April 3, 2025 • 29 mins
In this compelling episode of "Mi San Antonio," host Pedro Al Aire dives into the transformative world of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). CASA is a national organization dedicated to advocating for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect. By providing trained volunteers to represent these children in court, CASA ensures that each child's voice is heard and their needs are met.Pedro sits down with passionate CASA representatives to explore the profound impact CASA has on the lives of children. They discuss how CASA volunteers help secure safe, permanent homes, promote stability, and support the overall well-being of children in foster care. Listeners will hear inspiring stories of how CASA advocates make a difference, from reducing the number of placements children experience to ensuring they receive the necessary services and support
The episode also provides valuable insights into how you can become a CASA advocate. Learn about the training process, the commitment required, and the incredible rewards of being a voice for a child in need. Whether you're looking to volunteer or simply want to understand more about this vital organization, this episode is a must-listen.
The episode also provides valuable insights into how you can become a CASA advocate. Learn about the training process, the commitment required, and the incredible rewards of being a voice for a child in need. Whether you're looking to volunteer or simply want to understand more about this vital organization, this episode is a must-listen.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
One oh four or five Latino Hits is putting the
spotlight on you, San Antonio and probably serving our community.
This is the Me san Antonio Community Voices podcast on
iHeartRadio San Antonio. Representando that two ten baby Piano, Petro
Finco Latino Here.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Fami, Welcome back to another episode of the Me san
Antonio podcast. It is our San Antonio community podcast where
we connect with people and organizations in and around the
Alamo City to discuss programs and opportunities that affect everyone's lives.
Anyone's lives in San Antonio today are in this episode.
(00:48):
I have representatives from CASA Child Advocates, San Antoniogo and Cavina,
my brand new friends, the dec Demente Ze Puerto Rico,
Perro Rica and San Antonio. Wilo Murphy, director of Programs
at CASA. Maria Tascon Director de Gen Colombia. She is
(01:10):
a CASA volunteer advocate. Welcome both you to the podcast.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Thank you great to be here. No no, that's.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
St Episodio the Mis San Antonio podcast, but a compartids
time for basquessonoskias not sicos peros. Everything that is childcare
and child safety and defending children because kids are defense sisters,
(01:43):
just kids, and so they need advocates. So, uh, you
are the director of Programs at CASA. Let's remind our
listeners what is CASA.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
Yeah, great question. CASA stands for quarter point, it's special Advocates.
So what we do is that we train, we support,
and we lead child advocates whose role is to go
in front of a judge and report to the court
(02:17):
on cases where children have been removed from their homes
due to abuse and neglect. So five children every day
in Bear County get removed due to abuse and neglect.
There's something that a lot of us probably don't know
about because we don't want to know about it because
it's obviously something that is very hard or to talk about.
Normally doesn't get talked.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
About in life.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Children every day come into care in Bear County. They
are part of the foster care system. So what we
have done is we know that is an overworked system.
We have people with great intentions, case workers that dedicate
their lives to serve the children. We have attorneys that
represent children in the foster care system. Unfortunately, they have
(03:02):
so many children that they have to help and have
so many children in their caseloads that a lot of
times the children they do not get all the services
that they need because a lot of times some of
the needs may fall through the cracks for one reason
of another. Here's when KASA comes in. What we want
to do is that we want to provide volunteer advocates
(03:24):
that are going to walk alongside those children and make
sure that their needs are being met. And what happens
is that rather than every advocate has ten, fifteen, twenty
children that they have to work with and they have
to dedicate their effort, actually they only have either one
child or one sibling group that they exclusively work with.
