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Every Second Saturday, we share a real story of a local child or sibling group in the foster care system in our series ‘One Child at a Time.’ This month, we share the story of “Christopher.” This past year, the toddler entered foster care in San Diego County and Voices for Children assigned CASA “Diane” to his case. After getting to know him and his current foster family, his CASA discovered three things: First, this was unfortunately not Christopher’s first time in foster care. Second, his current foster home was not an option for long-term placement. Third, and most important, Diane learned that his foster family from his previous time in foster care had been interested in adopting him. She got in touch with the former foster family, who lived in another county, and was delighted that they were still interested in caring for him! She advocated for Christopher to be placed with the family again, and even though he is now in another county, she continues to support his educational need...

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