Join us for a live discussion with the author, Dr. Roger Saillant, in a relaxed atmosphere for our next Book Read.
Open to CASA volunteers, volunteers in training, CASA staff, families served by CASA, service providers with whom CASA collaborates and community members. Offered via Zoom on
Thursday, September 12th | 9:30 to 11am or 6:30 to 8pm
Thursday, September 19th | 6:30 to 8pm
Just in time for summer reading, CASA of New York State announces that our fall book read will be The Power of Being Seen by Roger Saillant.
Saillant was a product of the foster care system in the 1950s. In this poignant memoir, he describes his journey with no shortage of emotional baggage, constantly doubting himself and wondering why he is being moved from place to place. Why doesn’t anybody want him? Did he do something wrong? What’s the matter with him? He lives life on a farm where the only thing that matters to his foster father is whether his work gets done – with no regard for the typical nurturing and experiences of a growing child.
In The Power of Being Seen, Roger Saillant describes acutely his feelings of abandonment, helplessness, anger, resentment, and hopelessness to the point of contemplating suicide, but the values instilled by many caring adults make this a story of optimism, vision, creativity, courage, sensitivity, and, most of all, inspiration.
Dr. Saillant's book is available on Amazon. To purchase online and support your local bookstore, visit Bookshop.org.
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