Advocates for Children’s Best Interest
Abigail Sweeney and Victoria Gonzalez are volunteers for CHD’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program of Hampden County, which works with Springfield and Holyoke Juvenile
Advocating for Foster Children in Court
Stefany Schaefer is a three-year volunteer for CHD’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program of Hampden County, which works with Springfield and Holyoke Juvenile Courts—through
An Advocate for Vulnerable Children
Emily Sheridan, one of the seven new volunteers in CHD’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program of Hampden County, is used to working with children—and
Volunteer Extraordinaire
Deb Napier, a volunteer for CHD’s Not Bread Alone (NBA) community meal program at the First Congregational Church of Amherst, is a weekly fixture in
Fighting Food Insecurity
Brenna Jorgensen, a junior at UMass Amherst majoring in Education and Social Change, is a volunteer at CHD’s Not Bread Alone community meal program in
Giving kids a loving place to call home
When Sabrina first became a foster parent, she was inspired by the opportunity to provide kids in the community a safe and loving home, while
Commitment to the community and kids in need
For John Dowd, becoming a volunteer with CHD’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Hampden County was the sum of many experiences, all of which
The impact and joys of fostering
Josefina has been a foster parent for nearly 20 years. She took her first case—twin girls—when a mother she’d known for years had a case
Working to reverse the cycle
Mary Andrewes has been a volunteer for CHD’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Hampden County for over six years, and she’s been a dedicated advocate for children in need for even longer. A retired educator
Compassion from someone who understands
After Jan lost both her husband and mother to cancer, she wanted to do something to help others through this difficult diagnosis. She chose to