Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) recruits, trains and supervises community members to serve as advocates for children living in the protective care of the state. Last year more than 1,250 volunteers served 2,611 children in Dallas County.

The 2023 Cherish the Children luncheon will raise awareness about these children and will raise funds to support the work of Dallas CASA. The luncheon will be held on Friday, May 5th at The Statler Dallas, and will honor Sally Hoglund and her daughter Kristy Hoglund Robinson with the 2023 Caroline Rose Hunt Cherish the Children Award. Both are personally and deeply committed to making the lives of children better. “Working with these kids was both heartbreaking and fulfilling, and I am forever changed by their resilience, strength and determination,” Kristy shared with us.

Cortney Jones, founder of the Austin-based Change1 nonprofit which supports youth aging out of foster care, will join us as our featured speaker. Jones, who was served by Dallas CASA as a youth, faced her own challenging path out of foster care, but today lends her voice to create change in the system.