{"id":2375,"date":"2020-10-22T11:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T18:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2020-10-26T12:44:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T19:44:06","slug":"board-member-builds-support-and-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/board-member-builds-support-and-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Board member builds support and community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fluid_container casa-text-only middle\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"subtitle\">October 22, 2020<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Board member builds support and community<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2371 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Harriet-Zaretsky-1024x1009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Harriet-Zaretsky-1024x1009.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Harriet-Zaretsky-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Harriet-Zaretsky-768x757.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Harriet-Zaretsky-1536x1513.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Harriet-Zaretsky-2048x2018.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/>Harriet Zaretsky has been an enthusiastic supporter of CASA of Los Angeles for nearly three decades, serving as a volunteer advocate for more than 20 years before joining the board of directors, which she now chairs. This year, she was named National CASA\/GAL\u2019s Board Member of the Year, recognizing her outstanding leadership and commitment to CASA of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Harriet first learned about the CASA program when her children were young, and thought this would be the perfect volunteer position when her children got older due to her special education training and her law degree. Though many might have let this notion pass, Harriet followed through, and when both of her children were in school, she became a CASA volunteer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI truly believe that if you want to do something meaningful, there\u2019s nothing like it,\u201d says Harriet of her experience with CASA of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The CASA volunteer role gave her the opportunity to really focus on issues, use her knowledge and utilize her skills. She\u2019s continued to hone her skills as a board member, and served four years on the CASA of Los Angeles board before becoming chair.<\/p>\n<p>As a board member, she\u2019s helped to increase visibility, generating much needed support for the program. Harriet also values the community that is forming among board members, and she has helped to forge these connections and increase engagement.<\/p>\n<p>When Harriet\u2019s son Dillon passed away in 2007, she found a way to honor him through her advocacy, and established a special needs fund in his memory with CASA of Los Angeles. From summer camps and sports equipment to medical devices and scholarship support, Dillon\u2019s Fund has helped hundreds of children and youth over the last decade get the services and support they need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CASA mission is pure,\u201d says Harriet. She knows that the impact a volunteer can make on a child in foster care is immeasurable. \u201cAny CASA volunteer with any child \u2013 you change a child\u2019s story.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/board-member-builds-support-and-community\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Board member builds support and community - National CASA\/GAL Association for Children<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) \/ Guardians ad Litem (GAL) Association for Children, together with state and local member programs, supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every child who has experienced abuse or neglect can be safe, have a permanent home, and the opportunity to thrive. 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