Ed Steltz believes that all children should have the opportunity to become the best that they can be. That guiding principle brought Ed to advocate training in the fall of 2019.

Since his retirement that same year, Ed has been generously giving of himself and his time to children in our community who “need a little extra,” as he puts it.

“I was very fortunate to have a young man of 14 as my first CASA child,” Ed said. “He wanted nothing more than to return to his father and have a more permanent future. He had been in four schools and six foster homes in five years. We were able to work with Children and Youth to return him to the family he wanted more than anything else in the world.”

Ed played a vital role in the reunification of this family. By donating his time, his love, his knowledge, his dedication, and his desire to see a change, this young man is doing well and has the opportunity to thrive.

“If you would like to make life better for a child, there is no better way than becoming an advocate,” Ed said. “There are more foster children in need of an advocate than there are CASA volunteers, so do not hesitate to step up and help a child, our community, and yourself.”

If, like Ed, you’d like to make a true and lasting difference, we’d love to talk to you about joining our fall training class which is scheduled to start in September.

Ed is a native of the Back Mountain area and resides there with his wife. Together they have two children and four grandchildren. He retired as Vice President of Martz in 2019.