by Ben McKee | Jan 18, 2021 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
During my undergraduate studies at Penn State, I worked as a research assistant analyzing the temporal and causal links between anxiety and depression. During that time, I had an opportunity to spend a summer at the University of South Florida working on a research...
by Ben McKee | Sep 12, 2020 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many reeling as livelihoods, schedules and institutions have been turned upside down. This is nothing new for children in foster care. Already at greater risk than their peers to not graduate high school, these young people in the...
by Ben McKee | Jul 15, 2020 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Debbie Desjarlais describes herself as a Native American graphic designer. Based in Billings, she is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and an Assiniboine descendent. Growing up, Debbie spent her early years in Billings and on the Fort...
by Ben McKee | Apr 30, 2020 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
First, I’ll get the easy one out of the way. If you want to make a difference for a child in foster care – not just right now, but for a lifetime – consider becoming a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate. You can learn more about what this entails by going to...
by Ben McKee | Dec 2, 2019 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Giving Tuesday – often stylized as #GivingTuesday on social media – is a worldwide event celebrated annually on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. Started in New York City in 2012, Giving Tuesday is widely considered as a response to the rampant consumerism...
