Fostering Knowledge In Our Community
As part of National Foster Care Month 2021, Voices for Children teamed up with four organizations in San Diego and Riverside Counties …
Local Mentoring Programs, and Why We’re Not One of Them
Mentors are a valuable resource to the youth they serve, providing guidance, advice, support, and a positive influence. In celebration …
Challenging Behaviors: What Children Are Telling Us
Written by Madison Pope, Senior Advocacy Liaison, and Suzanne Severance, Senior Advocacy Supervisor Our core values at Voices for …
History of Voices for Children – Founding and Milestones
In 1980, Kathryn F. Ashworth, Esq., and Elizabeth Brainard Bacon discovered a recently developed, volunteer-based model of supporting …
History of Foster Care
Every year, thousands of children in the United States enter the juvenile dependency system, also known as foster care, after …
Difference Between A CASA And A Social Worker
Written by Brianna Miller, Asst. Program Mgr., Riverside County When describing what a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer …
Virtual Visits for CASAs and Case Children
At our core, Voices for Children believes in the power of human connection. Now more than ever, these connections are necessary and can …
Voices for Children’s COVID-19 Response
The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our community – including the children we serve, our volunteers, and our staff – is of utmost …
Month in the Life of a CASA Volunteer
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Sherry is the volunteer assigned to 12-year-old Max, a foster child who was not only removed …
Foster Care and Human Trafficking
Written by Jessica Miller, Advocacy Supervisor, Juvenile Justice The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is an issue not …