Putting “Trauma-Informed Care” into Practice with Older Youth and Teens
In child welfare and juvenile justice, the word “trauma” is frequently heard. Almost so often, in fact, that we’ve desensitized ourselves...
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Meet the Team: Morgan McCament
Morgan McCament is an Outreach Intern with Athens CASA. She is a student at Alexander High School. She joined the CASA Team in 2021. What...
Get to Know the CASA Team: Tara Huffman
Get to know the CASA Team: Volunteer Coordinator Tara Huffman
Get to Know the CASA Team: Jenny Stotts
Jenny Stotts has served as the Executive Director of the Athens CASA/GAL Program since 2013.
Get to Know the CASA Team: Annie Burns
Annie Burns is an Ohio University student studying Child & Family Studies hailing from Urbana, Ohio. She is completing a full time internshi
Meet the CASA Team: Davia Jackson
Davia Jackson is the Social Work Intern at Athens CASA. She is studying social work at Ohio University and will graduate in the Spring of...
Raising the expectations for professional practice in work with teens in the foster care system
By: Jenny Stotts, MS, LSW | Executive Director, Athens Co. CASA/GAL Program “He’s been through so much.” “It’s so sad what’s happened to...
Federally mandated child welfare review panel releases annual report
Under a federal mandate from the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), Ohio is required to assemble an independent evaluation...
Accessibility: It's all relative
May 1, 2020 | Jessie Hartman, Athens CASA Volunteer and Intern Rural America, especially Southeast Ohio, has faced its hand of challenges...
Advocating during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Would you have guessed on New Year’s Eve that 2020 would be the year of terms like “social distancing” and “self-quarantine?” I would...
Getting to Know Carly Leatherwood
December 12, 2019 Carly Leatherwood joined the board at the Friends of Athens CASA in 2017. She was elected to serve as President in...
The Power of Connection
November 27, 2019 | Kalynn Seymour, Athens CASA Intern & Court Appointed Special Advocate Hello! My name is Kalynn! I am a student at...
Undercover Superheroes... The Real Story
April 9, 2019 | Jenny Stotts, Director It's National Volunteer Week. It's a time to say thanks to our volunteers who work so hard for...
Where Are They Now? Intern edition!
December 11, 2018 | Kalei Edenfield Here at the Athens CASA/GAL Program, we have the best interns! This week we wanted to check in with...
Changing Our Perspective
November 13, 2018 | Tara Huffman, Volunteer Coordinator Athens CASA/GAL Program Have you ever taken a wrong turn, made a mistake, made a...
Fostering Resilience in Children
November 5, 2018 | Jenny Stotts, Director Many times people think of Court Appointed Special Advocates as getting involved with children...
Spending Time with Your Family
October 11, 2018 | Tara Huffman, Volunteer Coordinator Athens CASA/GAL Program What does your "family" look like? Well I'm here to tell...
The Insider Scoop on CASA Training Requirements
September 18, 2018 | Athens CASA/GAL Program Community members who raise their hands to volunteer as a Court Appointed Special Advocate...
Magnified Consequences for Foster Youth
September 4, 2018 | Lisa Dickson This week's article is by guest author Lisa Dickson. Lisa is a beloved colleague and friend to Athens...
Our Advocates: Michael Jones
August 20, 2018 | Kalei Edenfield Meet Michael Jones Michael Jones was a part of the most recent training cohort at Athens CASA. He is...