by Emily Gaudreau | Aug 22, 2022 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
CASA had been pulling at my heartstrings since I found out about it through a friend who became a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate over ten years ago. The opportunity to apply for the Board of Directors came up for me about six years ago, and I realized it...
by Ben McKee | Jul 28, 2022 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
[Author’s Note: This blog post was adapted from a paper submitted for a course on juvenile justice at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana.] The roots of the CASA model date back to 1974 with the passage of the Child Abuse Prevention...
by AMilsop | Jul 19, 2022 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
July 2022 marks my fifth anniversary of working with CASA of Yellowstone County. While that’s nowhere near the dedication of some of our advocates who have been serving kids since before I even heard of CASA (I’m looking at you, 10-year CASA veterans!), it is truly...
by Carrie Porter | Jul 8, 2022 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
In June, I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the National CASA Conference, in Seattle, WA. It was invigorating to be around so many people from across the nation that all had the same mission; being the Voice of Children. Two of the sessions I attended were of...
by Emily Gaudreau | Jun 20, 2022 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Bob Brown joined CASA of Yellowstone County as a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate in 2017 after learning of the urgent need for more volunteers to advocate on behalf of at-risk children in the foster care system. Thus far, he has limited his CASA advocacy to...
by Emily Gaudreau | Jun 7, 2022 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
For those of you who are not familiar with CASA, it may surprise you to learn that some of our staff members volunteer their time away from work and become Court Appointed Special Advocates for a child or a group of siblings in foster care. There are strict parameters...
