Read all about our six new board members: Butch Jefferson, Robbie Price, Deborah Bowman, Sarah Torrence, Kimberly Dyke-Harsley, and Stephanie Ward.
Read MoreClick here to learn 9 ways you can take action during Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Read MoreThe weekend is the perfect time to host a movie night with your family, and we’re all craving comfort food right now. To pass the time, and to be introduced to characters you’ll come to adopt as members of your own family, check out our list below of some of our staff’s favorite movies about families that you can watch with your family!
Read MoreWith the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to Virginia, CASA of Central Virginia has been forced to drastically change procedures for the health and safety of the children we serve as well as our volunteers and staff.
Read MoreUpdated suspension data for Virginia schools in 2016 was just released by Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville. We break down the numbers for our region, look at the overall trends, and see how they play out in our area.
Read MoreResearch has shown over and over again that suspensions worsen educational outcomes for kids—but what do we do with kids with challenging behaviors that are struggling in the classroom environment? Here are 15 ideas to try, from all-school practices, to discipline strategies, to child-specific interventions.
Read MoreFind out how exclusionary discipline at school hurts CASA kids, and what they need instead to learn.
Read MoreWhile Virginia is slow to bring children into foster care, we are also failing at finding them permanent family structures or returning them to their families of origin. The 2019 JLARC report on foster care in Virginia, summarized in photos and figures.
Read MoreThis year, Lorna is celebrating 25 years (10 as a volunteer and 15 on staff) with CASA of Central Virginia. Read more about her legacy to our program.
Read MoreThis Valentine’s Day, meet Pam and David Cox and hear how volunteering together for CASA has changed their lives and made them closer as a couple.
Read MoreMeet Joe Goude, CASA Board member, and find out why he spends his volunteer time helping kids.
Read MoreMeet Stacey Moody, CASA Board member, and learn why she supports CASA of Central Virginia.
Read MoreCheck out these amazing superhero fundraisers and how you can help!
Read MoreMeet Otis Whigham, CASA Board Member, and find out why CASA is important to him.
Read MoreOur CASA kids aren't the only ones heading back to school this month! Living in a college town like Lynchburg, many of our CASA volunteers are graduate students pursuing degrees in fields related to CASA. Meet Rachel Ballman, one of our advocates who has been successfully serving as a volunteer while going to law school full-time.
Read MoreTami Jacob, CASA’s Development Director, is heading off to law school. Read more about her legacy to our program.
Read MoreMeet the newest member of the CASA team, Megan Litchford, Program Assistant.
Read MoreMeet Eddie Pinigis, CASA board member, and hear why he is excited to share his time and talents with CASA.
Read MoreIt takes a village to fulfill CASA’s mission. Read about our award winning volunteers and donors who were recognized at our annual Volunteer and Donor Appreciation Dinner this week.
Read MoreGet to know B. Keith Faulkner, CASA board member and dean of the Liberty University School of Law.
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