CASA NETN

06/11/2026

Please join us in congratulating Ruth, who was just sworn into Unicoi County Juvenile Court! We are very excited, and we know that she will be an excellent advocate for children. 💙👏

06/05/2026

So thankful to be a part of Drive It Forward again! 💗🙏

05/31/2026

Every year, thousands of young people “age out” of foster care without the support system many of us take for granted. No safety net. No guaranteed place to call home. No one to turn to in moments that matter most.

Youth aging out of foster care face higher risks of:
-Homelessness
-Unemployment
-Lack of access to education and healthcare.

Everyone deserves a strong start into adulthood. Let’s stand together to ensure no young person has to navigate it alone.

05/29/2026

Special thanks to The Tomahawk for covering our new Johnson County program. We are so excited to serve more children in need! 💙🏡

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Northeast Tennessee exists to "recruit, train and support volunteers who advocate or speak up for abused and neglected children in the juvenile court," according to Executive Director Melanie Feathers. The non-profit serves Green, Uncoi and Washington coun...

05/24/2026

05/24/2026

Come see us at winged deer park from 3-6 Thursday for your free meal box! Each child can get a box with 7 days of breakfasts and lunches. This week will include items like chicken tenders, fresh produce, milk, and some of our breakfast favorites. The boxes will contain cold food so be prepared to get it in the fridge. Watch our stories for a sneak peak on what the box will include and help us spread the word!!

05/20/2026

The ACE Study followed over seventeen thousand people and found something the medical world could no longer ignore. Childhood trauma is not just a mental health issue. It is a public health crisis hiding in plain sight inside every doctor’s office, emergency room, classroom, and prison in the country.

The study measured ten categories of adverse childhood experiences including abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. What researchers found was staggering. The more adverse experiences a child had, the higher their risk for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, depression, addiction, su***de, and early death. Not slightly higher. Dramatically higher.

Two thirds of participants reported at least one adverse childhood experience. One in five reported three or more. These are not rare edge cases. This is the quiet background of millions of ordinary lives.

And yet childhood trauma remains one of the least funded, least discussed, and least addressed areas in mainstream healthcare. People are treated for the symptoms while the root cause goes unnamed, unacknowledged, and unhealed.

Every statistic in that study is a person. Possibly someone you know. Possibly you.

The first step toward changing a crisis is naming it. This community exists because naming it matters. 💙

READ AT PMID: 9635069

05/19/2026

Every child deserves to feel safe, and supported, especially during difficult moments! 💙

These items can help children manage stress and anxiety during court proceedings, meetings, and uncertain situations. Items like this can provide a sense of calm when a child may not know what their next steps look like.

One may donate stress-relieving items like this to CASA. One will help to create a more supportive environment for the children we serve. Our website is here: https://casanetn.org/ . Please reach out if you would like to know more information!

05/16/2026

Elias and Lanetta are having a “berry” good time at the Strawberry Festival in Unicoi! 🍓