(03:46):
So that way every step of the way, and we
have we have people from all all sides of society,
you know, hint to Ferra socialists. Well then said well onarios,
and these people are going to advocate for the for
their children and basically that that child or that sibling group,
they are my cast of children. So when we come
(04:07):
when we talk about medical needs, when we talk about school,
when we talk about emotional needs, anything that has to
do any any assessments that they may need, that casta
advocate is going to come alongside of them like just
focusing on that child or children and every time there's
a core hearing, because every so often h CPS and
(04:28):
everybody involved on the case has to go in front
of a judge to update the judge about how everything
is going that casta volunteer is going to bring up
their concerns and their recommendations for the judge to make
decisions that are going to affect the best interests of
those children.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Perfect segue that we're talking about volunteers, Marie Tascon. You
are a CASA volunteer advocate and ton ses to role
is es that a konino a child represent and escortes
communico quizis bair uh everything that has to do with
(05:04):
this kid from entering the system and hopefully eventually getting
out of the system. Right platica com a role and
trust primero told lost Casa and and and the process
that you go through when advocating for a child.
Speaker 5 (05:20):
Okay, as you own experiencia supremamente gratificant de princeipio form
proxy mamol socialist mainta in connection and investigarmas and tamas
(05:44):
so the Ontario and tones Ala connection. Marie hi Alas
San antonio plicard and Trenamiento parte lovio paralast handle for
(06:09):
trenamiento especialmente enriques persona para mama, comos posa jo includesion
as a momento penza as ontario solamentel okay, apprend honest
and trenamiento parame a ceo ja super gatificant, gena present
(06:31):
and different aspect to spora formas on interdisciplinarias on different
test actors Losceno's foreman the Vista and premier pa is the.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Gives me.
Speaker 5 (06:49):
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Speaker 1 (07:00):
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Come prime to represented owning your friends Juez or whatever
the case. What was that feeling like, we're you nervous.
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Speaker 2 (08:52):
I castos as okay jan ninos ala corte solos. Is
that why this is like this happens that we have
advocates for kids, like is that a possibility?
Speaker 4 (09:03):
See Normally the way it works out is that somebody
calls CPS, a neighbor, a teacher, a doctor, somebody has
a suspicion that child exact jaman a CPS, CPS investigal
premier paso cpstra.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
And Bruce, you know he just fell over whatever ext.
Speaker 4 (09:38):
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Speaker 4 (10:02):
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proximo paso, the CPS is stratar the avi tar remoel.
Speaker 3 (10:16):
Nino sible dependendo the like.
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(10:46):
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Speaker 3 (10:51):
Prop colono and tones cala corde.
Speaker 4 (10:55):
At that point CPS becomes like a temporary guardian of
the children league guardian of the children. This is what
it becomes a legal removal. And then at that time
you have two aspects of a case. Number one, the children.
You want to make sure that children their needs are
being taken care of and they are safe. They may
end up in a foster home, or they may end
up with a relative grandma and grandpa, whatever the situation
(11:17):
may be. Whatever, they're going to be safe in the
meantime as as those needs are being met. The other
side of that is the parents are doing services because
we're trying to make sure that they are going to
deal with those concerns and they're going to learn how
to pairing correctly. So they may be going through drug treatment,
they may be going through anger management classes, they may
(11:39):
be going through parenting classes, and the idea is that
they have from one year to eighteen months to demonstrate
to the court that they are willing and doing everything
possible to regain custody of their children. There's at the
end of this process, and the idea is that there's
going to be a core hearing a trial when there's
(11:59):
going to be final orders. So we are going to
bring our recommendations to that hearing as well, along with
the attorney for the children and CPS, and what we're
trying to is find a resolution where the children are.
Speaker 3 (12:09):
Going to be safe. Ideally with the parents.
Speaker 4 (12:11):
We always try to work towards reunification with the parents
when it is at all possible. But that is not possible,
then we try to look for best case scenarios. Maybe
perhaps it's going to be custody to a grandma and
grandpa and the parents can still have visitation, but they're
not there yet in terms of dealing with whatever issues
they have, and some more extreme cases, sometimes there has
(12:35):
to be termination of parental rights. The parents will lose
their parental rights and then the children will be put
up for adoption, and the idea will be then then
they will be adopted in a placement that's going to
offer safety, love, and commitment to the children.
