Janet Walden, executive director of the Hall-Dawson CASA program, keeps an empty picture frame on the windowsill of her office. It’s a simple item with a deeper background that perfectly represents the purpose of CASA.
Walden explained that the empty frame represents every child in the local foster care system, who she said deserve to have their picture on someone’s refrigerator.
“I wonder sometimes about the kids that we serve and who has their picture on their refrigerator, that’s why I do this work,” said Walden. “I want every child to have their picture on somebody’s refrigerator.”