¡Dallas CASA te quiere!

By Roseanne Lewis

Dallas CASA is actively seeking more bilingual Spanish-speaking volunteers to serve children who have been victims of abuse or neglect and are living in foster care. The organization is holding an event on Wednesday, July 16 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Dallas CASA, 2757 Swiss Ave. in Dallas. 

For children and families who speak only Spanish, the child welfare system can be especially frightening. For a child who speaks only Spanish, foster care can be a lonely and confusing place when there is a language barrier. For families who speak only Spanish, the challenges include understanding the steps to reunification with their children. 

A Dallas CASA volunteer who speaks Spanish can foster better and more timely communication with all parties involved in the case, leading to improved outcomes for children and their families. 

Guest speakers will include Spanish-speaking Dallas CASA volunteers who can share about their experiences supporting children in the child welfare system. 

Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) seeks to protect children, restore childhood and help child victims of abuse or neglect achieve their full potential. 

The agency’s trained and supervised community volunteers are assigned by judges to advocate for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect and are living in the protective care of the state. To learn more, visit dallascasa.org.