Episode 232: Advocating for Children in Foster Care as CASAs (w/ Travis & Stephanie Johnson)
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Decisions made in court hold a lot of weight for the futures of children and families. Due to the impact that decision could potentially have, the role Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) was introduced to ensure all information was being considered.
The role of a CASA before began in 1977. Today, 939 state CASA/GAL organizations operate in 49 states, which serve 242,000 children annually. Travis and Stephanie Johnson are two of the dedicated volunteers who serve the foster care community in their role as CASAs.
In this episode, you’ll hear more about what it means to be a CASA, what the weekly responsibility often looks like, why Travis and Stephanie stepped into this role, and more valuable insights from their experience.
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| 0:00.0 | Sharing the stories of the foster care community. |
| 0:04.0 | This is The Forgotten Podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | Based on the staff from McLean County CASA, less than 0.5% of kids that have a CASA re-enter |
| 0:13.0 | foster care. |
| 0:14.0 | You can help them potentially not re-enter the system, and that's huge. |
| 0:20.0 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten Podcast, where we are or potentially not re-enter the system. And that's huge. |
| 0:21.0 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. |
| 0:22.4 | Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast, |
| 0:24.5 | where we are highlighting the stories of the people |
| 0:27.4 | of foster care. |
| 0:28.8 | With every episode, our goal is to help you better understand |
| 0:32.4 | the foster care community. |
| 0:34.3 | We want to bring you hope and encouragement |
| 0:36.4 | in your journey and help you support the agency workers, foster parents, vulnerable adults, and children in foster care right where you live. |
| 0:45.7 | If you want to learn more about TFI, catch up on past episodes, read engaging articles, or partner with us on mission with a gift of any amount, head over to |
| 0:56.6 | the forgotten initiative.org. |
| 0:59.4 | We are in this together. |
| 1:01.7 | Thank you for listening and engaging with us. |
| 1:04.4 | We love having you as part of our family. |
| 1:07.8 | Okay, it is time. |
| 1:09.9 | Let's do this. Well, today I get to welcome Travis and Stephanie Johnson |
| 1:21.6 | onto the podcast. They got married back in 2020 and really knew from the beginning of their relationship that they |
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