Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Child Welfare
Youth identifying as LGBTQ are overrepresented in child welfare, and they experience higher instances of homelessness, poor educational outcomes and…
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Care2Rock: Free Remote Music Lessons
Care2Rock has partnered with Texas CASA to provide free music lessons to children in foster care ages 7 and up. Lessons…
The Karyn Pervis Institute of Child Development
Dr. David Cross is the director at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, which focuses on helping children suffering the effects…
Permanency Values
Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, loving and permanent home, especially a child, who through no fault…
Permanency Planning Toolkit
The Youth Permanency Planning Toolkit is an important resource for working with older youth in the child welfare system. This…
Harris Price Case Video Facilitator Guide
The Harris Price Case Video Facilitator Guide introduces the Harris Price case video “Children and Their Families – a Journey Through…
Board & Staff Responsibilities
The key to efficient operations is a clear understanding of who performs the necessary functions of the organization. The Board and…
Connecting Across Culture and Difference in Advocacy
It’s important to keep in mind that we are often working with families who have different cultural backgrounds than our…
Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare
The child welfare community has moved from acknowledging the problem of racial and ethnic disproportionality and disparity in the child…
Children’s Placements – Providing Input & Addressing Concerns
As court appointed representatives of children’s best interests, CASA volunteers have a duty to help ensure that children’s placements are meeting…