Meet Our CASA Volunteers – Original

I became a CASA to be an advocate for a child and ensure their needs are met as they deal with the difficult reality of family court proceedings. I’ve had the chance to be a consistent cheerleader for my youth, to learn ...

I became a CASA because I wanted to do more for children whose backgrounds have made them more vulnerable to the shortcomings of our society. After working in several schools in the Boston area and in many childcare orie...

After retiring from working in the field of Special Education in 2016, I searched for volunteer opportunities and am so grateful that I found CASA. Over the past ten years, I have been a CASA for 3 amazingingly resilient...

I became a CASA over two years ago because I wanted to find volunteer work in our community with a meaningful and lasting impact. To me, this role of providing consistent and competent support to children during very cha...

I became a CASA in the hope that my work would support a child in need of an advocate. In return, I have been blessed to witness the resilience and strength of children as they face immense challenges.

I became a CASA to give young people the kind of support and advocacy every child deserves, especially when their parents may not be in a position to offer it. I’m especially committed to teens, helping them access neces...

I was a caseworker with foster children at age 23, during my gap year before starting medical school. I loved that job so much I wanted to find a way to return to that mission now over 30 years later.

Paul has been a CASA for 6 months “I’m really energized by working with young people, and by the collaborative problem solving that youth work often entails. Boston CASA offered the opportunity to do some extremely high-...

Kristin has been a CASA for 1 year “I became a CASA because the role seemed like it would allow me to really make a meaningful impact in a young person’s life.  I am amazed at the network of organizations and peopl...

Ellen has been a CASA for 5 years   “When I retired, I was looking for a way to give back.  I learned about CASA from family members who had volunteered in Washington, DC and loved the idea of helping to support kids thr...

Amy has been a CASA since 2023. I came to CASA with a background as a corporate attorney. I’d always hoped to utilize my familiarity with the legal system in a positive, impactful way. I’m also the mother of two teenager...

Ana has been a CASA since 2024. When I started medical school, I was eager to work with an organization providing preventative services that would support a child and family’s wellbeing outside the clinical setting. It’s...

Aiko has been a CASA since 2022. She became a CASA because she wanted to help make a positive impact in the lives of youth in our community; before learning about CASA, she didn’t realize that volunteer opportuniti...

Ila has been a CASA since 2023. Ila became a CASA because she wanted to do her part to improve the care that young people receive in our foster care system, especially as they work towards their goals. Since then, buildi...

Judy has been a CASA since 2020. Judy became a CASA five years ago because she was looking for a volunteer role that involved making a one-on-one connection with a child or family in need. She had worked with children fr...

Margie lives in Dorchester and has been a CASA volunteer for eight years. She came to Boston CASA after her retirement as a public health administrator because she believed that making a difference in the life of one chi...

Sarah graduated from Tufts University with her MA in Child Development in 2016 and became a CASA volunteer shortly after. When she was a teenager, two of her siblings joined her family through international adoption, so ...

Marlowe is an experienced IT professional currently consulting as a Senior IT Project Manager at HeartWare Inc. He is also an executive board member of SIM Boston an organization of over 400 IT professionals in the great...

Karen is the Senior Director of Quality Improvement Initiatives at the Rhode Island Quality Institute. She has worked for over 20 years as a healthcare administrator focused on working with physicians on process and qual...