Purposeful Perspectives: Dandelion Season
For May's Purposeful Perspectives blog, team member Dawn Charleston-Green reflects on the Dandelion Season.
Stories That Shape Our Work: What the Georgia CASA Team Is Reading
From Library Week to Independent Book Store Day, April is filled with literary-themed days of note. Reading often serves as a way to deepen knowledge, expand empathy, and broaden awareness. In the child welfare space, many books touch on our work directly and indirectly. These reads can be found in every shelf of the reading world; memoirs that show a child’s journey to safety, non-fiction works that cultivate leadership or technical skills, and stories of fiction that illustrate hope are all in the hands of those in the CASA network. To help you get started on your next read, the Georgia CASA team shares the books that have recently resonated with them.
Purposeful Perspectives: Holi Festival
For March's Purposeful Perspectives blog, team member Sanika Narayanpethkar reflects on the Holi Festival.
Purposeful Perspectives: Valentine’s Day
For February's Purposeful Perspectives blog, team member Rachelle Wilson reflects on Valentine's Day.
Purposeful Perspectives: New Year
For January's Purposeful Perspectives blog, team member LaDonna Collins reflects on the New Year.
Purposeful Perspectives: Christmas
For December's Purposeful Perspectives blog, board member Miachel Eads reflects on the Christmas season.
Purposeful Perspectives: Thanksgiving
For November's Purposeful Perspectives blog, board member Lauren Hyatt reflects on the Thanksgiving season.
Purposeful Perspectives: Halloween
For October's Purposeful Perspectives blog, board member Wendy Cobb reflects on Halloween and her birthday.
Purposeful Perspectives: Grandparents Day
For September's Purposeful Perspectives blog, board chair Kim Harrington reflects on Grandparents Day.
In the Field: Preventing The Last Straw
"What Straw stirred in me wasn’t sadness, it was deep reflection. Reflection on untold stories. On the weight of mental health struggles across communities. On the broken systems that overlook, fail, or forget the very people they were created to support." Yesterday, LaDonna Collins led the CASA network and friends in a discussion about the new Netflix film, Straw. Today, she shares some reflections with us on the film and how being a consistent, kind presence in the lives of others can make all the difference.