"Being a CASA volunteer allows a community member to truly make a difference in the lives of those who need it most, our children.” Porter County CASA is excited to announce our new program director, Sarah Arnold! Sarah was sworn in as a CASA volunteer in September 2020, during the height of the pandemic, and...
This week Jody Lyp, one of our Porter County CASA Volunteers, was recognized as the Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club's Volunteer of the Year! The thoughtfulness, creativity, dependability, and thoroughness she brings to her cases is outstanding. She is highly attentive to her CASA children's needs and is able to translate that into powerful advocacy....
A Northwest Indiana volunteer was recognized at a statewide level for advocating for a child who otherwise would have likely "suffered greater abuse and neglect," if not for her intervention. A local program director said it was the first time an individual from Porter County has been honored as "Volunteer of the Year." Lisa Stressler, Porter...
