Volunteer Viewpoint

Step into the shoes of our dedicated CASA volunteers and gain insight into their impactful journey advocating for children in need

Stories From CASA Volunteers

DECEMBER VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH ALAYSHA JONES

On September 4, 2024, Alaysha was assigned to 15-year-old “Lauryn”. Lauryn entered foster care in August 2024 on the report of physical...

November Volunteer of the Month-Michael Hayes

Congratulations to Michael Hayes for being chosen as Volunteer of the Month. Currently, Michael is on his second case. He completed...

OCTOBER VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH-LIZ FOSTER

CASA Advocate, Elizabeth Foster, completed pre-service training on April 11, 2023, and like any new CASA, waited in anticipation for that...

September Volunteer of the Month

As I considered who deserved the title of Volunteer of the Month, one name stood out: Seril Carroll. Since completing her preservice...

August 2024 Volunteer of the Month

It is an honor to nominate Valeka Matthews as Volunteer of the Month. Ms. Matthews was sworn in as a CASA (Court Appointed Special...

JULY VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH- LESLIE JEWEL

Leslie Jewel agreed to be the CASA Advocate for Trevor, now 3 years old, on 02/28/2023. Trevor had already been in care from birth along...

Teryn Thornton

Hi, I’m Teryn Thornton! I became a CASA volunteer in September 2022. I can’t remember how I found out about CASA, but once I did, I knew...

Paige Babin

Paige Babin has been a CASA volunteer for a little over a year and was assigned to her first case, a sibling group, in March 2023....

Nicholas "Nick" Cole

Get to know Nicholas “Nick” Cole. Nick is a CASA volunteer who completed CASA training in October 2021 and has advocated for 2 families...

Emma Wagner

My name is Emma Wagner. Outside of being a Court Appointed Special Advocate, I am the Public Information Officer at Louisiana Economic...

Shelby Nunnery

Hi friends! So happy you are here and really excited to show you what a day in the life of a CASA Volunteer looks like. My name is Shelby...

Debbie Sigers

My name is Debbie D. Sigers, and my family moved to Louisiana in 1994. I am recently retired from the City of Baton Rouge. My career was...

Ellen Bush

My name is Ellen Bush. I’m a “lots of irons in the fire” kind of person. I am 62, a retired engineer, computer consultant and high school...

Scottie Hunter

After spending a little more than three years as a journalist in Baton Rouge, I’ve covered quite a bit. Some of those stories have been...

Reagan Karr

My husband and I moved to the Baton Rouge area in June of 2017. I work as a project manager for a pipeline company. After a year of...

Cori Dullnig

My name is Cori Dullnig and I work as a physical therapist at the Neuromedical Center Rehabilitation Hospital. My husband and I relocated...

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