by Ben McKee | Sep 13, 2019 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
I’ve been doing a lot of airline travel this summer. Even when crossing just a couple of time zones, I find it difficult to get to sleep when trying to adjust to the time change. 10pm in Philadelphia is only 8pm in Billings, which is much earlier than when my brain...
by AMilsop | Aug 29, 2019 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
“Oh, so you’re a CASA? So that means….” And so often begins a conversation in which I have the privilege of blowing away all kinds of myths about what we do here at CASA of Yellowstone County. Even though different CASA programs across the country vary bit by bit,...
by Yellowstone CASA | Aug 13, 2019 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
The work of CASA of Yellowstone County is filling an urgent need in our community by advocating for the most vulnerable among us: abused and neglected children. As a Court Appointed Special Advocate, Peer Coordinator, Staff or Friend of CASA, how do you spread the...
by Emily Gaudreau | Aug 5, 2019 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.” -Unknown. Humans are amazing beings. We learn languages, social interactions and behaviors within a matter of years as young children, and those learned behaviors continue to form the way we grow...
by jmack | Jul 29, 2019 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates in Yellowstone County are a varied lot. Our ranks include active retirees and young professionals. Some work within the home and others part or full time in institutions or businesses. What we do hold in common: We are busy...
by Ben McKee | Jul 16, 2019 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
The title says it all. I mean seriously, verbal communication is not an easy thing. It is super challenging to find words in your brain and make them come out of your mouth, in a sentence that has a subject, predicate, direct object, maybe some prepositions, and ends...
