CASA volunteer made the difference in former foster youth’s life

Alyssa was put into foster care at 11, bounced from house to house, but it was organizations like Peace4Kids and her CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer who helped pick her up and put her on a solid path. To view more stories and content, please check out our website at thestoryboardproject.com
For more information about being a CASA, please visit their website at casaforchildren.org.

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I have an idea. about $1000 is spent on children in foster care by the state. It cost $10 to buy a cheap cell phone. Before going into foster care, a cast worker gives a $10 phone to each kid with no minutes. Instead of the case working going to visit every kid, the case worker just randomly calls the phone during school hours and ask if they are ok (case worker will also tell the kid to give the phone to a teacher or guidance concealer for further verification). If a case worker ever calls a phone and nobody answers, that should be a red flag for that case worker to go out and visit that kid.