Picture

BRIGHTSIDE ADVOCACY
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • OUR VALUES
    • STAFF
    • BOARD >
      • BOARD CORNER
    • LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
    • ANNUAL REPORT
    • FINANCIALS
    • EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
    • WEBSITE POLICY
  • PROGRAMS
    • SAVANNAH CASA >
      • VOLUNTEER >
        • INFORMATIONAL SESSION
        • APPLICATION
      • OUR VOLUNTEERS
      • OPTIMA
      • CASA CORNER >
        • SHOP
        • CALENDAR
        • COMMUNITY RESOURCES
        • VOLUNTEER CONNECTION
        • BUSINESS CARDS & NAME BADGES
        • CONTINUING EDUCATION
        • DOCUMENTS
        • PRE-SERVICE TRAINING
        • DFCS CONTACTS
      • VIDEO
    • THE BRIGHT HOUSE >
      • BRIGHT HOUSE FEES
    • BRIGHTER FUTURES >
      • BECOME A MENTOR
    • BRIGHTSIDE BUDDIES
    • PCA GREATER SAVANNAH
  • GIVE
    • DONATE
    • GA FOSTERING SUCCESS ACT
    • BRIGHTER CIRCLE
    • PLANNED GIVING
    • SPONSOR A CHILD FOR THE HOLIDAYS
    • LET A KID BE A KID FUND
    • SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    • OTHER NEEDS
    • CASA SHOP
  • EVENTS
    • MORON TALENT SHOW
    • SUNSET MARKET
    • DANCING WITH SAVANNAH STARS
  • NEWS
    • BLOG
    • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT

"My Experience In Foster Care..."

6/12/2023

0 Comments

 
The Foster Care System
​My experience in care was not a breeze. I had a very hard time in care. My case workers were not engaging like how they were supposed to. They put me on all types of body harming medications and forced me to take them. They stuck me in placements and didn't contact me for months.

My CASA
The Court assigned me a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) worker and that was the best thing that could have happened for me. I gave her a hard time at first, but she broke me. I love her for not giving up on me. I'm now out of care and my CASA isn't my CASA exactly, but she is still like my CASA. She is helping me learn how to drive and helping me get my driver's license. 
She still keeps in contact with me as well as helping me become the best adult I can be.
​

About the Author:

Picture
Previous Youth In Foster Care
Becoming a Savannah CASA allows for seeds to be planted within a child that will remain with them for a lifetime. As our writer noted, being assigned a CASA was the best thing that could have happened. If you are ever looking for a "why", it is our hope that this story from one of our previous CASA kids inspires you. To volunteer, visit: 
brightsideadvocacy.org/volunteer
0 Comments

    Brightside
    ​Advocacy

    Enjoy "The Brightside" - Our blog about different experiences and perspectives with the world of child advocacy. 

    Archives

    May 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Picture

Brightside Advocacy

761 Wheaton Street, 5th Floor
Savannah, GA 31401

Links

Volunteer
Donate
​Newsletter
FindHelpGA.org

Contact Us

(912) 447-8908
[email protected]

Picture
Picture

​FUNDING PROVIDED ​BY: 

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Website by FreshWorks Media
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • OUR VALUES
    • STAFF
    • BOARD >
      • BOARD CORNER
    • LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
    • ANNUAL REPORT
    • FINANCIALS
    • EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
    • WEBSITE POLICY
  • PROGRAMS
    • SAVANNAH CASA >
      • VOLUNTEER >
        • INFORMATIONAL SESSION
        • APPLICATION
      • OUR VOLUNTEERS
      • OPTIMA
      • CASA CORNER >
        • SHOP
        • CALENDAR
        • COMMUNITY RESOURCES
        • VOLUNTEER CONNECTION
        • BUSINESS CARDS & NAME BADGES
        • CONTINUING EDUCATION
        • DOCUMENTS
        • PRE-SERVICE TRAINING
        • DFCS CONTACTS
      • VIDEO
    • THE BRIGHT HOUSE >
      • BRIGHT HOUSE FEES
    • BRIGHTER FUTURES >
      • BECOME A MENTOR
    • BRIGHTSIDE BUDDIES
    • PCA GREATER SAVANNAH
  • GIVE
    • DONATE
    • GA FOSTERING SUCCESS ACT
    • BRIGHTER CIRCLE
    • PLANNED GIVING
    • SPONSOR A CHILD FOR THE HOLIDAYS
    • LET A KID BE A KID FUND
    • SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    • OTHER NEEDS
    • CASA SHOP
  • EVENTS
    • MORON TALENT SHOW
    • SUNSET MARKET
    • DANCING WITH SAVANNAH STARS
  • NEWS
    • BLOG
    • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT