In Episode #129, we interview 4 CASAs who have been with their assigned children for over five years! Some of them closer to 10 years! This means that these CASA volunteers have had the opportunity to develop deep relationships with these youth...

In Episode #128, we host our third in a four-part series on Working with Children. For the thirteen to seventeen year-olds, we chat with four CASA Volunteers: Kathy, Hareena, Sarah and Dave and listen as they share their experience working with...

This is a special edition! It's a short Public Service announcement focused on Child Abuse Prevention Month which is in April. Since we are coming up on activities, I wanted to get this information out sooner rather than later. Ever...

In Episode #127, we host our second in a four-part series on Working with Children. For the six to twelve-year-olds, we chat with four CASA Volunteers: Martha, Mary, Velma and Lisa and listen as they share their experience working with children...

In Episode #126, we start our first in a four-part series on Working with Children. For the birth to five-year-olds, we chat with four CASA Volunteers: Sheila, Paula, Elvida, and Colleen and listen as they share their experience working with ch...

In Episode #125, we discuss Family Search and Engagement. We cover what this is, how CASAs can take action, and why it's vital to any case involving dependency and neglect. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode, we chat with CASA Coordinator Jessica Hazzard and Deputy Child Attorney Elizabeth Fillingame as they discuss the role of the Triad when working with a youth experiencing Dual Status. Please refer to Podcast #66 to learn more ab...

In this episode, Jillisa Johnson chats with us about the MOMobile Program, which focuses on serving incarcerated pregnant and parenting women. This program is offered at the Hazel D. Plan and Delores Baylor facilities. This program also offers ...

In Episode #122, we chat with CASA Delaware Director Megan Caudell as she walks us through our 2024 numbers. These numbers review CASA stats, child stats, and some other interesting facts. I then follow up with our 2025 CASA Training Calendar. ...

In Episode #121, I chat with three experienced CASA Volunteers (Marin, Jen and Brittany) as they share their thoughts on serving as a CASA Volunteer. Enjoy!

In Episode #120, we chat with CASA Bebe Reines who spent her career working in the Substance Abuse Disorder field. She shares some helpful information about substance abuse disorder as well as some resources and actions CASA can take in order t...

In Episode #119, we interview Melanie Stancell of Children and Families First. She is responsible for offering two parenting classes that many of our CASA families engage with. The two programs are Strengthening Families and Nurturing Parenting...

In Episode #118, we chat with Child Attorney Renee Duvall, Esq. She shares her thoughts with us on ways that we can chat with our CASA youth about the implications of making school threats. These actions are sadly occurring on a more frequent b...

In Episdide #117, we chat with Faith Martin from Child Inc. Faith explains her role and what services Child Inc. offers to victims of Domestic Abuse. While Faith is located in Sussex County, these services exist statewide. Enjoy!

In Episode #116, we listen to Cherise Blackwell's story. She has direct experience as a mother whose children were removed from her care. She now serves as a Parent Peer Navigator to help parents reunify with their children. Enjoy!

In Episode #115, we chat with Celeste Bishop and Cindy Knapp from A Better Chance for our Children, which is an adoption agency in Delaware. Celeste and Cindy discuss post-permanency services that include a support group, "Rec-N-Respite," conti...

In Episode #114, we chat with DFS Director Trenee Parker and WrapAround Delaware Foster Parent Recruitment Director Haydee Rodriguez about foster parent recruitment and retention. Together, we discuss how a foster parent is recruited, what thei...

In Episode #113, I chat with myself about how to interview different partners from DFS social workers to biological parents, from children to therapists. Asking questions can be difficult, so this is a guide in suggested questions to ask. Remem...

In Episode #112, we chat with LaTysse, Jen, Jessica, and Clark as they share their experiences as a CASA Coordinator. They share some of their techniques to support their CASA Volunteers as well as some actions they take to be supportive on dif...

In Episode #111, we chat with Mike McHugh from Children and Families First as well as Lauren Reid from the Division of Family Services. Both discuss the Wendy's Wonderful Kids program that focuses on using a child's connections to secure adopti...

In Episode #110, we interview 3 CASA volunteers who have experience working with difficult partners. These partners include biological relatives and DFS workers. The purpose of this podcast is not to "bash" anyone, simply highlight the action t...

In Episode #109, we interview Lezley Sexton and Danielle Gumbs who run the Transition Age Youth Program. This "TAY" program is a case-management program that connects youth ages 16 to 24 years old to community resources surrounding substance ab...

In Episode #108, we chat with Nick Beard and Tisha Jackson who are both zealous advocates for Domestic Violence survivors. They chat with us specifically about the Community Health Project which connects survivors to community resources such as...

In Episode #107, we chat with Kathie Herel who runs the Parent Information Center ("PIC") specifically the Educational Surrogate Parent (ESP) Program. She has a wealth of knowledge in the field of special education so we are taking the opportun...

In Episode #106, I provide some information on Independent Living Services. While we have a few podcasts on IL Services, I had a guest cancellation so I had to wing it with a last-minute plan. So, let's chat about Independent Living Services! E...