PIEDMONT CASA ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT
Fiscal Year 2022: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
Letter From Our Leaders
Piedmont CASA President Kate Duvall and Board of Directors Chair John H. Bocock.
Dear Friends,
To find hope, we must give hope. One of the simplest ways to find hope is to perform an act of kindness, something our CASA Volunteers and Bridges Coaches do every day. For the recipient, a kind act can change the entire trajectory of their life - even though it may be years before they recognize the moment hope entered their heart and took up residence.
For the Piedmont CASA Team, finding hope means:
CASA Volunteers give kids hope.
When kids have hope, they have better outcomes.
A recent study shows that kids with CASA Volunteers are more hopeful. And when kids have hope, they have more academic success, enhanced well-being, increased self-control, positive social relationships, and optimism -- tools they need to change their story.
I saw hope in the growing smiles of the children I assisted. It was slow to come, but over time, I was able to gain their confidence, and they grew more sure of themselves. I was a small cog in the treatment team, but together we were able to influence events to help the children find a more stable and loving environment.
Bill Murray
Piedmont CASA Volunteer
The Kids We Served in FY22
At the beginning of my first case, the child I worked with would not even talk to me. Now they are flourishing academically, socially, and in their relationship with their family. They also now share their life experiences and feelings with me. Being able to see that change first-hand is truly a unique experience.
Meredith Gillet
Piedmont CASA Volunteer
Piedmont CASA Volunteer Highlights
Volunteers Who Served in FY 2022
I saw hope in the eyes of children when they shared their stories with me. I heard hope in their voices when they called to ask for help.
As an advocate, I found hope working with a team dedicated to helping children find the future they deserve. And I celebrate hope every time a child or family achieves a new milestone on the way to that better future.
Doug Campbell
Piedmont CASA Volunteer
I find hope in so much of our work at CASA – in a couple who adopted my CASA child, in an aunt and uncle who adopted fostered and then adopted four children, in a father who successfully completed one year of Family Treatment Court in order to have more visitation time with his son. All of these people showed me the love and care present in this community.
Helen Wanner
Piedmont CASA Volunteer
Donors and Friends
Gifts received between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022
We thank our many supporters for their generous gifts to Piedmont CASA. If an error or omission has occurred, we express our sincere regret and ask that it be brought to our attention. If you would like copies of Piedmont CASA's financial statements, please call the Office at 434-971-7515.
The most gratifying part of my work is seeing the light of hope in a child’s eyes when they are given a second chance. I find hope in the knowledge that there are so many good people in our community who come together every day to try and close the wounds caused by neglect, abuse, and trauma. It really does take a village to raise a healthy child.
Bob Beard
Piedmont CASA Volunteer
Jimmy "Magic Man" Miller's Bracket Breakfast
Our first live Bracket Breakfast fundraising event since 2019. The panelists were UVA President Jim Ryan, acclaimed novelist John Grisham, Co-Host of the Greenlight Podcast Macon Gunter, and managing editor of BetFTW Caroline Darney. NBC29 Anchor Steve Rappaport and UVA Director of Broadcasting John Freeman were the emcees.
But the star of the morning was one of our own: Stephen Perry, a young man in our Bridges to Success program. Stephen gave a moving speech about what his CASA Volunteer and Bridges Coach mean to him. The standing ovation was spontaneous. You can hear Stephen's speech on our YouTube Channel.
Save the Date for Bracket Breakfast 2023 on March 13!
Panelists include Jim Ryan, John Grisham, and Macon Gunter.
Photos courtesy of Jennifer Byrne Photography.
The Online Bluebird Parade for Children in Foster Care
Raising awareness for children in foster care through bluebird artworks. Each one is unique - just like our kids. All created by generous men, women, children, and organizations throughout our community. The Bluebird Project is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Charlottesville.
I found hope in a single mother, who put pride behind her and encouraged the foster mother of her infant daughter to love and bond with her baby.
Jane Brennan
Piedmont CASA Volunteer
Community Connections
The Numbers
