CASA of Lewis & Clark and Broadwater Co. s receives national grant
By: Jaurdyn Johnson
and last updated 2021-07-27 20:31:21-04
HELENA â Learn, engage, recommend, collaborate and report, these five things are all what a court-appointed special advocate must do while speaking for the best interests of neglected and abused children.
The Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, of Lewis & Clark and Broadwater Counties received a $30,000 Core Grant from the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association for Children, which Executive Director Gerry Hill says will help expand the organization s ability to serve abused and neglected children.
âWhen I got here a year ago, we were serving 42% of the children on our caseload about 72% now and we have some more to do,â said Hill.
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Helena area residents donate thousands of Valentine s Day cards to local CASA
By: John Riley
and last updated 2021-02-09 16:14:13-05
HELENA â CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) of Lewis & Clark and Broadwater Counties say theyâll be able to provide valentines day cards to every foster child in the greater Helena area thanks to the generosity of the community.
Executive Director Gerry Hill said the act of generosity actually stemmed from a misunderstanding.
The CASA program in Great Fall had the idea to encourage the community to provide Valentineâs Cards to children who are in foster care. MTN picked up the story which then inspired Helena resident Karleen Hanson to reach out to CASA of Lewis & Clark and Broadwater Counties about doing the same thing.
Community donates thousands of Valentine s Day cards to CASA
John Riley MTN news
and last updated 2021-02-08 19:49:57-05
HELENA â CASA-CAN (Court-Appointed Special Advocates/Children s Advocacy Network) of Lewis & Clark and Broadwater Counties say theyâll be able to provide valentines day cards to every foster child in the greater Helena area thanks to the generosity of the community.
Executive Director Gerry Hill said the act of generosity actually stemmed from a misunderstanding. The CASA program in Great Fall decided to encourage the community to provide Valentineâs Cards to children who are in foster care. MTN picked up the story which then inspired Helena resident Karleen Hanson to contact CASA of Lewis & Clark and Broadwater Counties about doing the same thing.