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Caroline CASA youth do not fall through the cracks continue bouncing between multiple
of an overburdened system. With a foster homes until they are finally
Court Appointed Special Advocate CASA Advocate on their case, these reunited with their biological family

at-risk children and youth are half or adopted. “There are children in foster
November is National as likely to re-enter the foster care care right here in Caroline County that
Adoption Month system, experience teen pregnancy, need a permanent home,” says Amy
suffer from drug addiction or spend Horne, Executive Director at CASA
November is National Adoption
time in jail. They are more likely to of Caroline. “Our hope is to inform
Month, a month dedicated to raising
graduate from high school and fi nd a our community that there are a variety
awareness about the need for adoptive permanent home, sometimes in the of ways you can support children
families for the many children and
form of adoption. during National Adoption Month. If
youth in foster care who are seeking
fostering or adopting is too much of a
their forever homes. There are many CASA volunteers work hard to build
commitment, you can still help children
children in Maryland and right here positive relationships with these find their forever home by becoming a

in Caroline County who want nothing children so they can protect their best
CASA volunteer.”
more than to become part of a loving interests and provide a voice for them
and stable family; children who want in court. They are everyday citizens Advocating for children in need can be
nothing more than to sit around a from our community who are screened, incredibly fulfilling as evidenced by the

Thanksgiving table and have something trained, and appointed by a judge to following true story from a CASA of
for which they’re truly grateful – a safe, advocate on behalf of a child in foster Caroline volunteer advocate. She was
permanent, loving home. care. They share the children’s fears and assigned a sibling group with whom she

frustrations during the process, and spent three years until they found their
At CASA of Caroline, we train and
many times, they share the children’s joy forever home. “I watched these children
supervise community volunteers who over reaching their loving, permanent go through quite the roller coaster of
give voices to children in Maryland’s
home. emotions; raw hope of reunification
foster care system. Our dedicated with their parents, disappointment over
volunteers advocate for permanent For many kids, the harsh reality is they
missed vacations, quiet resignation, and
homes and ensure these children and will wait years for a forever family and
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