Lone Star CASA makes Mother’s Day happy for foster children

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 26, 2016) On Mother’s Day we celebrate everything a mother does for her children. Mothers change their children’s diapers, feed them, teach them to walk, take them to school, protect them and so much more.

Sadly, not all children are so lucky to have a mother, or a mother figure, who can and will do these things for them.

When a child is placed in the state’s care because of evidence of abuse and neglect, a judge can appoint a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) to speak up for a child’s best interest by learning everything about the child’s situation. Often the CASA volunteer is the stability a child needs during this frightful time. CASA volunteers advocate for the child’s best interests in court and in the child welfare system when no one else can.

CASA volunteers are regular people — stay-at-home moms, retirees, teachers, businesspeople. They don’t need to be lawyers or social workers. They just need to be willing to speak up for children in need just like a mother would for her child.

“CASA volunteers become that role model because they often are the one constant in a child’s life while he or she is in the foster care system,” said Lucille Bell, Executive Director.

You can help break the cycle of abuse from one generation to another. You can model what a good mother looks like by becoming a CASA volunteer or supporting Lone Star CASA.

More information can be found at lonestarcasa.org or BecomeACASA.org.