Raising Awareness for Vulnerable Children

What is Kinship Care?

By Kristin Blalock | September 4, 2023

During September, Kinship Care Month, we are reflecting on how kinship care has become increasingly important in meeting the needs of children involved with the child welfare system. Foster care serves as a crucial safety net for children who are unable to live with their biological parents due to various circumstances. When children are removed…

"Maid" Casa Library

CASA Library: Maid

By Marie Gordon | August 27, 2023

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis In Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a…

CASA Library: Childhood Disrupted

CASA Library: No Visible Bruises

By Rebecca Kalman-WInston | August 21, 2023

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis As Amazon explains, “In No Visible Bruises, journalist…

CASA Library: Childhood Disrupted

CASA Library: A Place Called Home

By Lorrie Moore | August 14, 2023

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis There are millions of homeless children in America…

"i'll Pray for you" 2023 Staff book picks

CASA Library: I’ll Pray For You, and Other Outrageous Things Said To Disabled People

By Trish Stewart | August 7, 2023

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis In I’ll Pray for You and Other Outrageous Things…

CASA Library: Childhood Disrupted

CASA Library: Childhood Disrupted

By Kristin Blalock | July 30, 2023

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis Your biography becomes your biology. The emotional trauma…

CASA Library: Childhood Disrupted

CASA Library: Look for Me

By Stacy WIller | July 23, 2023

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis Look for Me by Lisa Gardner is a…

CASA Library: Tiny Beautiful Things

By Patricia Green | July 17, 2023

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life…

CASA Library: Childhood Disrupted

CASA Library: Grit

By Jeannine Panzera | July 10, 2023

Our team at Henrico CASA loves to read… and there’s no better time to read than the summer! In upcoming weeks we’ll be highlighting some of our recent favorites in the hopes that you will enjoy the themes and connections to our work as child advocates. Synopsis The book Grit: The Power of Passion and…

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Trauma Beyond the Brain

By Kristin Blalock | June 25, 2023

Not all scars are visible. Childhood trauma affects the brain, impairing both the brain’s function and structure. While these hurts may seem invisible, they are not. The effects of trauma on the brain are noticeable to those who look for the signs and symptoms in children. Our June blog posts explore how trauma affects the…