In September of 2024, Jake aged out of foster care when he turned eighteen. To many in the community, he might just seem like another statistic—a young person aging out of the system. But to his CASA Advocate, Cyndi, Jake is still that ten-year-old boy she first chose...
Stories & Blogs
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...
The Advocate Fall Newsletter 2022
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Gratitude: A Powerful Tool in Child Advocacy
“Focusing on the good instead of the bad helped me to see my circumstances in a more positive light. Ever since then, when I find myself waxing a little more Eeyore than Piglet, I rattle off three things I’m grateful for every night as I’m falling asleep.”
Foster Youth and Pets: A Beautiful Partnership
It’s 6 AM, and I’m awoken by my new roommate’s sudden desire to have a conversation. I’m not a morning person, and I really...
Board of Directors Spotlight – Andrea Horrell
CASA had been pulling at my heartstrings since I found out about it through a friend who became a volunteer Court Appointed Special...