Alexis Rixner has been a CASA volunteer for over 5 years. Jake is Alexis’ second CASA case. Throughout her time on Jake’s case, Alexis has consistently advocated for him. Jake is now 14 and is freed for adoption; however, he does not want to be adopted, and despite the agency’s oversight, he has maintained contact with his mother and father. This contact has not been beneficial and has caused attitude issues with Jake, making his placement a challenge. Alexis was assigned to

It is with great pleasure that I introduce Emmialine “Emma” Boers as the CASA Volunteer of the Month. Outside of the love of farming and actively involved in her grandchildren’s lives, Ms. Emma found the time to complete her training in May 2025 and accepted her first case just weeks later. She took on a challenging situation involving five siblings who were placed in four different homes. Ms. Emma established a professional working relationship with everyone involved in the

CASA’s executive committee members include David Faulk , chair; Bea McNamee, vice chair; Ellen Diedrich,  secretary; Tamara Mayo , treasurer; and Chavanne Debetaz,  Past Chair. Newly elected to the board are Dr. Christian Vige, Delta College, Katie Gibbons , Hancock   Whitney Private Wealth Management,   and  Casey Pitcher-Jackson , LASERS .   Returning members include Thomas Beck, Amanda Celestine, Brad French, Elizabeth Griffin, Elizabeth Harper, Marlon Johnson, Michael Kel

Erin Casey completed her CASA training on July 10, 2024, and was assigned to her first case on August 2, 2024. At that time, the children, Ebony, Aaron, and Charles, came into care due to neglect/physical abuse. When Erin was assigned, she jumped right in, contacting the children and their foster parents. From the moment she accepted this case, she approached her role with a deep sense of responsibility and love for the children she was appointed to serve. Erin advocated for

Our 2025 Holiday Open House was truly magical thanks to our incredible sponsors, dedicated staff, supportive board members, and all of our wonderful guests. Because of your generosity, CASA children received thoughtful gifts—and our mission to advocate for abused and neglected children continues stronger than ever. Thank you for standing with us. Together, we’re bringing hope and joy to children who need it most.

I am honored to present Paige Babin as December’s Volunteer of the Month. After her pre-service training, Paige was assigned her first case with another Advocate Supervisor on March 2, 2023, and successfully worked on her case until the children were reunified with their mother. Fortunately for me, when her Advocate Supervisor resigned, I was assigned the case she was currently working on and became her New Advocate Supervisor. During my first meeting with Paige concerning he

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and our annual CASA Holiday Open House is just around the corner! Each holiday season, CASA volunteers have the opportunity to “shop” for their CASA children, selecting essential items and toys to make the holidays brighter for the children we serve. We are now accepting donations of new toys, clothing, and gift cards to help fill our holiday shop. Your generosity ensures that every child with a CASA advocate experiences the joy and

It is with pleasure that I present CASA Advocate Jenee Esquivel as the November 2025 Volunteer of the Month at CASA. Jenee completed pre-service training on July 12, 2024. She accepted her first case involving a sibling group of six children, aged 1, 6, 10, 11, 12, and 14. Due to this being a large sibling group, Jenee and her co-CASA decided that Jenee would take the boys and her co-CASA the girls. Both CASAs begin to immediately collaborate and arrange sibling visits to ass

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Congratulations to Cheryl Richard for being named Volunteer of the Month! Cheryl completed her training in September 2022 and accepted...

Congratulations to Ms. Danielle Gordon for being chosen as the volunteer of the month for September 2025.  Ms. Gordon completed her...

A Heartfelt Thank You! We are beyond grateful to our incredible sponsors, dedicated staff, supportive board members, and wonderful guests...

I am honored to nominate Ozzlen Gonzales as the Volunteer of the Month for August 2025. Ozzlen completed her new volunteer training in...

I invite you to watch the powerful short video of Shelby, one of our CASA volunteers and the little girl, Candice she stood beside through one of the most difficult journeys a child can face.

I am pleased to introduce Nya Lewis as the CASA Volunteer of the month. Nya was inspired to join CASA by her uncle, who served as a CASA...

Brent St. Blanc began serving as a CASA Advocate on 10/13/2013. He has completed 3 cases throughout that time and is now on his fourth...

On Friday, April 11th, we hosted our 2025 Volunteer Appreciation Lunch, a special event dedicated to honoring our incredible CASA...

I am honored to nominate Mary Alford as the Volunteer of the Month for May 2025. Mary completed her new volunteer training in January...

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH SPOTLIGHT Congratulations to Evelyn Mitchell for being chosen as Volunteer of the Month. Evelyn has been a...

Former foster youth creates Love Luggage Campaign.