Speaker 3 (12:48):
So those are the things that we're looking at.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
Now, let's say let's say a child is removed from
their parents but sent to live with a relative, a grandparent. Yes,
those guys that continue to provide support now to that
now you know, elderly elderly family member.
Speaker 4 (13:03):
Yes, you know again, cassas acron is court appointed for
as long as there's a legal, uh core case, casa
IS will be providing services to that family, will be
following up. So yeah, a lot of times, even if
the child themselves may be may bee fine, you know,
the emotional needs are taking care of, the their medical
(13:25):
needs are taken care of. A lot of times these
relatives that perhaps again I was I was talking about before,
how sometimes CPS, the case worker will have multiple cases
they have to deal with. Sometimes they cannot be as
detailed in their interactions with the relatives as and sometimes
the relatives may feel like, I'm not sure I'm understanding
this process.
Speaker 3 (13:44):
I know that my CPS, you have let's go right
those that.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
You okay, exactly, cause at that point you have a
million questions. So thatando you know, on my suspect that
can you know, may not be true, right, and all
of a sudden, investigation, investigation kicks off, and you know,
(14:17):
you're like, what is happening? So organizations like CASA kind
of you know, you could be the what's the best
way I could put this? Like you're the middle person,
You're you kind of just kind of wade the waters,
right and like all right, here's here's steps A through
Z on what's going to happen. And you know, as
long as everything's fine, we're good. Just so our listeners
(14:38):
truly understand the impact of CASA. Not too much detail
because I know there's not a lot we can share
here about cases or whatnot. Prof And I'm assuming you know,
if it was something bad the child had get removed,
(15:01):
what was that?
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Speaker 2 (17:33):
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if if this exists, was a perfect ending kello Trinovian.
Trinovian like is that because that's what we're looking for, right,
We want to a certain extent, a happily hour after
for for for children who need it.
Speaker 3 (17:53):
Yeah, we we have.
Speaker 4 (17:56):
Actually, I was talking to Maria earlier about about the
case so that I think it's it's a great, great
case to talk about because there was a case. It
was for children and reental rights had to be terminated
and one of the children had like a really uh
serious medical needs and there was gonna be there was
(18:16):
there was a concern at that point because there was
a family that had expressed that they were willing to
adopt the children. However, they lived in a very small
town where any type of specialized medical care was going
to be exact, and we just didn't know if if
(18:44):
that was going to be appropriate because of those medical needs.
And it was very complicated case because when you have
four children, it's not as easy, you know, like if
you have one, uh you know that's way controladro exactly.
Speaker 3 (19:06):
You know that you may even more exactly.
Speaker 4 (19:12):
So so in this in this case, one of the
concerns from from the court. Everybody brought their their opinions,
and the court was really concerned. The judge was really concerned.
I don't want to gamble the life of this child.
And you know, we have this different perspective. Is it appropriate?
Speaker 3 (19:28):
Is this the best?
Speaker 4 (19:29):
What happens if we let go of this placement? Is
going to happen that now we're going to have to
adopt the children in different placements now because that's going
to be the only option. You know, there's a lot
of what is and fortunately actually the judge said no
to the placement back then, and this is something happened
about ten years ago because of the concerns about this
can be alive and dead situation. If we don't want anything,
(19:51):
we cannot gamble with the life of a child. Within
six months, we were able to identify a home in
a much larger city that had all the medical facilities
and we are finally able to get the kids adopted.
Speaker 3 (20:06):
We heard about about that.
Speaker 4 (20:07):
After the fact that we close the case and the
case closed from the from the legal from the legal process,
we heard from the family that were doing great. The
child was doing great because finally they were adopted in
the place that they were able to receive the medical
care that they needed and they were all adopted together.
So an example, that's an example of of of a
great ending that That's one of the things that I
(20:29):
feel like Kasa offers. I've been involved with different over
my career. You know, sometimes you do things like like
do one of my previous jobs. I do like life
schools groups with with middle school and high schoolers and
you teach him everything that you know is good for them,
but you almost kind of like hope that that's going
to be for the best and.
