Revenue diversification is critical and no easy feat. Here’s a snapshot of the projected revenue for CASA of Central Virginia (CVCASA) this fiscal year.
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We highlight African-American content creators in the space around family, fostering, adoption, & community care, as well as in provision of services our CASA kids often need.
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Too often, diversionary placements set up emergently leave caregivers of traumatized children far too soon, with far too little support in navigating all the complex systems the child's needs require. If family placements are a good thing, what’s missing?
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2021 has given us much to be grateful for. Read more about the things we appreciated most this year!
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Read about our newest board members: Alesha Slaughter, Alexander Jackson, Cristina Peniche, Kevin Birnbaum, Mike Farnsworth, Nikki McVey, and Seth Mullen.
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Celebrate four of our staff members with us who are celebrating their CASA anniversaries! Learn more about them and their time at CASA.
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The generous support that we get from our Central Virginia community - from people like you - is awe-inspiring. So many folks hear the CASA call and step forward to help improve the lives of the children we serve. Will you answer the call?
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Click here to learn how you can take action in April for Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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2020 will certainly be a year that we will all remember for the rest of our lives. Despite the challenges, we choose to end this year with hearts full of gratitude. Check out our list of ten things we appreciate in 2020.
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Read all about our six new board members: Butch Jefferson, Robbie Price, Deborah Bowman, Sarah Torrence, Kimberly Dyke-Harsley, and Stephanie Ward.
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Click here to learn 9 ways you can take action during Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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The 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!
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With 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.
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Updated 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.
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Research 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.
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Find out how exclusionary discipline at school hurts CASA kids, and what they need instead to learn.
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While 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.
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This 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.
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This 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.
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Meet Joe Goude, CASA Board member, and find out why he spends his volunteer time helping kids.
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