by Life Stories | Jan 4, 2017 | Child Story
Homeless, traumatized, and abused. That’s how Lindsay, Cade and Maria could be described when they first entered our CASA program. Their future was bleak. Lindsay would have rages for hours. Cade was withdrawn. Maria just wanted someone to love her. Their father...
by Life Stories | Jan 4, 2017 | Child Story
My name is Michelle and at the age of 8, although I didn’t know it at the time, a stranger named Monica soon became one of the most important and positive people in my short life. My brother, Danny, and I came from a home where there was a lot of fighting between my...
by Life Stories | Jan 4, 2017 | Child Story
Jennifer was 15 when her mom noticed a drastic change in her behavior. She began cutting, became suicidal and was hospitalized. During her hospitalization, Jennifer disclosed that her stepfather had been sexually assaulting her for several years. Law enforcement...
by Life Stories | Jan 4, 2017 | Child Story
Joseph was 8 years old when he went to live with his grandmother. Joseph had been removed from his mother’s home because of ongoing physical abuse and neglect due to her drug addiction. When he moved into his grandmother’s home, he had to leave behind his cat Smokey....
by Life Stories | Jan 4, 2017 | Child Story
My name is Jessica. I am now 17 years old. In my short life I have experienced situations that most of you would not believe. My story begins when I lived with my mother and younger sister, Tiffany. My mother prostituted herself and the men she brought into our home...
