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The Guardian: ‘A Failure of the System’
May 12, 2023
Jordan Neely’s killing sparked a national controversy, but less attention has been paid to how he slipped through the cracks of New York City’s social safety net.
CASA-NYC Seeks Volunteers to Help Advocate for Foster Youth
July 22, 2022
CASA-NYC feature on Eyewitness News WABC7NY.
Call for Volunteers in ‘Staten Island Live’
June 23, 2022
As part of CASA-NYC’s expansion in Staten Island, we are recruiting volunteer advocates who live and work in Staten Island.
‘Child Welfare’ Journal Article: Social Support for Transition-Aged Youth
May 8, 2022
Learn more about the challenges youth with foster care experience face as they pursue post-secondary education (originally published in 2020).
CASA-NYC Discusses Impact of Pandemic on Foster Care
February 3, 2021
Daren Jaime for BronxNet Television
We Met Them in the Depths of the Pandemic. How Are They Doing Now?
December 4, 2020
Ginia Bellafante for The New York Times
Support for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
August 24, 2020
CASA-supported youth Jeanette Rivera and CASA-NYC board member Charell Star on Good Morning America
‘Once You Sign the Paper, It’s Over:’ Older Foster Youth Plead for Help from New York Governor
May 29, 2020
Megan Conn for The Chronicle of Social Change
How CASA is Helping Foster Kids During the Pandemic
May 28, 2020
Former CASA-NYC youth fellow Brieanna Hayes and CASA-NYC board member Charell Star on the TODAY show.
Kerry Moles and Brieanna Hayes on The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
May 20, 2020
CASA-NYC and Improving Foster Care | The Daily Social Distancing Show