Raising Awareness for Vulnerable Children

CASA staff holding The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

CASA Library: The Vanishing Half

By Nicole Howell | August 2, 2022

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 Vignes twin sisters will always be identical.…

CASA staff holding Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

CASA Pick: Yellow Wife

By Trish Stewart | July 26, 2022

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 Yellow Wife begins on a plantation in Charles…

CASA staff holding The Lanaguage of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

CASA Library: The Language of Flowers

By Lorrie Moore | July 21, 2022

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 Victorian language of flowers was used to…

CASA staff holding Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

CASA Library: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

By Rebecca Kalman-WInston | July 15, 2022

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 Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he…

Kristin holding Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

CASA Library: Behind Closed Doors

By Kristin Blalock | July 7, 2022

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 Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace…

Jeannine holding Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown

CASA Library: Atlas of the Heart

By Jeannine Panzera | June 29, 2022

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 If we want to find the way back…

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CASA Builds Resilience

By Kristin Blalock | June 24, 2022

Our vision at Henrico CASA is for children to live in safe and stable homes. Really, we wish for more than just that baseline for each child. We want them to have the opportunity to thrive – to develop, to flourish, and to succeed. In this month’s blog posts we are taking a look at…

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CASA Aids Development

By Kristin Blalock | June 17, 2022

Our vision at Henrico CASA is for children to live in safe and stable homes. Really, we wish for more than just that baseline for each child. We want them to have the opportunity to thrive – to develop, to flourish, and to succeed. In this month’s blog posts we are taking a look at…

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CASA Grows Competence in Children

By Kristin Blalock | June 10, 2022

Our vision at Henrico CASA is for children to live in safe and stable homes. Really, we wish for more than just that baseline for each child. We want them to have the opportunity to thrive – to develop, to flourish, and to succeed. In this month’s blog posts we are taking a look at…

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CASA is a Concrete Support

By Kristin Blalock | June 3, 2022

Our vision at Henrico CASA is for children to live in safe and stable homes. Really, we wish for more than just that baseline for each child. We want them to have the opportunity to thrive – to develop, to flourish, and to succeed. In this month’s blog posts we are taking a look at…