Speaker 3 (20:49):
They're gonna learn and they're gonna have, you know, have
a good life. But you just don't know.
Speaker 4 (20:54):
Right with Kasa, the differences that at the end of
the case, you're there, yep, Like like Maria of her case,
she's gonna be there, She's gonna know what happened. And
when you have either a unification or you have a
custody arrangement with a with a with a relative, that
was appropriate and the child is safe and it's going
to have a forever home.
Speaker 3 (21:13):
You are part of that from beginning to end.
Speaker 4 (21:16):
You're gonna see the fruit of what of all those efforts,
all that time and everything you did for that child.
Speaker 3 (21:21):
So so the not only the child gets closure, but
Maria is a volunteer. You get closure. Tiga the tole
process satisfaction.
Speaker 2 (21:34):
Okay, y buenas manos, I mean, and I was reading
your bio, like and you said earlier, it's such a
gratifying feeling. Lad Ferencia in La vidaaminoda. They could reflect
(21:57):
back and say, I'm so happy this turned out this
way because of organizations like Casa.
Speaker 3 (22:08):
Maria. Now they say, was the being with so win
in society of.
Speaker 2 (22:35):
The political landscape and immigration issue, is it affecting families
right now to the point where their their their their
parents are gone. All of a sudden, their parents get
picked up, they're getting deported and now the kids are
like in limbo.
Speaker 3 (22:48):
Yeah, that's that's a possibility.
Speaker 4 (22:51):
I cannot speak to whether or not that is happening
right now, but I know that it is a possibility
because at the end of the.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
Day, theilis or I can't remember what exactly what the
case was, right, but families were being detained and then
families were being torn apart hes, right.
Speaker 3 (23:18):
So guys that can step in in a case like this, yeah,
and represent children.
Speaker 4 (23:23):
Absolutely, And the important thing is you know the child. Yeah,
immigration issues can be part of the reason why a
child has to be removed because they don't have a caretaker.
You know, they don't have anybody that can provide a
caregiving role for them. That's a possibility, and the reality
of it is is sometimes you know, children get removed
and maybe maybe the child speaks English, no problem, but
(23:45):
he's not with grandma, and grandma doesn't speak English, and
the case worker maybe has somebody.
Speaker 3 (23:51):
Else in their unit that speaks Spanish. The attorney kind
of speaks Spanish.
Speaker 4 (23:57):
If we were talking about a little while ago about
how how it is times to navigate the system, if
somebody is not gonna sit down with you and explaining
detail what's going on.
Speaker 3 (24:05):
And regularly let you lydio maps, probably becomes even longer.
Speaker 2 (24:17):
Imagine the stress that the kid goes through, not just
the kid, but their extended family who has no idea what's.
Speaker 4 (24:22):
Happening exactly exactly and and yeah, and and if they
haven't been here a long time, you know, like they
barely got here. They may not like like the process,
and these kind.
Speaker 2 (24:32):
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Speaker 3 (27:14):
Child welfare came.
Speaker 4 (27:24):
Earlier.
Speaker 2 (27:25):
It's such a satisfying feeling to know you can make
an impact in a child's life and put them on
the right track to a better futures.
Speaker 3 (27:35):
Marca Casa we receive information, Comma, you.
Speaker 2 (27:46):
Get the training, you get a support and the guidance
to impact children's lives.
Speaker 3 (27:53):
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Speaker 4 (27:55):
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All you need to do, all you need to have
is be twenty one years old.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
There you go.
Speaker 4 (28:09):
Uh and you don't need any specialized knowledge. You don't
need to have a social work degree, none of that.
Just somebody that is really interested and really committed to
serve children that need the help that they're going to
provide them with.
