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Congratulations to our October CASA of the Month, Edith Murphy! Edith has been with her youth since February of 2020. The young person she works with has been through an incredible journey, having been in the foster care system for nearly a decade. Edith has worked tirelessly to be a constant in this youth’s life,…

Lena J. Weiner began working on her current case in June of 2016. A reporter and data journalist by trade, Lena began pouring over her CASA youth’s family history and interviewing all collaterals associated with the case as soon as she was assigned. Lena connected with social workers, group home staff, family, and so many…

Judianne Brugger, our outstanding CASA of the month, has been chosen for her dedicated, level, heartfelt advocacy for her youth. Judianne works with a young person in need of an advocate who can build a positive, trusting relationship without judgement of the youth’s needs. Judianne has been steadfast in her efforts to do just that.…

CASA Veronica Puim has been working a case with two girls with complex needs. She has been able to build a rapport with both the girls and the bio mother who did not want to work with CASA initially. The unimaginable gaps in services that had huge chasm on their education and mental health is…

Susan is an incredibly dedicated CASA, since day one she jumped into her first case quickly and was passionate about collecting the most up to date and detailed information about each child she was assigned to. Her first case was with an experienced co-CASA, and Susan worked with this other CASA seamlessly and has a…

               CASA/GAL Jeanne Wilson started her pre-service training in February of 2021 with Boston CASA. Right from the start in training, Jeanne was a standout volunteer; asking pertinent questions and taking the time to listen and understand about the specific needs out Boston CASA youth have. Jeanne officially was sworn in as a CASA and…

Kryssi has been a CASA for over two years and has been an amazing advocate and support for each of the families she has served.  Through her time as a CASA, Kryssi has committed herself to learning about the experiences the families we serve are facing in order to meet each child and family member…

After an extensive search process, the Board of Boston CASA is proud to announce its new Executive Director, Nicole M. Stewart. For more than 20 years, Nicole has worked with Boston’s low-income communities and has been a fierce advocate for underserved and vulnerable families. Nicole’s personal experiences growing up gave her the passion for working…

It is almost impossible to fathom all that has happened in the last two years.  No one could have imagined what would transpire as we left our offices, restaurants, schools and health care facilities that confusing day in March 2020.  The next few months brought a pandemic that has claimed over 780,000 American lives, economic…