CASA Joy Tree event aims to provide gifts for nearly 200 Fayette County kids in family court
Lexington community members and staff at McBrayer Law Firm will be providing 160 abused and neglected children with gifts this holiday season, following the CASA Joy Tree kickoff event in downtown Lexington Wednesday. Another 35 Fayette County children still need generous people to step up and buy them gifts so they do not go without […]
42 Woodford County Children Picked From the CASA Joy Tree; 16 More Still Need Gifts
Woodford County community members and staff at lakeshore Learning will be providing 42 abused and neglected children with gifts this holiday season, following the CASA Joy Tree kickoff event in Midway on Monday. Another 16 Woodford County children still need generous people to step up and buy them gifts so they do not go without […]
52 Scott County Children Receiving Gifts Through CASA Joy Tree Program This December
Scott County community members and staff at Dan Cummins of Georgetown will be providing 52 abused and neglected children with gifts this holiday season, following the CASA Joy Tree kickoff event in Georgetown Tuesday. Another 18 Scott County children still need generous people to step up and buy them gifts so they do not go […]
CASA Joy Tree Event Provides Holiday Gifts for 31 Bourbon County Children
The 31 names on the CASA Joy Tree were gone in a matter of minutes Monday morning, even as many remained in the line of Bourbon County people wanting to brighten the holidays for abused and neglected children. This was the ninth year for the Bourbon County program, which has a new name – CASA […]
Nine New CASA Volunteers Will Advocate for Abused and Neglected Children in Central Kentucky
Friends and family members filled the room at CASA of Lexington on Oct. 14, as family court Judge Joe Fooks swore in nine people from communities in and around Lexington as the area’s newest CASA volunteers. Fooks told the newly trained volunteers that he and the other family court judges rely on regular people like […]
CASA of Lexington recognizes life-saving work of volunteers at annual fall festival
CASA of Lexington named Barbara Phipps the Debbie LaBoone CASA Volunteer of the Year at its annual volunteer appreciation fall festival in September. The event celebrates all CASA volunteers with CASA of Lexington — volunteers who give their time each month to visit with abused and neglected children and speak up for their best interests. […]
Pints for a Purpose from Crank & Boom
Would you like to buy some delicious Crank & Boom ice cream that also helps fund CASA of Lexington? The Lexington ice cream business’ annual Pints for a Purpose is taking pre-orders now! For every pint pre-ordered through Sept. 15, $4 will be donated to the charity of your choice. (CASA of Lexington is listed third […]
CASA Volunteer of the Month Shelby Thorne: ‘You’re Never Alone in Making a Difference’
CASA volunteer Shelby Thorne Shelby Thorne always knew she wanted to support youth in foster care, but she wasn’t sure how. Years ago, she learned about CASA – a program that enables volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in family court. She didn’t have the time to commit — but the mission stuck […]
CASA of Lexington adds 11 new advocates for abused and neglected children
CASA of Lexington added 11 new volunteer advocates on Friday. The volunteers were sworn in by Fayette County Family Court Judge Tiffany Yahr after they completed a training class and took an oath of confidentiality. The new CASA volunteers will now be matched with abused and neglected children in the family court system who need […]
Give270 Bourbon Raffle Provides $5,000 to CASA of Lexington to Help Abused and Neglected Children
CASA of Lexington has $5,000 to help abused and neglected children thanks to a unique bourbon raffle from the nonprofit Give270. Hundreds bought tickets in the charity raffle, held earlier this year, for 10 hard-to-get bourbon prizes. The grand prize was a rare bottle of Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby 150: Baccarat Edition and a halter […]