‘We’re not going anywhere’: CASA CEO addresses rumors of local funding cuts
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[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '0.934', 'text': 'FROM TAKING PART IN THE WALKOUT. IN A STATEMENT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID STUDENTS WALKOUT. IN A STATEMENT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID STUDENTS WERE TOLD THEY COULD FACE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID STUDENTS WERE TOLD THEY COULD FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION IF THEY WERE TOLD THEY COULD FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION IF THEY LEFT CAMPUS. DISCIPLINARY ACTION IF THEY LEFT CAMPUS. DURING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S LEFT CAMPUS. DURING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE, DURING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WERE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WERE CUT. ONE OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS FOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WERE CUT. ONE OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS OPERATES HERE AND A LOCAL CUT. ONE OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS OPERATES HERE AND A LOCAL CAPACITY SEPARATE FROM THE OPERATES HERE AND A LOCAL CAPACITY SEPARATE FROM THE NATIONAL CHARTER CHAPTER CAPACITY SEPARATE FROM THE NATIONAL CHARTER CHAPTER HELPING CHILDREN IN THE COURT NATIONAL CHARTER CHAPTER HELPING CHILDREN IN THE COURT SYSTEM WHO DON’T HAVE PARENTS HELPING CHILDREN IN THE COURT SYSTEM WHO DON’T HAVE PARENTS WERE LAWYERS TO REPRESENT THEM. SYSTEM WHO DON’T HAVE PARENTS WERE LAWYERS TO REPRESENT THEM. THE NIGHT RIOS. I SPOKE WITH WERE LAWYERS TO REPRESENT THEM. THE NIGHT RIOS. I SPOKE WITH HIM ABOUT HOW FEDERAL FUNDING THE NIGHT RIOS. I SPOKE WITH HIM ABOUT HOW FEDERAL FUNDING BEING CUT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE HIM ABOUT HOW FEDERAL FUNDING BEING CUT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE ORGANIZATION, BUT NOT BEING CUT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE ORGANIZATION, BUT NOT IN THE WAY YOU MIGHT THINK. FOR THE ORGANIZATION, BUT NOT IN THE WAY YOU MIGHT THINK. >> SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES IS A IN THE WAY YOU MIGHT THINK. >> SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES IS A COUPLE OF VIDEOS TO GAIN >> SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES IS A COUPLE OF VIDEOS TO GAIN TRACTION. WILL THEY IN THE WHAT COUPLE OF VIDEOS TO GAIN TRACTION. WILL THEY IN THE WHAT WAS THAT WITH PEOPLE TO TAKE A TRACTION. WILL THEY IN THE WHAT WAS THAT WITH PEOPLE TO TAKE A PORTION OF THE INFORMATION OUT WAS THAT WITH PEOPLE TO TAKE A PORTION OF THE INFORMATION OUT OF CONTEXT. SEVERAL VIDEOS ARE PORTION OF THE INFORMATION OUT OF CONTEXT. SEVERAL VIDEOS ARE GOING VIRAL ABOUT THE OF CONTEXT. SEVERAL VIDEOS ARE GOING VIRAL ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, CASA OR COURT GOING VIRAL ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, CASA OR COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE. ORGANIZATION, CASA OR COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE. CASA IS A PROGRAM THAT HELPS APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE. CASA IS A PROGRAM THAT HELPS CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE COURT CASA IS A PROGRAM THAT HELPS CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE COURT SYSTEM THAT DO NOT HAVE PARENTS CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE COURT SYSTEM THAT DO NOT HAVE PARENTS WERE LAWYERS TO REPRESENT THEM. SYSTEM THAT DO NOT HAVE PARENTS WERE LAWYERS TO REPRESENT THEM. >> MANY OF THESE VIDEOS ARE WERE LAWYERS TO REPRESENT THEM. >> MANY OF THESE VIDEOS ARE ABOUT FUNDING BEING TERMINATED. >> MANY OF THESE VIDEOS ARE ABOUT FUNDING BEING TERMINATED. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAUGHT ABOUT FUNDING BEING TERMINATED. