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Posted March 2011
James “Jim” Downey is from the Fort Bragg area of North Carolina, born to a career military father. Due to his father’s career, Jim was afforded the opportunity to travel extensively and become fluent in several languages. Jim graduated from high school in 1958 and then joined the US Air Force, where he served until [...]
Continue ReadingPosted February 2011
Gloria Wall is a relatively new CASA volunteer, but she is not new to working with children who have special needs. She has a Master of Education degree plus thirty hours in Special Education. Gloria has taught children in the first, second and third grades, A. P. E., resource/inclusion, mild/moderate, severe/profound and autistic students in [...]
Continue ReadingPosted January 2011
Alexis Green first came into contact with CASA one evening as she was passing by a sign that spoke of volunteering. From there, she researched to find out exactly what type of work CASA did and became very interested in giving her time to the children associated with the program. Alexis says that she “would [...]
Continue ReadingPosted December 2010
Charlotte Harper has been a volunteer since March, 2010. She has a degree in Human Resources, specializing in Psychology/Sociology, and is currently the Director of Easter Seals. Charlotte’s special skills and qualifications are interviewing and public relations, as well as working with children and adults. She has much experience working with victims of domestic violence, [...]
Continue ReadingPosted November 2010
Richard was born in New York City shortly before WWII began. Later, his family moved to Massachusetts where he grew up, went to Catholic high school and later entered the Jesuit order. He earned bachelor and master’s degrees at Fordham University during the time that he was a religious brother. He was a secondary school [...]
Continue ReadingPosted October 2010
Alana graduated in May 2010 and is currently working on her first case with three young children. Alana is originally from Wisconsin and moved to Louisiana in 2007. She works as a Compliance Office and Internal Auditor at Heart of Louisiana Federal Credit Union. Alana is very active in her church and is currently the [...]
Continue ReadingPosted September 2010
Mrs. Jane Riche’ first became aware of the issues that many foster children face when her oldest daughter became a foster mother to two young girls. The experience increased her desire to give back to the community by helping children who are currently in foster care. Mrs. Riche’ then decided that CASA would be the [...]
Continue ReadingPosted August 2010
Carmen Lashney is a new CASA volunteer currently working her first case, and a paralegal by profession. She and her husband are working to raise his sixteen-year-old daughter whom Carmen considers her own. She learned about CASA from the mother of one of her stepdaughter’s friends, and from time to time she would hear of [...]
Continue ReadingPosted August 2010
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian ministry founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a decent, safe and affordable place to live. Habitat builds with people in need regardless of race or religion, and welcomes volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds. Habitat currently needs additional volunteers to help [...]
Continue ReadingPosted July 2010
Mary Ann Reddoch, of Rapides Parish, has been named one of 11 state Volunteers of the Year by the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana (A+PEL). She was honored at a reception at the Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge on June 8th, where Louisiana’s first lady, Supriya Jindal, greeted the volunteers with warm opening remarks. Reddoch’s [...]
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