Speaking Up for Essex County's Foster Children

Last week, on March 28th, fifteen compassionate members of the Essex County community were sworn in as volunteer advocates. These men and women recently completed 30 hours of training to prepare for their role as advocates for Essex County's foster children, where they will speak up for these children in court and in their communities.

CASA for Children of Essex County is incredibly grateful for their dedication to ensuring that Essex County's abused and neglected children have a safe, permanent, loving home and the opportunity to thrive. There are nearly 1,500 children who still need a volunteer advocate - visit www.casaessex.org/volunteer to learn how you can get involved and make a difference in a child's life.

Pictured from left: (back row) Nyema Taylor-White - Newark, NJ; Paola Goldberg - West Orange, NJ; Lynda Jones - Montclair, NJ; Liz Hathaway - Verona, NJ

(second from back row) Phoebe Spanier - Maplewood, NJ; Vanessa Harris - Woodbridge, NJ; Corrine Williams - Maplewood, NJ; J. Pamela Wright - Westfield, NJ; Brendan Gioello - South Orange, NJ

(second from front row) Maggie Lambert - Verona, NJ; Valeria Van Baaren - East Orange, NJ; Helen Lippman - Montclair, NJ

(front row) David Corsini - South Orange, NJ; Tatyana Bonds - Roselle, NJ; Charisse Lynn - Orange, NJ