by CASA | Nov 18, 2024 | CASA Blog, CASA Headlines, CASA Updates, Stories
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...
by CASA | Oct 10, 2024 | CASA Blog, CASA Headlines, CASA Updates
Despite coming from very different places, (Daysi is from Peru and Matt from Lewistown, MT), they are not only dedicated mental health professionals but also serve in the unique role of being volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates as a couple. With three children...
by Yellowstone CASA | Dec 1, 2017 | CASA Headlines, CASA Updates
Kip Atkinson went from “bad guy” to good guy in just a few months. The Billings man has now spent a year volunteering as a Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA, with abused and neglected kids. Before that, he spent five years shutting off power at...
by Yellowstone CASA | Aug 4, 2017 | CASA Headlines, CASA Updates
For full Gazette article click here In Montana where barely 10 percent of the people who need treatment for alcohol or other drug abuse actually get it, even the children suffer. “Substance abuse is reaching catastrophic levels in Billings,” said Jennifer Owen,...
by Yellowstone CASA | May 1, 2017 | CASA Headlines, CASA Updates
Put a camera in a child’s hand, Shannen Keene figures, and the young photographer can tell his or her own story in a compelling, even poignant way. And if that child has experienced abuse or neglect at home, the story that’s told becomes one that might move viewers to...
by Yellowstone CASA | Oct 5, 2016 | CASA Headlines, CASA Updates
Billings volunteer Diane Jung has given her time over five years to advocate for abused and neglected children. Recently, she decided to do more: Jung made a $30,000 gift to launch an endowment fund for CASA of Yellowstone County. Jung began volunteering as a...
