A new Safe Baby Court is set to launch in Sumner County next month. It’ll be the 12th statewide. The state’s first Safe Baby Court began in 2015 as a pilot in Davidson County. The program has expanded to include: Anderson, Coffee, Dickson, Grundy, Henry, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Madison, Rutherford and Stewart Counties, according to […]

While our CASA children all have roots in Sumner County, their circumstances can lead them to reside almost anywhere in Tennessee and even across state lines on some occasions. Some are with family or kinship placements, some in licensed foster homes and some with one or both parents. In this month, CASA staff have made […]

Sumner County CASA announces the appointment of Sonya Sweat-Manfred, executive director to the Suburban Leadership Council of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem (CASA/GAL) Association for Children.   Serving a two-year term, Manfred, along with child welfare leaders from across the nation, will play an integral role in voicing the unique needs of […]