You're invited to “LIGHT UP” the lives of foster children with the Dauphin County CASA Giving Tree! Glenn Hamilton talks with Corey Korinda about how your donations can make a real impact on the most marginalized kids in our communities.
Dauphin County Bar Association honors CASA board chair
Updated Jan 24, 2021;
Posted Jan 24, 2021
Members of the bar association honored Lori Serratelli at a ceremony last week for her decade-long effort to establish a county CASA program and for her steadfast leadership.
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Members of the bar association honored Serratelli at a ceremony last week for her decade-long effort to establish a county CASA program and for her steadfast leadership of the CASA team during its first two years – a period marked by unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a press release said.
CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of abused and neglected foster children in the court system. In any given month, Dauphin County has more than 370 children in foster care who could benefit from the advocacy of a dedicated CASA volunteer, the release said.
Giving tree in Dauphin County lights up lives of foster children as donation total is revealed
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
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Dauphin County Court Appointed Special Advocates launched a donate-to-decorate “Giving Tree” Dec. 1 in Lower Paxton Township.
Three weeks later, the tree is adorned with colorful ornaments, garland, packages and lights, all symbolizing the individual and corporate donations that have been made.
Tonight’s event at American Legion Robert H. Hoke Post 272 revealed that the giving campaign has so far raised more than $12,000 to support advocacy on behalf of foster children in the county. In any given month, nearly 400 children in Dauphin County reside in foster care settings.