Success Stories

Spotlighted CASA of 2020 Claire Lima has been a CASA for the past year and a half for a 17-year old youth. Claire has developed a wonderful relationship with this young person, who identifies as LGBTQ and uses they/them/their pronouns. This young person has been the subject of two separate truancy Child Requiring Assistance (CRA)…

Spotlighted CASA of 2020 We are so excited to honor one of our amazing CASAs, Suzanne Wright, for the amazing work she has done since July 2019 on behalf of her 14-year old CASA child. Suzanne was appointed to her youth following the child’s removal from her grandparent’s home in April 2019. When Suzanne was…

Posy is a veteran CASA with 5 years of amazing work with Boston CASA, after having been a CASA in Virginia. During her time with CASA, Posy has juggled multiple cases with multiple kids, serving 7 kids in total. Posy always goes above and beyond to connect with her CASA kids. During the recent months of…

Charissa is assigned to a now 19-year old young man for whom she has been a CASA for the past 3 and a half years.  This young man has cognitive and behavioral challenges which made it very difficult for Charissa to engage with him initially.  Charissa persevered and continued to show up for visits despite…

Meghan joined Boston CASA in the Spring of 2019. Although a bit nervous about what to expect, Meghan chose to work with older teens.  Meghan began working with a young woman who was not able to attend school due to severe anxiety and depression. When Meghan first met her CASA youth, she had a hard…

Irma is a recent CASA training graduate (winter 2020 class) who took her very first case this summer. The case is a CRA (Child Requiring Assistance) filing for a 15-year old girl with a history of trauma, including allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather. Despite being a new CASA and a…

Margie has been a dedicated CASA volunteer for the last six years, supporting children and youth on 5 separate cases! While each case has been very different, Margie’s approach and advocacy have not. Margie has consistently gone the extra mile on behalf of each young person, and if possible, their families, to build a relationship that is…

Nancy has been a CASA for almost 2 years. In these two years, Nancy has made a difference in the lives of the three kids she has supported. Nancy is attentive, committed, and determined. She gives her best at all times. Nancy focuses on building a bond with the children she supports. She spends time…

For a long time, Jack was hospitalized every other month and was stuck in a residential (group care) placement even though he was just 12. Every time he had a behavioral outburst, the mental health crisis team was called by the staff in the residential setting, paper work was produced, meds were added, and he…

Kevin is twelve years old and living at the Italian Home where he has been for the better part of five years. He was placed in two Intensive Foster Care homes in the last two years, both intended to be pre-adoptive, both unsuccessful. DCF continues to work to identify any possible family as well as looking for an…