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAUGHT THE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THIS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAUGHT THE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THIS VOLUNTEER LEAD ORGANIZATION. THE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THIS VOLUNTEER LEAD ORGANIZATION. SO I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE VOLUNTEER LEAD ORGANIZATION. SO I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE SOURCE TO SEE WHAT THIS MEANS SO I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE SOURCE TO SEE WHAT THIS MEANS FOR CASA SAN ANTONIO. SOURCE TO SEE WHAT THIS MEANS FOR CASA SAN ANTONIO. >> DR ANGELA WHITE AND FOR CASA SAN ANTONIO. >> DR ANGELA WHITE AND STEPHANIE SHOW KOREAN PLAYED 2 >> DR ANGELA WHITE AND STEPHANIE SHOW KOREAN PLAYED 2 VERY DIFFERENT BUT VERY STEPHANIE SHOW KOREAN PLAYED 2 VERY DIFFERENT BUT VERY CRITICAL RULES IN THE VERY DIFFERENT BUT VERY CRITICAL RULES IN THE ORGANIZATION. WE’RE TALKING TO. CRITICAL RULES IN THE ORGANIZATION. WE’RE TALKING TO. THE DOCTORS WERE TALKING TO. ORGANIZATION. WE’RE TALKING TO. THE DOCTORS WERE TALKING TO. >> FOSTER FAMILY WERE TALKING THE DOCTORS WERE TALKING TO. >> FOSTER FAMILY WERE TALKING TO MOM AND DAD WERE GOING TO >> FOSTER FAMILY WERE TALKING TO MOM AND DAD WERE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. TO MOM AND DAD WERE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. SHOW GRANT IS A VOLUNTEER GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. SHOW GRANT IS A VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE AND WHITE IS THE CEO. SHOW GRANT IS A VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE AND WHITE IS THE CEO. THAT’S ONE IN BY THE JET AND ADVOCATE AND WHITE IS THE CEO. THAT’S ONE IN BY THE JET AND THEN ABLE TO BE REALLY INVOLVED THAT’S ONE IN BY THE JET AND THEN ABLE TO BE REALLY INVOLVED IN THE CHILD’S LIFE OF BEING THEN ABLE TO BE REALLY INVOLVED IN THE CHILD’S LIFE OF BEING THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. IN THE CHILD’S LIFE OF BEING THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. >> WISHES DREAMS AND HOPES. THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. >> WISHES DREAMS AND HOPES. AND BACK TO THE JUDGE SAID THAT >> WISHES DREAMS AND HOPES. AND BACK TO THE JUDGE SAID THAT DECISIONS COULD BE MADE HERE IN AND BACK TO THE JUDGE SAID THAT DECISIONS COULD BE MADE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. THAT WILL KEEP DECISIONS COULD BE MADE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. THAT WILL KEEP HAPPENING. YES, THE TRUMP SAN ANTONIO. THAT WILL KEEP HAPPENING. YES, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TERMINATED HAPPENING. YES, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TERMINATED FUNDING FOR MORE THAN 350 ADMINISTRATION TERMINATED FUNDING FOR MORE THAN 350 FEDERAL GRANT AWARDS. NATIONAL FUNDING FOR MORE THAN 350 FEDERAL GRANT AWARDS. NATIONAL CASA IS ONE OF THEM, BUT NOT FEDERAL GRANT AWARDS. NATIONAL CASA IS ONE OF THEM, BUT NOT LOCAL CHAPTERS IN SAN ANTONIO. CASA IS ONE OF THEM, BUT NOT LOCAL CHAPTERS IN SAN ANTONIO. COSTA IS A 501, C 3, LOCAL CHAPTERS IN SAN ANTONIO. COSTA IS A 501, C 3, NON-PROFIT. THAT RAISES MONEY COSTA IS A 501, C 3, NON-PROFIT. THAT RAISES MONEY WITHOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NON-PROFIT. THAT RAISES MONEY WITHOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HELPING FUND RAISES. WE HAVE WITHOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HELPING FUND RAISES. WE HAVE REALLY GREAT PEOPLE IN THE HELPING FUND RAISES. WE HAVE REALLY GREAT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORT ISN’T REALLY GREAT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORT ISN’T THE FUNDING STREAMS. SO DESPITE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORT ISN’T THE FUNDING STREAMS. SO DESPITE VIDEOS YOU MIGHT SEE GETTING THE FUNDING STREAMS. SO DESPITE VIDEOS YOU MIGHT SEE GETTING LOTS OF ATTENTION ON SOCIAL VIDEOS YOU MIGHT SEE GETTING LOTS OF ATTENTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THIS IS NOT YET LOTS OF ATTENTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THIS IS NOT YET IMPACTING LOCAL CHAPTERS. MEDIA. THIS IS NOT YET IMPACTING LOCAL CHAPTERS. IN FACT, THE SAN ANTONIO IMPACTING LOCAL CHAPTERS. IN FACT, THE SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER ACTUALLY NEEDS MORE IN FACT, THE SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER ACTUALLY NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEERS. AND JUST OVER 1000 CHAPTER ACTUALLY NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEERS. AND JUST OVER 1000 CHILDREN VOLUNTEERS. AND JUST OVER 1000 CHILDREN THIS YEAR. IT’S NOT ENOUGH, CHILDREN THIS YEAR. IT’S NOT ENOUGH, THOUGH. THAT’S ABOUT 3,000 THIS YEAR. IT’S NOT ENOUGH, THOUGH. THAT’S ABOUT 3,000 CHILDREN IN THE SYSTEM HERE IN THOUGH. THAT’S ABOUT 3,000 CHILDREN IN THE SYSTEM HERE IN BACK COUNTY. CHILDREN IN THE SYSTEM HERE IN BACK COUNTY. >> SO WE WANT TO SIT MALL BACK COUNTY. >> SO WE WANT TO SIT MALL CHILDREN ALL THE TIME. AND >> SO WE WANT TO SIT MALL CHILDREN ALL THE TIME. AND THAT’S WHY WE NEED AFRICA’S TO'}]