"Trina was always fighting for me, always was on my side... I could always count on her to be there for me." - April, former CASA Youth

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WRITTEN BY:

APRIL, FORMER CASA YOUTH

Trina Bilich, she was my CASA match! I was about 11 or 12 when I met Trina and she stood by me until I finally was able to go home at 17. She was very different from anyone I had ever met. She was ALWAYS happy, full of energy and excitement, and also very adventurous. She always had ideas and creativity to share with me. Having her in my life had such a positive impact on me because being a foster child is not anywhere near easy. 

I dealt with a lot of anger issues and depression. Trina was always fighting for me, always was on my side, and she never missed a day on picking me up to get out of those group home facilities. I could always count on her to be there for me even when my own family wasn’t. Trina has so much patience, I admire her for that. She taught me so much and introduced me to things I never knew of, like scrapbooking. She really helped me bring out more of my creativity. She’d help me through my issues such as my anger, and even took me to anger management. We still keep in touch. 

I’m now 31 with 3 children of my own. Having her there for me through CASA helped me so much in getting through those difficult years of my youth. I can’t thank her enough for sharing her dedication and time with me. I have many awesome memories of growing up because of her commitment to helping me. I’m grateful for the CASA organization and what they do for the foster youth. It's truly amazing. Trina was my one and only CASA, thank you for assigning her to me!