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Bush Scholarship Recipient: Aubree
Aubree,20, is a student at Flathead Valley Community College and is the most recent recipient of the Bush Scholarship. Aubree is working on an associate degree in business, with a certificate in social media marketing. Once she graduates, she is looking to attend the University of Montana, or somewhere else where she can pursue more marketing education. But five years previous, Aubree had entered the foster care system. With close to 30 different placements in 3 years, Aubree was able to figure out what mattered to her and how to get it.
“Now, it was all about recovery and stepping forward.” Insight from a former youth in foster care about the importance of CASA.
Note from the editor, Emily Gaudreau: I had the great privilege to meet a former foster youth who had a volunteer Court Appointed...
Globetrotters Welcome!
“I would love to be a CASA, but I like traveling too much to give it up.” This is a sentiment I frequently hear from folks in the...
Let’s Celebrate 20 Years of CASA
A Letter from Executive Director Drew MacLeod As we move further into 2023 and 2022 slips into history, I want to send a Thank You to...
Advocate Spotlight- Becky Wagner
Becky has worked in the human services field for over twenty years and has witnessed how abused and neglected children end up...
CASA Board Member Spotlight- Dallas Pender
My name is Dallas Pender and I have served as the CASA of Yellowstone County Board President since 2021. I grew up in Odessa, Texas,...
To Your Health! The Emotional & Physical Health Benefits of Volunteering
Well, allow me to propose an antidote to our seasonal mental and physical malaise, whatever form it may take. That antidote is—ta-da!—volunteering!
Advocate Spotlight – Melissa Rich
Melissa became a Court Appointed Special Advocate four years ago after learning about the need for additional advocates to serve...
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