coming soon.
6 to 7 p.m. July 11
noon to 1 p.m. July 19
6 to 7 p.m. July 25

Please invite friends and colleagues to attend an upcoming  information session  to learn more about becoming a Dallas CASA volunteer. We have day and evening  classes  for volunteer training.

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