CASA Updates

CASA OF YELLOWSTONE COUNTY MISSION: To advocate for a safe and permanent home for abused and neglected children in Yellowstone County. VISION: To provide a highly trained volunteer Advocate for every abused and neglected child in the Yellowstone County court and foster care systems. CORE VALUES: Boldness, Cultural Awareness, Engagement, Professionalism, Teamwork/Collaboration, Transparency PROGRAM COORDINATOR JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY: The Program Coordinator provides supervision and support to CASA volunteer Advocates. The Program Coordinator ensures that children involved with CASA receive sound advocacy and early permanency planning. The Program Coordinator is hired by the...

In January 2017, four Native Americans from Pryor drove to Reed Point to attend a basketball game.  They reported being denied entry to the game until a group of white Reed Point people were allowed into the school gym.  Although the Montana Human Rights Bureau subsequently found that there was no discrimination, merely a misunderstanding, it’s worth asking why such a story connects with another, more recent one, this time from Colorado. In early May, two young Native American men drove...