Speaker 2 (28:22):
I think the biggest qualification they're needed is caring a
big heart, care big heart, care about kids, care about
people's well beings, care about people's lives, and care about giving,
in this case, children a better future. On Fredo Mariao
The Mis San Antonio podcastre Casa a Impact in West
(28:47):
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Speaker 3 (28:53):
Better.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
Thank you guys, this was another me San Antonio Community
Voices podcast from one oh four or five Latino Hits.
Speaker 3 (29:02):
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Speaker 1 (29:04):
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One oh four or five Latino Hits is putting the
spotlight on you, San Antonio and probably serving our community.
This is the Me san Antonio Community Voices podcast on
iHeartRadio San Antonio. Representando that two ten baby Piano, Petro
Finco Latino Here.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Fami, Welcome back to another episode of the Me san
Antonio podcast. It is our San Antonio community podcast where
we connect with people and organizations in and around the
Alamo City to discuss programs and opportunities that affect everyone's lives.
Anyone's lives in San Antonio today are in this episode.
(00:48):
I have representatives from CASA Child Advocates, San Antoniogo and Cavina,
my brand new friends, the dec Demente Ze Puerto Rico,
Perro Rica and San Antonio. Wilo Murphy, director of Programs
at CASA. Maria Tascon Director de Gen Colombia. She is
(01:10):
a CASA volunteer advocate. Welcome both you to the podcast.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Thank you great to be here. No no, that's.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
St Episodio the Mis San Antonio podcast, but a compartids
time for basquessonoskias not sicos peros. Everything that is childcare
and child safety and defending children because kids are defense sisters,
(01:43):
just kids, and so they need advocates. So, uh, you
are the director of Programs at CASA. Let's remind our
listeners what is CASA.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
Yeah, great question. CASA stands for quarter point, it's special Advocates.
So what we do is that we train, we support,
and we lead child advocates whose role is to go
in front of a judge and report to the court
(02:17):
on cases where children have been removed from their homes
due to abuse and neglect. So five children every day
in Bear County get removed due to abuse and neglect.
There's something that a lot of us probably don't know
about because we don't want to know about it because
it's obviously something that is very hard or to talk about.
Normally doesn't get talked.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
About in life.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Children every day come into care in Bear County. They
are part of the foster care system. So what we
have done is we know that is an overworked system.
We have people with great intentions, case workers that dedicate
their lives to serve the children. We have attorneys that
represent children in the foster care system. Unfortunately, they have
(03:02):
so many children that they have to help and have
so many children in their caseloads that a lot of
times the children they do not get all the services
that they need because a lot of times some of
the needs may fall through the cracks for one reason
of another. Here's when KASA comes in. What we want
to do is that we want to provide volunteer advocates
(03:24):
that are going to walk alongside those children and make
sure that their needs are being met. And what happens
is that rather than every advocate has ten, fifteen, twenty
children that they have to work with and they have
to dedicate their effort, actually they only have either one
child or one sibling group that they exclusively work with.
(03:46):
So that way every step of the way, and we
have we have people from all all sides of society,
you know, hint to Ferra socialists. Well then said well onarios,
and these people are going to advocate for the for
their children and basically that that child or that sibling group,
they are my cast of children. So when we come
(04:07):
when we talk about medical needs, when we talk about school,
when we talk about emotional needs, anything that has to
do any any assessments that they may need, that casta
advocate is going to come alongside of them like just
focusing on that child or children and every time there's
a core hearing, because every so often h CPS and
(04:28):
everybody involved on the case has to go in front
of a judge to update the judge about how everything
is going that casta volunteer is going to bring up
their concerns and their recommendations for the judge to make
decisions that are going to affect the best interests of
those children.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Perfect segue that we're talking about volunteers, Marie Tascon. You
are a CASA volunteer advocate and ton ses to role
is es that a konino a child represent and escortes
communico quizis bair uh everything that has to do with
(05:04):
this kid from entering the system and hopefully eventually getting
out of the system. Right platica com a role and
trust primero told lost Casa and and and the process
that you go through when advocating for a child.
