CASA ready to help

Editor,

There’s something comforting about the seasonal change that happens at this time of year.

The air is cool and crisp, days shorter, and we can look forward to bundling up, carving pumpkins, and Halloween. Many of us have memories of trick or treating in our neighborhoods, going door to door for treats and seeing familiar faces.

When children are taken from their homes and placed in foster care, they no longer have the continuity other children enjoy. No longer can they carve pumpkins and put them on their own front porch, or cozy up in their family room to read books or play games. The possibility for idyllic scenes with their biological family comes to an abrupt end. These children are innocent bystanders in their adult caregivers’ dramatic lives.

CASA volunteers, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, work one-on-one with children and teens in foster care. They advocate on their behalf in Court, help secure necessary resources, and provide information to the Court that helps them make better-informed decisions about his or her case.

Our new office opened in Porterville opened on Sept. 5 and we look forward to serving your community. Stop by and learn about how each of us has the power to improve foster children’s lives, restore their trust and hope, and help them create new, happy memories. Please become a CASA volunteer. Paul Moore Executive Director, CASA of Tulare County