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Guiding Principles for Agencies Serving Survivors of Human Trafficking
Human trafficking resources help with the recovery of victims and create opportunities for empowerment in a population coping with extreme trauma. Texas CASA plays a critical role in this endeavor. CASA volunteers, appointed by the courts, provide personalized advocacy for…
CFE Tools App
Providing an engaging way for tools to be completed while meeting people where they are at – often on their phones! DFPS Legacy staff can download the app from the “Comp Portal” on their agency iPhone. About CFE Collaborative Family…
Information Regarding Class C Citations/Tickets Received While in Foster Care or Extended Foster Care
The Law: Article 45.041(b-6), Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, states that a judge in a municipal court or justice of the peace court may not require a defendant who is in foster care or extended foster care to pay any…
Sealing Juvenile Records in Texas
In Texas, juvenile records are not automatically sealed when a youth turns 18 and not all juvenile records are eligible for sealing. This resource will help CASA volunteers better understand how and when juvenile records are sealed in Texas so that…
CASA Anti-Child Trafficking (ACT) — Stages of Change
The CASA ACT Anti-Child Trafficking’s video The Stages of Change Model: How CASA Volunteers Can Understand Youth Affected by Sex Trafficking explores how CASA volunteers can effectively support youth affected by sex trafficking. Narrated by Rhonda Kuykendall, the Texas CASA…
Experiences of Youth Affected by Sex Trafficking: Survivors’ Perspectives
Experiences of Youth Affected by Sex Trafficking: Survivors’ Perspectives is a discussion about the harrowing journeys of Crystal Sepulveda and Sara Nellis as they share their powerful stories of overcoming sex trafficking and navigating foster care. Their personal experiences reveal…
The CASA ACT: Volunteer and Program Guide Webinar
The CASA ACT: Volunteer and Program Guide webinar was presented to CASA of Cross Timbers on February 15, 2024. The webinar reviews resources available at Texas CASA. The Volunteer Guide Advocacy for Youth Affected by Sex Trafficking was released in…
CFE Tools App
Providing an engaging way for tools to be completed while meeting people where they are at – often on their phones! DFPS Legacy staff can download the app from the “Comp Portal” on their agency iPhone. About CFE Collaborative Family…