Speaker 5 (05:20):
Okay, as you own experiencia supremamente gratificant de princeipio form
proxy mamol socialist mainta in connection and investigarmas and tamas
(05:44):
so the Ontario and tones Ala connection. Marie hi Alas
San antonio plicard and Trenamiento parte lovio paralast handle for
(06:09):
trenamiento especialmente enriques persona para mama, comos posa jo includesion
as a momento penza as ontario solamentel okay, apprend honest
and trenamiento parame a ceo ja super gatificant, gena present
(06:31):
and different aspect to spora formas on interdisciplinarias on different
test actors Losceno's foreman the Vista and premier pa is the.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
Gives me.
Speaker 5 (06:49):
Prend mucho portad it ok o concasa siento kees mas
lokes okay, locate.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
You are come.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
Come prime to represented owning your friends Juez or whatever
the case. What was that feeling like, we're you nervous.
Speaker 5 (07:16):
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para mar.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
I castos as okay jan ninos ala corte solos. Is
that why this is like this happens that we have
advocates for kids, like is that a possibility?
Speaker 4 (09:03):
See Normally the way it works out is that somebody
calls CPS, a neighbor, a teacher, a doctor, somebody has
a suspicion that child exact jaman a CPS, CPS investigal
premier paso cpstra.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
And Bruce, you know he just fell over whatever ext.
Speaker 4 (09:38):
When okayly no not explica, I came investiga is now
andrino perro and.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
Vig and says I and says so CP s quandoa.
Speaker 4 (10:02):
Guando I evidencia the Canino petarensia and proximo corde el
proximo paso, the CPS is stratar the avi tar remoel.
Speaker 3 (10:16):
Nino sible dependendo the like.
Speaker 4 (10:21):
Pero travarc pa re course of parag classes and rapapo
the the ram para po there prore uh CPS by
the quando fuos and toss song in fructosos, la familia,
(10:46):
necessita masaya the por stan.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Prop colono and tones cala corde.
Speaker 4 (10:55):
At that point CPS becomes like a temporary guardian of
the children league guardian of the children. This is what
it becomes a legal removal. And then at that time
you have two aspects of a case. Number one, the children.
You want to make sure that children their needs are
being taken care of and they are safe. They may
end up in a foster home, or they may end
up with a relative grandma and grandpa, whatever the situation
(11:17):
may be. Whatever, they're going to be safe in the
meantime as as those needs are being met. The other
side of that is the parents are doing services because
we're trying to make sure that they are going to
deal with those concerns and they're going to learn how
to pairing correctly. So they may be going through drug treatment,
they may be going through anger management classes, they may
(11:39):
be going through parenting classes, and the idea is that
they have from one year to eighteen months to demonstrate
to the court that they are willing and doing everything
possible to regain custody of their children. There's at the
end of this process, and the idea is that there's
going to be a core hearing a trial when there's
(11:59):
going to be final orders. So we are going to
bring our recommendations to that hearing as well, along with
the attorney for the children and CPS, and what we're
trying to is find a resolution where the children are.
Speaker 3 (12:09):
Going to be safe. Ideally with the parents.
Speaker 4 (12:11):
We always try to work towards reunification with the parents
when it is at all possible. But that is not possible,
then we try to look for best case scenarios. Maybe
perhaps it's going to be custody to a grandma and
grandpa and the parents can still have visitation, but they're
not there yet in terms of dealing with whatever issues
they have, and some more extreme cases, sometimes there has
(12:35):
to be termination of parental rights. The parents will lose
their parental rights and then the children will be put
up for adoption, and the idea will be then then
they will be adopted in a placement that's going to
offer safety, love, and commitment to the children.
Speaker 3 (12:48):
So those are the things that we're looking at.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
Now, let's say let's say a child is removed from
their parents but sent to live with a relative, a grandparent. Yes,
those guys that continue to provide support now to that
now you know, elderly elderly family member.
