Child Advocacy Supervisor Jaime Hernandez joined the CASA of Tarrant County team when he realized he could make a bigger impact than with other organizations. This 25-year Airforce Veteran has been in the business of caring for others for a very long time. Today, Jaime has a message for our neighbors here in Tarrant County. "WE NEED YOUR HELP". Last year 663 children were removed from their homes in our county which carries the title of third highest in number of abuse cases in the state of Texas. All is not lost! Jaime is here to tell us how we can help and what organizations like CASA are doing to make a difference.

Jaime, thank you for recording with us. Please let me know if you or anyone else from CASA would ever like to put out a PSA or do another recording. Kaitlin Aguilar and Victoria Bittmenn, thank you for getting Jaime and I in the same room for this recording!

Find information on CASA of Tarrant County by visiting: https://www.speakupforachild.org/

Find them on social media as: "CASA of Tarrant County"

Upcoming CASA Events:

• North Texas Giving Day (9/22/22): this is an event that will be hosted across the entire North Texas region by the Communities Foundation of Texas. It’s a full day of recognizing and raising funds for non-profits throughout North Texas, while also raising awareness. This is a great opportunity to give financially (if that is what some employees are capable of right now), and perhaps work with their workplace, or other organizations to raise awareness or additional funds via matching programs.

• Kids on Canvas (10/20/22): This event, Kids on Canvas benefitting CASA of Tarrant County, is back and better than ever! Join us at The 4 Eleven in Fort Worth for delicious bites and drinks, premium raffle prizes, kid-friendly activities, and the opportunity to take home a one-of-a-kind painting. This event is a special one-night gallery event showcasing artwork created by children of all ages that are currently in foster care. This event will help raise funds for critical advocacy and support services to the volunteers who advocate on behalf of the abused and neglected children in Tarrant County.  

• Clay Shoot (3/3/23): This event will be located at Defender Outdoors in Fort Worth. Our Pull for Kids Clay Shoot raises both money and awareness while having fun at the gun range! Registration starts at 8am, with first pull at 9am followed by lunch & awards. We have a special sponsorship opportunity for those to sponsor first responders to come out and shoot. This is a great opportunity to bring clients or provide a team for employees to shoot at and represent your company.

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“We are participating in the very first, Fort Worth Podcast Scavenger Hunt! The Fort Worth Roots Podcast is Inviting you, the listener, to join us September 10th at Pouring Glory (1001 Bryan Ave, Fort Worth, TX76104) for their 100th episode party.

The event starts at 1pm and there will be grab bags, $3 draft beer, special food menu, three local bands, one local comedian, and a pop up vendor market.

To participate in the Fort Worth Podcast Scavenger Hunt, you will need to bring the code phrase to the September 10th event where you will be entered into a drawing to win a selection of prizes.

The code phrase has been broken up among eleven local Fort Worth podcasts and you can find the list for those shows in the description for this episode.

We hope you will join us in playing the game and bring the code phrase with you September 10th to Poring Glory. And even if you don’t feel like participating in the scavenger hunt, the event is still free and it's going to be a lot of fun. With or without the code phrase. We will be there along with ten other podcast groups and a bunch of other awesome folks

OK! So, the letter that we are responsible for in the Fort Worth Podcast Scavenger Hunt is H.”

Where to find the letters!

To put the eleven-character code phrase together simply visit the shows listed below and listen to the intro of the most recent episode. If you have any questions concerning the game, the September 10th event, or are interested in having your business printed on the event T-shirt, email Andrew Turner at [email protected] .

1. It’s Probably You

2. The Funky Panther Podcast

3. The Jerry Jonestown Massacre

4. The Failed Podcat

5. Fort Worth Roots

6. EMO OTAKU PODCAST

7. Forever Reckless

8. Funkytown Podcast

9. Thanks For The Invite Podcast

10. Osos Golosos

11. Fort Worth Famous

Other things... Find all of Fort Worth Roots content by checking out the website, www.fortworthroots.com and all other social media platforms . YouTube vids to complement the audio that you find on all your podcast players can be found on our YouTube page... when I publish the episode. Some times the videos take a while... i work and stuff. Thank you for listening!!! Intro music provided with permission to use by Matt Novesky. Matt is the front man for the band Icarus Bell (https://icarusbellofficial.com/) ,Owner of Orb Recording Studios in Austin Texas ( www.orbrecordingstudios.com ), and is the bassist for the band Blue October out of Houston Texas (https://www.blueoctober.com/) The name of the song the intro was sampled from is: Bones by Icarus Bell. You can check Matt’s band out on your favorite streaming service like Amazon music or Spotify. The YouTube version of Bones can be found at this link ( https://youtu.be/d9HLLrvsqi8 ) A HUGE thank you to Matt Novesky for the privilege to share some of your newest art on Fort Worth Roots. I am sincerely looking forward to future creations made by you and the Orb Recording Studios family. Thanks for checking out Fort Worth Roots. I hope you enjoy the show. As always, I'm constantly looking for feedback. For questions, comments, or to tell us who you think should be our next podcast guest, email us at [email protected] #fortworthroots #interview #interviewpodcast #podcast #fortworthtexas #fortworthpodcast #dfwpodcast #andrewturner #smallbusiness #uspodcast #unitedstatespodcast #altitudegrove #varietypodcast #allthingspodcast #happylife #life #perspective