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Understanding the Roles in a CPS Case
Texas CASA partnered with the Supreme Court of Texas Children’s Commission to develop five handouts and accompanying videos, which help explain the…
Advocacy for Youth Affected by Sex Trafficking
Advocacy for Youth Affected by Sex Trafficking: A Guide for CASA Volunteers & Staff in Texas is a new resource and…
Advocating for Older Youth in Foster Care
In 2022, there were 5,600 youth aged 14-17 in foster care in Texas, facing difficult questions about their transition to…
Health Advocacy Guide for CASA Volunteers & Staff
The advocacy of CASA volunteers is vital to promoting the well-being and health of children and youth in foster care.…
Living in the United States: A Guide for Immigrant Youth
Share this guide with young people to help both documented and undocumented immigrant youth know their rights. Topics include Do You…
Working with Immigrant Families
A Social Worker's Toolkit for Working with Immigrant Families: Healing the Damage: Trauma and Immigrant Families in the Child Welfare…
“When You Decide”: A Judge’s Guide to Pregnancy Prevention Among Foster Youth
Judges and child advocates play an important role in ensuring that youth get the support, knowledge, and tools needed to…
Helping Families with LGBTQ Children
“Supportive Families, Healthy Children: Helping Families with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Children” was written to help strengthen families and foster…
Services to Kinship Caregivers Resource Guide
Learn about the value of kinship care (the care of a child by relatives or close family friends), the process…