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CASA OF TARRANT COUNTY


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We Speak Up For Children in Foster Care Throughout Tarrant County

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When a home is no longer safe and a child must enter foster care, a judge may appoint a CASA or Court Appointed Special Advocate, a volunteer to guide that child to a safe and permanent home as quickly as possible. Learn how you can get involved below:

You’re invited to become a CASA volunteer in 2024! Learn how you can make an impact in a child’s life at an Information Session.

Abused and neglected children need the powerful voice of a CASA volunteer. Pledge your support today.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and CASA of Tarrant County is raising awareness of  the need for more dedicated members of the community to step up and become CASA volunteers.

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Once a child in foster care… now a CASA volunteer


Once a child in foster care… now a CASA volunteer


Mackenzie first met a tall man who would become her CASA volunteer when she was just five years old, livingin the small town of North Pole, Alaska.

“He had curly hair that looked exactly like mine. I remember him kneeling down and talking to me,” she recalls. “He was so nice—and one of the few people who worked on my case that I have a distinct memory of.”

When Mackenzie’s world was big and confusing due to her parents’ court hearings, her CASA was the one adult who made the world feel less uncertain and scary.

“When you’re a child, you get dismissed a lot, and you have a lot of questions,” says Mackenzie. “It’s really nice to have someone check in with you, to allow you to communicate how you’re actually feeling, and to know that your voice matters.”

Years later and many miles from her Alaskan home, Mackenzie was studying communications at TCU and decided to join a sorority. She came across Kappa Alpha Theta and saw they support and fundraise for CASA of Tarrant County – a TCU Theta tradition since 1989. Once Mackenzie heard “CASA,” she knew she found her home on campus.

“We watched a video about a little boy and the monsters under the bed. And I remember sitting there and just crying throughout it because I knew exactly what that felt like,” Mackenzie recalls. “I said, I just miss my family. I miss my home. I don’t know what I’m doing here, but I know I need to be here.”

Today Mackenzie works within the legal system and is a CASA volunteer for three siblings, ranging from 3-13 years old. Because of generous support from donors like you, Mackenzie advocates for these siblings’ best interests and visits the children every month, listening to their fears and helping them feel brave. She helps the siblings’ grandparents navigate their new world of caring for three energetic kids by sharing resources like books and podcasts, and she advocates to teachers to address the kids’ reading challenges.

“The growth that they’ve had in a matter of months has been phenomenal,” says Mackenzie. “A little girl who barely talked to me the first time I met her is now so excited to see me. She runs up and wants to show me everything that’s going on in her little world.”

Her chance to bond with these children—and be a constant in their lives—has also inspired Mackenzie to stay connected to her own siblings, even though they are thousands of miles apart.

You care about children in our community who are looking for stability and a voice – just like Mackenzie. Like her, you want them to know they are going to be loved and cared for no matter what is happening in their lives.

Because of your kindness, advocates like Mackenzie can provide lasting, life-changing support to families in crisis. 

Mackenzie couldn’t have been a CASA volunteer and couldn’t have been that safe, consistent adult for the kids on her case without your help. 

Your support of CASA is transforming the lives of children and their families. Your compassion has already made a lasting impact on Mackenzie and the children she advocates for, and today, there is a child on our waiting list who needs you. A child like Mackenzie who is waiting for the tall grownup to visit her and help her feel brave.

Without generous support from donors, CASA cannot recruit, train, and match volunteers like Mackenzie to children on our waiting list. That child on our waiting list needs you to give them an advocate who will ensure their voice is heard in and out of the courtroom. 

You and your generosity inspire us to continue to provide a village of support for all children in Tarrant County who find themselves in the foster care system. 

Thank you—for every child’s life you have already impacted with your advocacy, and every life that continues to be transformed by your compassion.


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