{"id":2612,"date":"2021-01-21T17:02:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T01:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/?p=2612"},"modified":"2025-02-06T17:38:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T20:38:53","slug":"thank-you-for-making-this-a-happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/thank-you-for-making-this-a-happy-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you for making this a happy new year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fluid_container casa-text-only top\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"subtitle\">January 21, 2021<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Thank you for making this a happy new year<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p><strong>NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the National CASA\/GAL Association for Children, I want to take a moment to say thank you for your generous support. I am heartened knowing that so many individuals have care and concern for the children and families we serve. Because of our dedicated donors, partners and stakeholders \u2013 we are able to serve 276,809 children and youth who need a caring adult by their side. These children have experienced upheaval and uncertainty, but they each had a CASA or GAL volunteer beside them, supporting and advocating for them through an incredibly difficult year.<\/p>\n<p>Though 2020 brought so many difficulties with it, I have found inspiration in the myriad ways CASA\/GAL volunteers have demonstrated resilience, creativity and determination to stay connected to the children they serve and bring stability to an otherwise chaotic year. I want to share a few highlights of what your support helped make possible last year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National CASA\/GAL provided its state and local programs with emergency grant opportunities in response to the immediate impact COVID-19 had on the network\u2019s in-person training, meetings and program operations. We <strong>distributed more than $300,000 in funding<\/strong> to the CASA\/GAL network through emergency grants, personal protective equipment (PPE) grants and technology grants.<\/li>\n<li>National CASA\/GAL made adjustments to take our pre-service volunteer training online, combined with webinar trainings for CASA\/GAL staff and volunteers, led to <strong>3,694 staff and 5,246 volunteers receiving training<\/strong> during the pandemic.<\/li>\n<li>During the summer, we launched a <strong>network-wide book club<\/strong> in which staff and volunteers engage in facilitated dialogue on a series of readings. The first series of the book club led to thoughtful small group dialogues and virtual discussions with renowned authors, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Richard Rothstein.<\/li>\n<li>National CASA\/GAL provided more than <strong>250 pass-through grants, totaling over $4.8 million<\/strong> to state organizations and local programs in 44 states and the District of Columbia. These grants were awarded in several categories, including growth, development, mentoring, state branding and professional development.<\/li>\n<li>Our marketing campaign, <strong>Change a Child\u2019s Story\u2122<\/strong>, continued to increase public awareness of our mission, with many state organizations implementing the campaign locally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The year ahead still holds some uncertainty, but it also brings a sense of hope for good things to come. The National CASA\/GAL Association remains focused on our critical work in service of realizing our vision of a world where every child has the opportunity to thrive in a safe and loving home. Your support will help to change a child\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of all of us \u2013 staff, volunteers, fellow supporters and the children who look to us for the hope of a brighter future \u2013 thank you for helping make this a Happy New Year.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Tara Lisa Perry<br \/>\nChief Executive Officer<br \/>\nNational CASA\/GAL Association for Children<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaraLisaPerry\">@TaraLisaPerry<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because of you \u2013 our dedicated donors, partners and stakeholders \u2013 we are able to serve 276,809 children and youth who need a caring adult by their side.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/thank-you-for-making-this-a-happy-new-year\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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