“A lot of our students are coming straight from foster care and going into postsecondary education by themselves. It’s a really great benefit to help our students keep the lights on throughout the semester.” The Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program helps young people age 16 and up who’ve experienced foster care by providing funding and supports to help them … Read More

“People’s lives are more complex than the boxes we tend to put them into.” In this episode of Conversations with CASA, Texas CASA CEO Vicki Spriggs talks with Riki Wilchins, Executive Director of TrueChild—a network challenging rigid gender norms through intersectional approaches that reconnect race, class and gender. In honor of June being Pride Month, Riki and Vicki take the … Read More

In this episode, Texas CASA CEO Vicki Spriggs talks with Minta Moore, Founder and Executive Director of New Life Refuge Ministries. In 2011, Minta founded New Life Refuge Ministries with a three-part mission of Refuge, Education and Partnerships: a Refuge of long-term therapeutic care for child survivors, Education for awareness and prevention, and Partnerships for helping those who have been … Read More

“We are thirsty for hope. We are looking to be poured into. We are looking to be believed in. … It’s as simple as this: finding the silver lining in their dark cloud.” Texas CASA CEO Vicki Spriggs talks with Chadwick Sapenter, investor, entrepreneur and Texas CASA board member. Chadwick is a passionate advocate and motivational speaker for children in … Read More