Dallas CASA’s Cherish the Children Luncheon Returns April 17
(Featured photo: Barbara Cervin, Margaret Cervin)
Dallas CASA will celebrate the annual Cherish the Children luncheon on Friday, April 17 at the Arts District Mansion. The luncheon, hosted by Dallas CASA Children’s Council, raises funds to benefit the children served by Dallas CASA’s volunteer child advocates.
Dallas CASA will honor Laura Losinger and Sarah Losinger with the Caroline Rose Hunt Cherish the Children Award, which recognizes individuals or organizations for outstanding contributions to the care of child victims of abuse or neglect. The award was inspired by its namesake, Mrs. Hunt, for her unwavering dedication to the most vulnerable in Dallas.
Through a lifetime of volunteerism and philanthropy, Sarah Losinger has created a tradition for her family, including her daughter-in-law, Laura. Sarah Losinger is a long-time supporter of Dallas CASA, a board member of numerous nonprofits and her family’s foundation, a tireless community volunteer and a generous philanthropist. Laura Losinger is a long-time member of Dallas CASA’s board of directors and a sworn child advocate. She has worked on three cases involving four children in recent years. Laura began her career with Children’s Health in administrative roles at the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence and today serves as Senior Director of Clinical Programs. Together, Sarah and Laura have created a family tradition of care for and attention to the community’s most vulnerable children.
Dallas CASA is proud to welcome Lubbock-based speaker Aliscia Brorman, a national keynote speaker, international best-selling author and founder of the Full Circle Movement. A former foster youth turned systems-level changemaker, Aliscia transforms lived experience into powerful leadership insights that resonate across corporate, civic and community spaces. She has shared her message on stages, including the Social Innovation Summit and multiple CASA organizations across Texas. Her work blends trauma-informed practice, emotional intelligence and storytelling that validates lived experience, uplifts audiences and empowers communities toward meaningful change.
The mother-daughter duo, Barbara Cervin and Margaret Cervin, will chair the luncheon. Both members of Kappa Alpha Theta, whose national philanthropy is CASA, Barbara and Margaret have been longtime supporters of Dallas CASA. Together, they have helped ensure that the bond between the Kappa Alpha Theta Dallas Alumnae Chapter and Dallas CASA remains strong and meaningful. Both women have served on Dallas CASA’s board as the Kappa Alpha Theta representative. Margaret is a member of Dallas CASA’s Children’s Council and has been on the Cherish the Children host committee since 2022. Barbara has also been a member of the Children’s Council and served on the host committee several times. She has also served on the host committee for the Champion of Children Award Dinner.
About Dallas CASA
Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) seeks to protect children, restore childhood and help child victims of abuse or neglect achieve their full potential. The agency’s trained and supervised community volunteers are assigned by judges to advocate for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect and are living in the protective care of the state. For many children in foster care, their Dallas CASA volunteer is the only consistent, caring adult in their lives during a frightening, uncertain time. Dallas CASA envisions a day when all children experience safe childhoods and grow into resourceful, healthy adults. Now in its 46th year, Dallas CASA serves more children than any of the more than 900 CASA programs nationwide. Since 2019, Dallas CASA has been able to accept 100% of court appointments to Dallas County child welfare cases. In 2025, 1,116 Dallas CASA volunteers were assigned to advocate for 2,340 children in protective care. To learn more, visit dallascasa.org.
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