For Preston Hollow residents Sarah and Laura Losinger, supporting Dallas CASA and the children in protective care who the organization serves is a family affair.
Sarah is a longtime supporter of Dallas CASA who serves on the board of various nonprofits and her family’s foundation. Her daughter-in-law, Laura, is a longtime member of Dallas CASA’s board of directors and a sworn child advocate. Laura has worked on three cases involving four children in recent years. She began her career with Children’s Health in administrative roles at the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence and now serves as Senior Director of Clinical Programs.
Both women were honored at Dallas CASA’s annual Cherish the Children luncheon and fundraiser April 17 with the Caroline Rose Hunt Cherish the Children Award for their efforts to support the care of child victims of abuse or neglect.
“Every child who needs a CASA volunteer deserves to have one, and it’s up to us to keep that happening,” Sarah said.
At the luncheon, bestselling author, speaker, and co-founder of the Full Circle Movement Aliscia Brorman spoke about her experience of navigating the child welfare system.
Specifically, Brorman spoke about traveling from Oklahoma to Texas and the support she received from CASA, including in helping her obtain her bachelor’s degree.
“Right there with me the entire time, my CASA helped make sure that I walked onto that stage,” Brorman said of graduating.
She also spoke about the impact CASA volunteers have on children experiencing abuse or neglect.
“You may not realize the impact that you’re having on that child right now, but I promise you it comes full circle in some way or capacity or magnitude,” Brorman said. “I am living proof of that.”
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