Clergy, CASA & Community

WHAT IS CLERGY, CASA & COMMUNITY?

We started Clergy, CASA and Community to build a network of faith communities and leaders that will champion speaking up for local children in foster care and their families. The goal is to see communities and clergy leaders coming together to live out their calling and be a voice for the children who need them, and to develop a rich network that engages new volunteers and supporters for the CASA mission.

THE NEED

Children who have been removed from their homes due to allegations of abuse or neglect need advocates who will speak up for them and make sure they are safe.

THE RESULT

A community speaking up for kids! Communities and clergy leaders coming together to live out their callings and be voices for those who need them.

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Clergy, CASA and Community is an initiative by Texas CASA to build a network of faith communities and leaders that will champion speaking up for local children in foster care and their families. Our goal is to see communities and clergy leaders coming together to live out their calling and be a voice for the children who need them, and to develop a rich network that engages new volunteers and supporters for the CASA mission.

HOW CAN YOUR FAITH COMMUNITY GET INVOLVED?

Communities of faith can support CASA and the children they serve in many ways. From prayer to providing meals for foster parents to hosting an information session for CASA volunteers, we provide a tailored, relationship-centered approach that meets your faith community’s needs.

Contact faithbased@texascasa.org to learn more.

Testimonials

“As I embark on this effort to encourage others to serve the ministry of foster care and adoption, I’m reminded of what drives me. I have this saying, “Zeal is short-lived, but passion is permanent.” I hold on to those words because it always keeps me connected to my passion which always leads to discovering my purpose. You see, zeal has an expiration because it has an initial excitement but no willingness to go the distance. Passion will always cause others to ask, “Do you get paid to do this?” That’s when you know it’s passion, because passion looks like you should be receiving a paycheck. But it’s really your passion that pays you. So, live out your passion with purpose!”
Pastor Eric Hallback
Rock Faith Center, El Paso
“Even though the work of a CASA volunteer can be demanding, it exceeds everything that we go around doing every day. You find a purpose to serve this community which you are a part of. I often think of the Prophet Mohammed’s saying – “The best in the sight of your Lord are those who are most beneficial to each other.” I’ve become a lifetime supporter of CASA and more sensitive to the needs of others who cannot help themselves, because of being an advocate. My faith emphasis has been to be a social activist and a catalyst for change. This experience taught me how big of a difference you make in a child’s life, which will impact them for life.”
Syed Masood
Dallas CASA Volunteer

WHY SHOULD THE FAITH COMMUNITY RESPOND?

All are called to serve the most vulnerable.

Faith communities are a tremendous resource that CASA programs throughout Texas can turn to. Programs can engage, activate and partner with diverse faith communities to recruit volunteers, as well as to build support for children, their parents, families, foster families and adoptive families.

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CHRISTIANITY

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress…”
(Bible – James 1:27)

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JUDAISM

“You shall not afflict any widow or orphan. If you afflict them in any way – for if they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry.”(Torah – Exodus 22:22-23)

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ISLAM

“The best of the houses is the house where an orphan gets love and kindness.” (saying of the Prophet Muhammad)

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BUDDHISM

“May I bring sustenance and awakening, enduring like the earth and sky, until all beings are freed from sorrow and all are awakened.”
(Bodhisattva Prayer for Humanity Shantideva)

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HINDUISM

“Charity given out of duty, without expectation of return, at the proper time and place, and to a worthy person is considered to be in the quality of goodness.”(Bhagavad-Gita 17.20)

Resources

Click here for additional resources

TexasCasa FaithLeadersGuide Ver7Pages Page 01

The Faith Leader Guide was designed as a printable leave behind tool to share with a faith leader that has expressed an interest or commitment to partnering with CASA.

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TexasCasa FaithBasedRecruitmentGuide Ver7Pages Page 01

The CASA Program Guide was designed to help local CASA programs develop an understanding of a diverse group of faith communities and tools for partnering effectively.

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