Keaton was five when he was placed in foster care. His Dallas CASA volunteer Allen felt his foster home checked all the boxes, but lacked love. Keaton's family was working toward reunification, maintaining a small apartment, taking regular drug tests and completing parenting classes.

“It wasn't a perfect situation exactly, and I was hesitant,” Allen said. “But it was obvious they loved the kids and wanted the best for them. They were trying.”

Over the next few months, Allen found himself working closely with Keaton's parents, offering support to make reunification possible.

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Christine LaGrone watched Netflix' "The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez" through horrified eyes during the pandemic. She wondered what she could do to support children at risk of abuse or neglect.

She was pleasantly surprised to find that becoming a Dallas CASA volunteer allowed her the chance to offer direct and meaningful support to children in need. "I am really helping, and that’s just so empowering and brings me so much joy," she said.

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Dallas CASA will celebrate the 30th Parade of Playhouses June 13 to 29 at NorthPark Center.

Parade of Playhouses, which features custom-built children’s playhouses, has become the agency’s signature event, spreading awareness about the needs of children in foster care and the transformative power of volunteer advocacy. Local architects, builders and organizations design, build and donate the playhouses, which are then displayed for 17 days at NorthPark Center and available to the public to win by raffle. This year’s event is sponsored by Crest Cadillac. Parade Grand Marshal is KDC. All funds raised go to support children who have experienced abuse or neglect.

Parade of Playhouses

The Dallas CASA Children’s Council hosted the 2025 Cherish the Children benefit luncheon on April 11 at the Arts District Mansion. Dallas CASA honored Dallas luminaries Regina Montoya and Paul Coggins with the Caroline Rose Hunt Cherish the Children Award for their work on behalf of vulnerable children. Regina and Paul are well-known Dallas attorneys and civic leaders, lending their support to such diverse causes as poverty, hunger, child safety and more.

Special thanks to luncheon co-chairs Lauren Rose Sands and Kathleen Thorson.

Cherish the Children

Dallas CASA hosted an appreciation party for our sworn child advocates in April. Hosted by the Dallas CASA Children's Council, the party was an opportunity for us to say thank you in person to our incredible volunteers!

Dallas CASA needs more volunteers! Do you know someone who would make a good advocate? Invite them to join us!

How to Volunteer

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

February: Rachel (Leanza) Bethel, Kristen Bonilla, Nathan Boyer, Amanda Cady, Ebony Cash -Johnson, Tayler Cook, Jennifer Duggan, MK Evans, Jennifer Granados, Dianne Grantier, Ian Jones, Marisol (Carmen) Klein, Deanna Licatovich, Jessica Martinez, Jose Martinez, Carson May, Heather Baird-Moodley, Ria Narsiah, Lisa Near, Amanda Norfleet, Ciara Patel, Michaela (Kella) Patterson, Olivia Roberts, Jasmonae Rountree, Ginny Searcy, George Smallwood, James Stedman and Ekta Upadhyay

March: Courtney Andre, Marilu Barron Castillo, Lori Daniels, Cameron Davis, Jacquelyn Green, Caroline Harrelson, Jamie Healy, Taylor Hegemeyer, Randi Hulse, Sandra Klindworth, Grace Li, Lissa Libby, DeAngela Love, Elizabeth Marks, David Mizgala, Stephanie Newland, Rahma Ouedraogo, Kiley Poppino, Erin Postlethwaite, Brandy Saldana, Adrienne Upchurch, Janice VanArsdale, Sophia Wiedman and Michelle Yungblut

April: Jenny Garberding, Granville McAnear, Yasmeen Rasheed, Alexsondra Sanders, Sondra Warren, Avis Washington and Felicia Williams