CASA Youth Advocates, Inc. Welcomes Two New Board Members

Prospect Park PA

21 September, 2020

10:36 AM

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MEDIA, Pa. Sept. 21, 2020 – CASA Youth Advocates, Inc., today announces the addition of two new board members as it continues its service to children in Delaware and Chester counties. Joining CASA’s Board of Directors are Sarah Relich of Philadelphia and Loretta Brehony of Delaware County. Relich serves with Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship Team where she engages with directors of public companies to better understand their governance practices. Prior to her role with Vanguard, she served with Teach for America in Baltimore where she taught a population of children experiencing poverty and lack of resources – some of the same challenges facing many of the youth CASA serves. As she joined the board in March as the pandemic hit, she found her role to be critical with the additional challenges COVID presented abused and neglected children in Delaware and Chester counties. As a retired Certified Public Accountant, Brehony became involved with CASA when a friend shared about his experience working with the San Diego chapter. She was immediately struck by its mission and knew in her retirement that she wanted to give back. In her role as a board member, Brehony hopes to better spread the word about the organization and how CASA reaches kids at the most critical level. “We are so fortunate to have Sarah and Loretta on our Board of Directors. They have provided invaluable insight and aid, especially during these unprecedented times.” says Leigh Anne McKelvey, Executive Director, CASA Youth Advocates, Inc. “Their passion for the organization is pivotal to our work in ensuring we provide the very best to the children we serve.” CASA Youth Advocates recruits, trains, and supports volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates who work to ensure that abused and neglected children in Delaware and Chester counties’ child welfare systems find a safe, permanent, and nurturing home. About CASA Youth Advocates, Inc. CASA Youth Advocates, Inc., works to ensure that each child in Delaware and Chester counties’ child welfare systems lives well, achieves academic excellence, and experiences the joys of childhood by providing them with trained volunteer advocates who speak for their best interests with support and guidance from CASA’s professional staff of social workers and attorneys. CASA has been serving Delaware County’s children since 1992 and expanded its services to Chester County’s children in 2015. ###