{"id":45103,"date":"2026-05-08T11:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texascasa.org\/?p=45103"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:26:31","slug":"recursos-de-casa-story-para-el-mes-nacional-de-cuidado-de-crianza-y-actualizacion-legislativa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texascasa.org\/es\/2026\/05\/08\/casa-story-resources-for-national-foster-care-month-and-legislative-update\/","title":{"rendered":"May CASA Story Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The CASA Story is our strategy to align local and state advocacy efforts in preparation for the 90th Legislative Session. Using one unified voice, we&#8217;ll educate our legislators about the realities of the changing child welfare system and, most importantly, the critical, stabilizing role that CASA plays \u2013 all through stories of your local impact.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_8cc6fb-fe, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_8cc6fb-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_8cc6fb-fe\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_8cc6fb-fe mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_8cc6fb-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_8cc6fb-fe\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_8cc6fb-fe img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_8cc6fb-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_8cc6fb-fe\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading45103_8cc6fb-fe wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_8cc6fb-fe\"><strong>New Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll find May&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/juoppyvu0txguq6ygjhfq\/CASA-Story-Social-Media-Content-for-Local-Programs.xlsx?rlkey=xffxg4xctypne6rzk4c2qe0b9&amp;e=1&amp;st=mh9iw5h5&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media posts<\/a>&nbsp;(4) and a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/w7xh206p83e5qqfr1t25t\/MAY-CASA-Story-Media-Alert.docx?cloud_editor=word&amp;dl=0&amp;rlkey=pjciw51swukb1teit8lbo9vkl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">media alert<\/a>&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/texascasa.org\/program-portal\/resources\/the-casa-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CASA Story Program Portal<\/a>. The media alert is centered on National Foster Care Month.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_12732a-81, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_12732a-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_12732a-81\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_12732a-81 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_12732a-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_12732a-81\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_12732a-81 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_12732a-81[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_12732a-81\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading45103_12732a-81 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_12732a-81\"><strong>Meetings with Legislators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re wrapping up the proposed meeting strategy for each program in alignment with their region and legislators. As a reminder, spring meetings will focus on education and relationship building. Fall meetings will focus on public policy priorities and start to lay the groundwork for funding asks. If you have a preference for spring vs. fall based on meeting topic, or important context about meetings you&#8217;ve already had with legislators, please let us know at <a href=\"mailto:publicpolicy@texascasa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publicpolicy@texascasa.org<\/a>. More to come later this May!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_278acc-08, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_278acc-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_278acc-08\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_278acc-08 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_278acc-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_278acc-08\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_278acc-08 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading45103_278acc-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_278acc-08\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading45103_278acc-08 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading45103_278acc-08\"><strong>Share Your Story&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would love to highlight your stories of impact throughout the CASA Story campaign. Please email the following types of stories to <a href=\"mailto:communications@texascasa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">communications@texascasa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How CASA volunteers change lives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your experience with the rollout of CBC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your experience seeing and managing more severe cases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CASA Story is our strategy to align local and state advocacy efforts in preparation for the 90th Legislative Session. 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