Change a Child’s Story - Podcasthon 2025

You Probably Think This Story’s About You

Brittani Ard

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Relationships

3.5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Over 390,000 children are in the foster care system. Each one needs someone to advocate for them. Brit has been a volunteer for the King County CASA program for almost 10 years and she believes that we need to make sure all children can grow up safe and loved. This is a special episode that is part of Podcasthon March 15th-21st – a global collaboration with over 1600 podcasters using their platform to share with you a charity or organization that is important to them. Check out their website to see the other shows releasing episodes this week. https://podcasthon.org/ If you want to volunteer or support the CASA program in your area please check out the National CASA GAL Association: https://nationalcasagal.org/ All chapters are available ad free on Patreon: https://patreon.com/BrittaniArd Share your story with Brittani. Production of BDE Unlimited Sponsor information at https://brittaniard.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	True Story Media.
0:09.3	Hey, it's Brittany Ard, creator and host of you probably think this story is about you.
0:16.9	This week, I'm going to bring you a very special episode, something that is very close to my heart.
0:24.1	Last summer, I was approached to join something called podcastthon. Over 1,600 podcasters from around
0:32.0	the world taking the time to share their favorite charitable organizations with their listeners. Between March 15th and
0:41.7	March 21st, all these podcasters are going to release episodes highlighting those organizations
0:49.1	that are most important to them. I was so excited to be a part of this. A couple times in my show, I've talked about being
0:58.6	Acasa. And that's C-A-A court-appointed special advocate. The role of Acasa is to act as a guardian
1:08.9	ad litem for the foster kids that are going through the system.
1:13.4	The reason why I chose to be a CASA was because I really believed that the foster youth have to
1:23.3	navigate a system that is not designed to be there for them. And in my role as a CASA, I get to
1:34.4	meet with the kids, talk to all the parties involved, and then I go to court and let the judge know what it is that the child wants.
1:47.5	It doesn't always mean that the child gets what they want, but it does give them a voice
1:52.7	in a system that they have been silenced in.
1:57.5	And I really think it's important that we make sure to address the needs emotionally,
2:06.6	physically, and the mental health needs of the kids that are in the foster care system.
2:11.7	This program started in King County, but it is now across the country. You can go to nationalcasa.org
2:20.6	and find out what your local program is called. People that volunteer to become a CASA come from all
2:29.2	different backgrounds with the one goal of advocating for the children in the foster care system.
2:37.4	I am going to tell you a little bit about the CASA program in King County, which is where I am a
2:45.6	volunteer. Social workers that are assigned to these cases are so overloaded with work, and a lot of times
2:56.2	it's hard to manage the needs of the child while also making sure that all of the court-required
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