During the 2024 holiday season, our agency hosted a series of events for children, teens and young adults in Santa Clara County’s foster care system to enjoy with their Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteers. Thank you to all of our donors, sponsors, community partners and CASAs who helped us bring this festive season to life.

Annual Holiday Parties
We had a blast hosting two festive events at Brookside Club of Saratoga on December 14th. The morning was geared toward foster children ages 0–12, while we welcomed teenagers 13 and older in the afternoon. Over 90 kids, adolescents and CASA Volunteers joined in the festivities and participated in various holiday-themed activities.
Read here for photos and the full event recap.

CASA Village
The week of December 9th, our Milpitas office magically transformed into “CASA Village,” a holiday workshop full of festive toys and decor. CASAs and their youths stopped by to shop at our CASA Store and pick up their personalized gifts, each carefully curated by Child Advocates staff members. Children, teens and young adults located outside of the county were still able to celebrate with us from afar, all receiving special deliveries in the mail. This year’s gift bags were made possible by the generosity of community members and partners who participated in our 2024 Holiday Toy Drive.

Bayley’s Holiday Toy Drive
This year, WWE Superstar Bayley partnered with us to host her annual toy drive, and it was a huge success! Thanks to her support and the enthusiasm of her fans, we collected over 2,000 gifts, valued at over $15,000, and also received over $6,000 in cash donations.
Bayley’s fans SHOWED UP for foster youth in a major way, Over 150 people participated in our hosted toy drive event and hundreds more donated gifts through our Amazon wish list, with orders coming in from various countries and states.
If you are interested in hosting a future toy drive or sponsoring a youth-related event, please contact our development department at development@childadvocatessv.org.