A Q&A series with Williamson County CASA board members and advocates, to learn more about why they support our organization.
Alyssa Mason is a current WCCASA advocate, and the wife of Matt Maeson – the chart-topping artist performing at our 2026 Voices for Children fundraising event on May 7, 2026.
TELL US ABOUT MATT
I’m excited to see two of my worlds collide at this year’s Voices for Children event! My husband, Matt, is a singer-songwriter with an incredible gift of dignifying the darkest feelings and experiences humans can face. His lyrics are a spectrum encompassing everything from battles with addiction and depression, to becoming a parent, to coping with his own childhood traumas and how they shaped his family of origin. He is an incredible person and is so passionate about creating art that’s relatable to those going through the heaviest things life can bring.
WHY CASA?
This is pro-life work! This is how I can show up for my community, for children who have been dealt a really tough hand in life, and for their parents, who are so often repeating a pattern they’ve always lived in. The time it requires of me is nothing compared to the impact advocacy has on children and families in my community.
Can you share a moment when you realized your presence truly mattered?
There have been many moments along the way when my notes have come in handy! Years worth of information I had collected from family members allowed a child to receive interventions or care to meet their needs.
I’ve found the CASA on a case to be the only person on a child’s team who is able to focus on only one or two cases at a time.
One of my cases involves a child that had spent a lot of time in the care of various family members over many years. My job for the first few months was just collecting information about the child’s basic needs and their history. Was their glasses prescription up to date? Did they even have their glasses? What’s the name of the most current therapist? What about their IEP? All of this information was so necessary to ensure the DCS workers and GALs had current information and the child had what they needed going into foster care.
What’s been most rewarding? Most challenging?
It has been so rewarding to join a group of kind people who keep showing up to a stodgy, fluorescent-lit courtroom just to do their best to care for these kids. And of course, getting to know the kiddos and be a constant for them through their time in foster care is the ultimate reward.
It is exceptionally challenging to witness the shortcomings and “red tape” in the foster system. We have so much room to improve!
If someone can’t volunteer right now, how can they help CASA?
Tell people about us!
(ed note: or buy a ticket to the event!)
How do you spend your time outside of CASA?
I find joy in community and being outdoors! Walks with my husband and son, horseback riding through Tennessee, and inviting people over for coffee is a perfect day if you ask me!
To learn more about our work at WCCASA, go here.