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Volunteer Council Presentation 2025
In an effort to form a new strategy around volunteer recruitment and retention, the Statewide Volunteer Council was developed as an advisory group working in collaboration with Texas CASA. Members […] -
Permission to Release Health Information (Template) + TMRPA Training
The Texas Medical Records Privacy Act (TMRPA) protects patients’ personal health information (PHI) by guaranteeing that patients know how their PHI will be used and shared and prohibits organizations and […] -
CASA Advocacy for Dual-Status Youth: Voices from the Field
Studies show that youth in foster care are disproportionately represented in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. When youth are involved in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems […] -
Clergy, CASA and Community Volunteer Stories 2024
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 […] -
Making Hope Possible
Have you ever advocated for a youth in a Residential Treatment Center (RTC) or in a specialized placement that seems like they have no one? What about a youth in […] -
Supporting Older Youth in Foster Care: What are the Available Resources?
Are you and your volunteers aware of all the great resources that are available to support advocacy for older youth in foster care? This webinar, recorded on May 7, 2024 shares about these resources and how different CASA programs are... -
Encouraging Youth to Engage in Connection Tools
Are you advocating for an older youth in foster care who seems reluctant to utilize the connection tools available? Do you struggle to decide which CFE tools might be best […] -
CFE for Caregivers
This video is specifically for caregivers and dives into the benefits of CFE and your role in helping make it as effective as possible for the children in your care. -
CFE for Network Members
This video is specifically for people connected to the child, youth or family who may want to be involved as a supportive person. -
CFE for Parents
This video helps guide parents through what the Collaborative Family Engagement methods can help them with while navigating the child welfare system with their family. -
CFE for Youth
This video explains how a youth in foster care may define the important people around them. Every child deserves to be around people they know, and love and CFE can help them find that circle. -
What is CASA ACT?
Texas holds the unenviable position of ranking second in the nation for incoming tips on child sex trafficking. These statistics are not mere numbers; they represent lives in jeopardy, futures […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
The Fix | Episode 10 – Supporting Dual-Status Youth with Vicki Spriggs
In this episode of The Fix, Texas CASA CEO Vicki Spriggs discusses how advocates can support dual-status youth—youth involved in both foster care and juvenile justice—by facilitating communication between […] -
Family Searching and Engagement Tools
Three Houses Tool Circles of Trust Tool How to Make a Mobility Map -
CFE Tracking in Optima
Using Optima, programs can now track CFE related activities following the 4 C’s: Collaborate, Cultivate, Convene and Connect. Understanding the Full Case Approach to CFE and How to Track in […] -
Family Meetings Facilitator Video Series
Video 1: The Why of Family Meetings Video 2: Integrating CFE Elements Video 3: Planning & Preparation for Family Meeting Video 4: CFE Involving Youth Video 5: The Room Set-Up […] -
Google Grants & AdWords
Learn how to use Google Grants and AdWords to enhance your recruitment campaign. -
Mobility Mapping Part 2 with Kevin Campbell
Part 2 of a mobility mapping session held by Kevin Campbell from Wyoming E-Learning Services. -
Mobility Mapping Part 1 with Kevin Campbell
A Mobility Map is a child’s memory of his or her life put to paper. The mobility mapping process allows the child to rediscover the important people and places from his or her past. -
CFE & The Legal Community
This video is specifically for the legal community and dives into the benefits of CFE and your role in helping make it as effective as possible in your community and for the children and families you work with. -
Why You Should Participate in CFE
All over Texas, programs are finding that CFE is changing the way they work with families for the better. -
What is CFE?
The Texas CASA CFE video is the recipient of a Communicator Award of Distinction as part of the internationally recognized Annual Communicator Awards. The CFE video explores this new partnership between CASA and CPS that aims to improve outcomes for... -
CFE Mobility Map
A mobility map is a visual timeline of a person’s life created by having them draw places they’ve lived and people from their earliest memory to the present day. Texas […]