An Opportunity To Thrive
A CASA/GAL Volunteer Can make all the difference in the life of a child
Children with advocates reach a permanent, stable home faster. Most often, the CASA/GAL volunteer is the only person in the foster child’s life that isn’t paid – the foster parents, therapist, social workers are all paid and the kids know that.
When a CASA/GAL volunteer comes and says “I am here, just for you,” that is powerful and life-changing.
A Lasting Impact
From a staff member -
“Foster kids have lost trust. The people they trusted most in their lives are the ones that got them into this mess – disruption, foster care. It’s my job to teach these kids that it’s ok to trust again.”
Sandie Cross
Director of Education & Training
From a former foster youth -
"My CASA/GAL gave me two things that can’t be measured. First, she gave me hope. She made me realize that I wasn’t just another “kid in the system,” that things would get better, and that I could have a good life and that I deserved a good life. Second, and most important, she believed in me. She believed I was a great person and I just had to get over some rough spots. She believed in me so much that I finally started to believe in myself. And that was when my life started to turn around.”
Edward Turner
former foster youth and CASA Kane County Gala Speaker 2020
From a board member -
“I am so humbled by the generosity of those who support Luggage of Love. These children are in such a difficult situation at no fault of their own. This is a small way of showing these kids that there are people out there who love them."
Jim Chakires
Founder of Apex CPAs