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Opinion: CASA volunteers are special group caring for our children
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A family takes advantage of the visitation room at the Court-Appointed Special Advocates office Thursday in Gainesville. Hall-Dawson CASA served more than 500 children last year. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Fred Rogers often told this story about when he was a boy and would see scary things on the news: “My mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.”