Speaker 4 (13:03):
Yes, you know again, cassas acron is court appointed for
as long as there's a legal, uh core case, casa
IS will be providing services to that family, will be
following up. So yeah, a lot of times, even if
the child themselves may be may bee fine, you know,
the emotional needs are taking care of, the their medical
(13:25):
needs are taken care of. A lot of times these
relatives that perhaps again I was I was talking about before,
how sometimes CPS, the case worker will have multiple cases
they have to deal with. Sometimes they cannot be as
detailed in their interactions with the relatives as and sometimes
the relatives may feel like, I'm not sure I'm understanding
this process.
Speaker 3 (13:44):
I know that my CPS, you have let's go right
those that.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
You okay, exactly, cause at that point you have a
million questions. So thatando you know, on my suspect that
can you know, may not be true, right, and all
of a sudden, investigation, investigation kicks off, and you know,
(14:17):
you're like, what is happening? So organizations like CASA kind
of you know, you could be the what's the best
way I could put this? Like you're the middle person,
You're you kind of just kind of wade the waters,
right and like all right, here's here's steps A through
Z on what's going to happen. And you know, as
long as everything's fine, we're good. Just so our listeners
(14:38):
truly understand the impact of CASA. Not too much detail
because I know there's not a lot we can share
here about cases or whatnot. Prof And I'm assuming you know,
if it was something bad the child had get removed,
(15:01):
what was that?
Speaker 5 (15:02):
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as well as that report or tregard information on naga.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
Plato castle on the commulation. In English, it was a
if if this exists, was a perfect ending kello Trinovian.
Trinovian like is that because that's what we're looking for, right,
We want to a certain extent, a happily hour after
for for for children who need it.
Speaker 3 (17:53):
Yeah, we we have.
Speaker 4 (17:56):
Actually, I was talking to Maria earlier about about the
case so that I think it's it's a great, great
case to talk about because there was a case. It
was for children and reental rights had to be terminated
and one of the children had like a really uh
serious medical needs and there was gonna be there was
(18:16):
there was a concern at that point because there was
a family that had expressed that they were willing to
adopt the children. However, they lived in a very small
town where any type of specialized medical care was going
to be exact, and we just didn't know if if
(18:44):
that was going to be appropriate because of those medical needs.
And it was very complicated case because when you have
four children, it's not as easy, you know, like if
you have one, uh you know that's way controladro exactly.
Speaker 3 (19:06):
You know that you may even more exactly.
Speaker 4 (19:12):
So so in this in this case, one of the
concerns from from the court. Everybody brought their their opinions,
and the court was really concerned. The judge was really concerned.
I don't want to gamble the life of this child.
And you know, we have this different perspective. Is it appropriate?
Speaker 3 (19:28):
Is this the best?
Speaker 4 (19:29):
What happens if we let go of this placement? Is
going to happen that now we're going to have to
adopt the children in different placements now because that's going
to be the only option. You know, there's a lot
of what is and fortunately actually the judge said no
to the placement back then, and this is something happened
about ten years ago because of the concerns about this
can be alive and dead situation. If we don't want anything,
(19:51):
we cannot gamble with the life of a child. Within
six months, we were able to identify a home in
a much larger city that had all the medical facilities
and we are finally able to get the kids adopted.
Speaker 3 (20:06):
We heard about about that.
Speaker 4 (20:07):
After the fact that we close the case and the
case closed from the from the legal from the legal process,
we heard from the family that were doing great. The
child was doing great because finally they were adopted in
the place that they were able to receive the medical
care that they needed and they were all adopted together.
So an example, that's an example of of of a
great ending that That's one of the things that I
(20:29):
feel like Kasa offers. I've been involved with different over
my career. You know, sometimes you do things like like
do one of my previous jobs. I do like life
schools groups with with middle school and high schoolers and
you teach him everything that you know is good for them,
but you almost kind of like hope that that's going
to be for the best and.
Speaker 3 (20:49):
They're gonna learn and they're gonna have, you know, have
a good life. But you just don't know.
