What happens when the 26,000 foster kids age out of the foster care system each year? Hear from Channel 8 News Co-Anchor Cynthia Izaguirre about children aging out of foster care and how CASA of Tarrant County is an essential part of the solution!
In 1989 Gloria Campos took over the Wednesday's Child Program for WFAA-TV Channel 8, bringing the stories of North Texas children in foster care into our homes with the hopes of finding each of them their own forever home.
Today, Gloria still speaks out for these children in foster care, and urges members of the community to consider becoming CASA volunteers: “I think there is no better calling for a person than to be a CASA for a child like that, so they can have a consistent adult behind them, looking out for them.”
There is a high rate of children who go into foster care who age out and have a very high likelihood of homelessness or crime,” [Chrystal Smith, executive director of Austin-based Foster Village] said. “A lot of it comes back to foster care—there could have been a difference made while those children were in foster care versus pouring resources [against] human trafficking and homelessness. Those are worthy causes, but if we can kind of intercede earlier when they are in foster care, that’s a great opportunity to help potentially prevent some of those problems.”
Exciting news! Mattress Firm Foster Kids has teamed up with World Champion & Olympic Gold Medal athlete, Simone Biles! As a part of this ongoing partnership, Simone will help shine a light on the needs of foster children by promoting the Mattress Firm Foster Kids program, which gathers donations for our children!
Learn more here: http://www.prnewswire.com/…/world-champion-gymnast-simone-b…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5HGZQCHwLg
WORTH: The Next Generation of Philanthropists granted CASA of Tarrant County $15,000 in its inaugural year for the purchase of web-based tablets and software to help staff and volunteers serve children in foster care more effectively!
Funding assets were made possible through WORTH membership donations matched by Private Investors and the Wikierak Fund at the Community Foundation of North Texas. The 2016 Grant Recipients, Community Foundation Board and WORTH Founding Members celebrated on Thursday, February 11th.
