I'm here to see the child isn't ignored by the system. CASA volunteers meet with mixed results. On Biggerstaff's first case, her efforts helped terminate the parental rights of a mother with substance abuse problems and place a toddler in a loving home. Laws wasn't so successful. Her first case lasted four years and involved three sisters, two of whom were eventually returned to their parents.
Children ask for so little.
All they want is to be loved. Both Laws and Biggerstaff have been with CASA long enough to know that advocacy isn't about feeling good. Sometimes we forget them. CASAs make sure that doesn't happen. Nevada's largest daily newspaper.