March Advocate Spotlight

1. How long have you been an Advocate and when did you realize you wanted to become one? 

I have been an advocate since the fall of 2015. I realized I wanted to be an advocate probably 15 years before that when I first heard about the program when I lived in Indiana. It was just not the right time in my life to become an advocate at that time. I moved to San Antonio in August of 2015 and contacted CASA soon after that.

2. What is the most rewarding aspect of being an Advocate? 

By far the most rewarding aspect of being an advocate is seeing an outcome to a case that is in the best interests of the children and will provide the children with a stable, permanent home. That could be reunification, relative adoption or non-relative adoption. I have seen all of those outcomes in my time as an advocate. 

3. If you could offer some words of encouragement to your fellow and incoming Advocates, what would they be?



I would tell my fellow advocates to keep in mind that you are working to help children have a better life. As the song says, “Children are our future”.  If we can help children to grow up in a safe, stable home that will help all of us.