by Emily Gaudreau | Sep 10, 2021 | CASA Updates
Married couple, Katie and Levi Gill became volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates together in the summer of 2019. Leading up to that time, they both knew they wanted to get involved with a program benefiting kids, and had seen a lot of the advertising around town...
by Emily Gaudreau | May 19, 2021 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Joan Sleeth was always impressed with the positive things she heard about Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) from foster parents and teacher colleagues. After her retirement from teaching, she knew she still wanted to be involved with kids, so in November 2020,...
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 Emily Gaudreau | Jul 4, 2020 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
As we approach this Fourth of July holiday, I have been reflecting on our nation’s founding principles, namely the ideal that each person has the “unalienable right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” The sad reality is that for children in abusive or...
by Emily Gaudreau | Jun 9, 2020 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Transportation is something that the average American utilizes daily to get to work, school, the grocery store, to run errands–we employ some form of transportation all the time without even thinking about it. Montana, particularly the city of Billings, faces unique...
