Ricardo Franco: a Casa Defender Who Protects Vulnerable Children by Understanding Their Culture

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For fifteen years, Ricardo L. Franco has called the city of Malden home. He is 61 years old and, for five years, devotes much of his time to quiet but fundamental work: He is a Special Defender appointed by the Court (CASA) through Boston CASA, the non-profit organization that trains volunteers to accompany and represent children in the counties of Suffolk and Middlesex who have been removed from their homes for abuse or neglect.For him, his mis…