Entries by Katelyn Ellison

Donor Spotlight: Larry and Hilary Meyers

Larry and Hilary Meyers, along with their amazing family, have been supporters and friends of CASA for many years. Their son Seth (who you may have heard of) has donated two tickets to his show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and a virtual “Happy Half Hour with Seth” to the CASA Cares live auction, helping […]

The Importance of a CASA

A nine-month-old baby is brought to the doctor by her mother and grandmother with a broken arm, a broken leg, broken ribs and a bruise under her eye. These are not accidental injuries, they are the product of deliberate and recurring abuse. This is how CASA advocate Mary Pagucci’s recent case began. While similar cases […]

Make 2022 the year you make a difference!

Over the next few months, CASA of New Hampshire will offer virtual information sessions and advocate trainings to those interested in becoming CASA advocates for children experiencing abuse and neglect. If you have followed the news over the past few months, you are aware of how many children are in need of a caring, dedicated, […]

Donor Spotlight: Tom Buchanan

Ten years ago, Tom Buchanan was introduced to CASA through a board member from the organization. The rest, as they say, is history. Tom recently retired as a long-standing member of the board himself, and during his tenure, he was successful in recruiting several new advocates and cultivating donors far and wide. His first meeting […]

Donated Legal Services from New Hampshire Law Firms

Over the years, CASA of New Hampshire has been fortunate to develop partnerships with local law firms and private attorneys who graciously offer their services at no cost. While CASA has three staff attorneys who manage the legal issues of CASA’s child protection cases statewide, legal matters occasionally arise that require expertise and resources beyond […]

Meet CASA Volunteer Fred Hurwitz

Fred Hurwitz has served as a  CASA volunteer advocate for 23 children from 13 different families. He has witnessed successful adoptions and reunifications, and assisted in providing teens who are aging out of the foster care system with important skills for adulthood. When you ask Fred why he continues to serve as a CASA volunteer advocate […]

Helping a Child Thrive is the Greatest Reward for Volunteer Advocate Jack Hurley

Even before he became a CASA volunteer advocate nearly five years ago, Jack Hurley was familiar with the hardships and suffering that some children and youth face. During his career as an attorney and educator in Rochester, NY, many of the students who passed through the doors of the Rochester school district’s Law Academy carried […]

John Zahr Memorial Golf Tournament Raised $105,000 for Endowment

On August 30, over 30 teams and sponsors gathered at the Manchester Country Club for the tenth and final John Zahr Memorial Golf Tournament. The 18-hole golf tournament benefitted CASA’s endowment fund in honor of John Zahr, President of Harvey Construction and longtime supporter of CASA. In its final year, the tournament raised $105,000. Since […]

Meet Our Board Co-Chairs

The co-chairs of CASA of New Hampshire’s Board of Directors, Amy Coveno and David Eby, collectively have 14 years of experience as members of the board. They’ve seen CASA through a period of time when it was accepting more than 90 percent of cases, to the height of the opioid epidemic when cases were coming […]

CASA Graduates 41 New Advocates

In April and June, CASA of NH held two more sessions of very successful virtual training. As it is in the in-person classroom, virtual training is interactive and collaborative. It requires large and small group participation, welcomes guest speakers, facilitates a virtual role play, includes drafting a sample court report, and provides all of the […]