by AMilsop | Apr 7, 2021 | CASA Updates
Meet Jody and Forrest Crowl, both CASAs—Jody with CASA of Yellowstone County and Forrest with CASA of Missoula. As a mom/son dynamic duo of advocacy, Jody is just one of our Yellowstone County CASAs with a family member who is an advocate with a program...
by cbyler | Mar 19, 2021 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
He has been in State custody for 6 of his 11 years. His life’s timeline looks like this — in State care for 2 years and 5 months/Reunified with his mom for 2 years/Re-entered into State care for 2+ years until the present. His village: 9 school...
by bmcrae | Mar 11, 2021 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
In March last year, Neely Blanchard allegedly abducted her twin daughters from the court-ordered care of their grandmother in Kentucky. In letters she sent to the Logan County Sheriff, Blanchard maintained that the authorities had no legal jurisdiction over her. The...
by Emily Gaudreau | Mar 5, 2021 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Peer Coordinator Kathy James Kathy has lived in Montana since she was born. She grew up on a farm near Cascade MT, went to nursing school at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, and moved to Billings in 1981. She worked as a nurse at St. Vincent Healthcare for 34 years...
by AMilsop | Feb 11, 2021 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Batman and Robin. Rodgers and Hammerstein. Barack and Michelle. Through the years, there have been couples (romantic and otherwise) who have brought together their unique skills and perspectives to make the world a better place than if they had simply worked alone. So...