Pamela Butler's Story
Pat was there for me the entire way, advocating for visits
with my old foster family, making sure I was seeing
my therapist regularly, and checking with my teachers
to make sure I was managing in school. She told me
things can only get better, and that I just needed to
hang in there 'til they do.
I never had someone stand up for me like she did. She stood before
the judge, the lawyers, my mother, and caseworkers and wasn't swayed by their
opinions. It completely amazed me. I trusted her more with every visit and every call and found myself enjoying her check-ups and questioning. She became not only an advocate, but a friend I could truly count on.
Earlier this year, I testified to a legislative committee on behalf of the CASA program.
At the end of the testimony I said: "To give a child a CASA is to give them a voice. To give them a voice is to give them hope, and to give them hope is to give them the world." I believe that with all my heart.
—Pamela Butler
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