Meet Kathy Suber: Walton County Advocate Coordinator

Kathy Suber, Advocate Coordinator

Kathy Suber learned about CASA while working as a DFCS case manager in Georgia. A CASA volunteer assigned to one of her cases would accompany her on family visits and help translate the family’s Spanish. At the time, Kathy didn’t know that CASA was even a volunteer program! That volunteer left an impact on Kathy because of how helpful and supportive they were. 

When Kathy heard about the job opening at Alcovy CASA in 2016, she applied right away. Working in a nonprofit where she could give back to the community was where her heart lied. She had always wanted to work in social services with kids.

Kathy has served as both a recruiter and trainer for Alcovy CASA and is currently the Walton County Advocate Coordinator. Her favorite part of the job is seeing kids get reunified with parents who put in the work to get them back. She also enjoys making connections with our volunteers, who she refers to as “the fantastic people in our community,” and building relationships with them while they work on difficult cases in the child welfare system. 

Kathy is known around the office and community as a friendly, positive person and is a vital member of our staff. We are grateful for her! 

She sends this message to all of our volunteers:

Each of you joined CASA because your heart said, “This is what I need to do.” Not realizing the lives that you would impact and the futures that you would change. Every child in foster care is struggling with the trauma related to their home situation. There is something that happened that was due to no fault of their own and they had to leave the only home they know. 

Your decision to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate, is not only commendable but you will forever be remembered for the heart that beats within you.

If I could describe, in one word, what each of you do in the lives of children would be, Champion.

Each of you helped champion children toward healing and happiness. You have helped champion children toward permanency. You have given a voice to children who have felt unheard and unseen. You have championed a light in their lives.

So when you are feeling like you are not making a difference, know that you are making a BIG difference. Your smile brightens the lives of children who are walking in a place of fear. Your courage to speak up and say, “This is what this child needs.” 

Thank you all for what you do, thank you for every road that you travel, thank you for being you, thank you for the love and attention that you give to every child in the foster care community. 

You are AMAZING.