Speaker 4 (20:54):
Right with Kasa, the differences that at the end of
the case, you're there, yep, Like like Maria of her case,
she's gonna be there, She's gonna know what happened. And
when you have either a unification or you have a
custody arrangement with a with a with a relative, that
was appropriate and the child is safe and it's going
to have a forever home.
Speaker 3 (21:13):
You are part of that from beginning to end.
Speaker 4 (21:16):
You're gonna see the fruit of what of all those efforts,
all that time and everything you did for that child.
Speaker 3 (21:21):
So so the not only the child gets closure, but
Maria is a volunteer. You get closure. Tiga the tole
process satisfaction.
Speaker 2 (21:34):
Okay, y buenas manos, I mean, and I was reading
your bio, like and you said earlier, it's such a
gratifying feeling. Lad Ferencia in La vidaaminoda. They could reflect
(21:57):
back and say, I'm so happy this turned out this
way because of organizations like Casa.
Speaker 3 (22:08):
Maria. Now they say, was the being with so win
in society of.
Speaker 2 (22:35):
The political landscape and immigration issue, is it affecting families
right now to the point where their their their their
parents are gone. All of a sudden, their parents get
picked up, they're getting deported and now the kids are
like in limbo.
Speaker 3 (22:48):
Yeah, that's that's a possibility.
Speaker 4 (22:51):
I cannot speak to whether or not that is happening
right now, but I know that it is a possibility
because at the end of the.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
Day, theilis or I can't remember what exactly what the
case was, right, but families were being detained and then
families were being torn apart hes, right.
Speaker 3 (23:18):
So guys that can step in in a case like this, yeah,
and represent children.
Speaker 4 (23:23):
Absolutely, And the important thing is you know the child. Yeah,
immigration issues can be part of the reason why a
child has to be removed because they don't have a caretaker.
You know, they don't have anybody that can provide a
caregiving role for them. That's a possibility, and the reality
of it is is sometimes you know, children get removed
and maybe maybe the child speaks English, no problem, but
(23:45):
he's not with grandma, and grandma doesn't speak English, and
the case worker maybe has somebody.
Speaker 3 (23:51):
Else in their unit that speaks Spanish. The attorney kind
of speaks Spanish.
Speaker 4 (23:57):
If we were talking about a little while ago about
how how it is times to navigate the system, if
somebody is not gonna sit down with you and explaining
detail what's going on.
Speaker 3 (24:05):
And regularly let you lydio maps, probably becomes even longer.
Speaker 2 (24:17):
Imagine the stress that the kid goes through, not just
the kid, but their extended family who has no idea what's.
Speaker 4 (24:22):
Happening exactly exactly and and yeah, and and if they
haven't been here a long time, you know, like they
barely got here. They may not like like the process,
and these kind.
Speaker 2 (24:32):
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Speaker 3 (27:14):
Child welfare came.
Speaker 4 (27:24):
Earlier.
Speaker 2 (27:25):
It's such a satisfying feeling to know you can make
an impact in a child's life and put them on
the right track to a better futures.
Speaker 3 (27:35):
Marca Casa we receive information, Comma, you.
Speaker 2 (27:46):
Get the training, you get a support and the guidance
to impact children's lives.
Speaker 3 (27:53):
As he is. I love it.
Speaker 4 (27:55):
I know level those dyes, those those singcos yet to ten,
two to five, seven zero seven zero very important as well.
All you need to do, all you need to have
is be twenty one years old.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
There you go.
Speaker 4 (28:09):
Uh and you don't need any specialized knowledge. You don't
need to have a social work degree, none of that.
Just somebody that is really interested and really committed to
serve children that need the help that they're going to
provide them with.
Speaker 2 (28:22):
I think the biggest qualification they're needed is caring a
big heart, care big heart, care about kids, care about
people's well beings, care about people's lives, and care about giving,
in this case, children a better future. On Fredo Mariao
The Mis San Antonio podcastre Casa a Impact in West
(28:47):
mas Canada and Los Ninoski for La Coma San Antonio.
Speaker 3 (28:53):
Better.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
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