Stories + Updates
Welcome the Lion on Your Path
We all encounter lions in our life, our personal life, and our life as advocates. Sometimes our lions are big; death of a loved one, a job change, a placement change, a failed placement, or a child coming back into care. Sometimes our lions are small; sickness, loss of a friendship, an unanswered text or email, a missed visit, a missed UA, or a failing grade. Big or small, they are lions in our path. It is hard to think about where we are heading or where we have come from when faced with the lion. Can I sneak past it? Can I outrun it? Can I fight it? Can I go back and take a different path?
Gratitude: A Powerful Tool in Child Advocacy
“Focusing on the good instead of the bad helped me to see my circumstances in a more positive light. Ever since then, when I find myself waxing a little more Eeyore than Piglet, I rattle off three things I’m grateful for every night as I’m falling asleep.”
Zane, Issac, Serina, & Maria
Ken and Tessa became volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates in the spring of 2018. Soon after swearing-in, the married couple...
Foster Youth and Pets: A Beautiful Partnership
It’s 6 AM, and I’m awoken by my new roommate’s sudden desire to have a conversation. I’m not a morning person, and I really...
