{"product_id":"one-child-at-a-time-yolanda-bryant-9780991355075","title":"One Child at a Time: The Mission of a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)","description":"When children are taken from their family, due to abuse or neglect, they enter the custody of social services and are put into a foster home. Some of these children are lucky enough to be given a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). \"One Child at a Time: The Mission of a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)\" shares the experiences of CASAs working to give children a voice in court, and a chance to return to a safe home, or to find a new forever home. First, you will meet Kelly, an engaging three-year-old that told her CASA the first time they met, \"The people came and took me away from my mommy and daddy. I was crying and crying. I had to go and see a doctor. The doctor gave me a stuffed animal to make me feel better, but it didn't help.\" The words of this small child floored the author. She seemed to have a better understanding of her feelings than many children much older. It's no wonder that the author would become Kelly's biggest advocate. The second section of the book is a compilation of experiences and feelings from a variety of CASA volunteers. All kinds of people do this work; the only requirement is a love for children. Volunteers are trained for two weeks before starting a case. Along the way, when questions or concerns arise, each volunteer has a supervisor from the CASA office that they can turn to for advice and a listening ear. The joy of seeing a child find the happiness and security each one deserves is an experience that fills a CASA's heart with their own joy and happiness. It is the reason CASAs become hooked from the moment they take a case and meet their children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yolanda Bryant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0991355075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780991355075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Freeze Time Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.27d","brand":"Yolanda Bryant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128608583935,"sku":"9780991355075","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00fc6b8a-9050-441c-b878-68cf5eb21043.jpg?v=1687459555","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-child-at-a-time-yolanda-bryant-9780991355075","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}