John McDermott Champion of Children Award John McDermott was a man whose life was committed to changing the future for New Hampshire’s youth. He spent his entire career in law enforcement and juvenile justice working diligently to improve the lives of children. John knew and believed the committed work of one or many could, and […]
Linda Egbert Outstanding Advocate Award In September of 2017, CASA of New Hampshire unexpectedly lost a dear friend and outstanding advocate – Linda Egbert of North Hampton. A dependable, compassionate and a true champion for the children she worked with, Linda touched the lives of 26 children over her 10 years as an advocate. Linda […]
Judge of the Year In the 31 years since two New Hampshire judges took a chance on a program that promised advocacy for children by highly-trained volunteers, CASA of New Hampshire has advocated for more than 10,000 children. At the heart of every one of those cases has been a judge with a life-altering decision […]
This year, six CASA volunteer advocates celebrate 20 years providing a voice for New Hampshire’s children. As part of our upcoming annual celebration, we would like to recognize them for their compassion and dedication to our children who need a strong advocate for their futures. Mary Atwell In Mary’s time here at CASA, she has […]
“Becoming a CASA is so incredibly important and needed, even more so amidst COVID-19. The opportunity to be trained virtually is safe and convenient, and I never felt I didn’t glean all the necessary training, discussion, role play, and coaching that is vital to preparing me for this role. The most surprising part of virtual […]
This year, six CASA volunteer advocates celebrate 15 years providing a voice for New Hampshire’s children. As part of our upcoming annual celebration, we would like to recognize them for their compassion and dedication to our children who need a strong advocate for their futures. Susan E. Brown Susan has been a CASA for 15 […]
If you tuned in to Friday night’s virtual “gala” we hope you had as much fun as we did! We truly didn’t know how we would turn our annual in-person CASA Cares Evening of Giving into a one-hour event produced in a studio and broadcast live on social media. But we can say without a […]
This year, 17 CASA volunteer advocates celebrate 10 years providing a voice for New Hampshire’s children. As part of our upcoming annual celebration, we would like to recognize them for their compassion and dedication to our children who need a strong advocate for their futures. Jennifer Adams Jennifer has worked with nine families and advocated […]
From Pittsburg to Nashua, CASA’s new virtual training brings the classroom to your own home The month of June saw a new milestone at CASA – the successful completion of its first two fully virtual training classes. Two legal interns and 25 new volunteer advocates from 25 communities across New Hampshire and Vermont were the […]
Simply saying thank you hardly seems to express how grateful we are to all who helped make NH Gives Day a success. Together more than 180 donors gave more than $42,000 in just over 24 hours to help ensure New Hampshire’s victimized children are paired with a volunteer to advocate on their behalf so they […]
