Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Down-to-Earth and Heartfelt,
By A Customer
This review is from: Lighting the Way: Volunteer Child Advocates Speak Out (Paperback)
I'm featured in the collection of fifteen interviews with volunteers who work with abused and neglected children, so I'm biased in its favor. But I think it should be required reading for politicians and state legislators, those who cut budgets for foster care and mental health services for children. Parents, teachers, and anyone concerned about social services in their communities, and especially those who might be interested in volunteering will find this book interesting. It's easy to read, comes with drawings and poems by some of the featured children, and gives an excellent sense of the kinds of experiences one has as a court-appointed special advocate/guardian ad litem volunteer. Buy it and support the program. Better still, volunteer with your local group and help a child.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing, but still worth a look,
By A Customer
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Lighting the Way: Volunteer Child Advocates Speak Out (Paperback)
I was disappointed in this book because, for the most part, it did not reflect my experience as a CASA volunteer.
The cases highlighted in this book seem to all have dramatic circumstances and successful outcomes. Maybe those cases make a better read, but I'm not sure they are typical. More often CASA volunteers labor along, uncertain that their efforts are making any difference. We work with children who are so profoundly needy that one's efforts can seem like spit in the ocean. I was looking for a story about the faith it takes to keep going, to believe in what you're doing, even when the results that aren't apparent. I was looking for a story about the joy of the small successes that stoke the fire of that faith enough to keep laboring on. These stories are primarily factual accounts of the casework without much emotion. The untold story is the powerful personal transformation that happens in the lives of CASA volunteers. This work changes your outlook and your life in ways that reach far beyond the circumstances of the case. My disappointment aside, I did enjoy this book simply because there's so little written about the CASA program. The stories are inspiring and do accurately portray the goals of this program.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
CASA Supervisor in Maryland,
By Valerie R. McManus (Annapolis, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lighting the Way: Volunteer Child Advocates Speak Out (Paperback)
As is the previous reviewer, I too am biased as a CASA Case Supervisor in Annapolis, Maryland. This is a hugely important book and comes to us at a critical time. While America prides itself on being world-wide leaders in economics, politics, and military arena, we continue to be one of the worst countries in which to live if you are a child. The significant lapses in serving America's children continue to devestate this population. CASA volunteers have a direct hand in putting an end to the abuse and neglect of children, while ensuring their best interests are always on the forefront. Please read this book and share it with another adult in your life. Everyday concerned citizens really CAN make a difference. Thank you!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
