CASA

The Merced County Superior Court opened its doors last week to the past, present, and future of this region’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for the first in-person, swearing-in ceremony since the onset of COVID-19. Three new CASA advocates were sworn into their positions on Tuesday, June 6, as well as a new board member…

Do you have free time, a good heart and want to do something to improve the lives of children? If so, CASA of Merced County is looking for volunteers.…

A pinwheel garden is getting ready to spring up at the Kids Discovery Station in Merced thanks to a collaboration with CASA of Merced County and the children’s…

In support of Child Abuse Awareness month in April, Logann Albrecht, the 7-year old daughter of Keith and Ashlee Albrecht, hosted a lemonade stand on Friday, April 16 using lemons from the family's tree. Sweet Logann knows the importance of helping foster youth. Her grandmother Kim has been a volunteer advocate at Court Appointed…

The women were looking gorgeous with fabulous dresses and fancy hats. The men were simply beaming with big smiles. It was the annual Derby Night to…

They are supposed to be friends, confidants and people who watch out for the best interests of children going through the juvenile court system. Fourteen…

The 27th graduating class for the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Merced County was sworn in by the honorable Judge Donald J. Proietti on Dec. 5 inside of…

What would motivate Aaron Pankratz to ride his bike 588 miles in four days? Pankratz is the associate director of the Court Appointed Special Advocates…

Cathie Lancaster and Nancy Young-Bergman were talking up the upcoming 2018 CASA Derby Night during a presentation at City Hall in front of Merced leaders recently. Lancaster, the executive director of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Merced County; and Young-Bergman, a longtime supporter; spoke passionately about the need to…