When we think about the impacts of human trafficking, we don’t always consider the children who are caught in its reach. That was the reality for Shae and her mother. Shae was just a toddler when she was removed from her mother’s care. Her mom, who was young herself,...
CASA of Yellowstone County consistently works to spread its mission throughout the Billings community. CASA staff and volunteers...
Youth aging out of foster care often face significant challenges, making the support of a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)...
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...
When Milo was born, his cord blood tested positive for meth. Child and Family Services implemented a voluntary safety plan with...
Law enforcement was called to Lainey and Maya’s rural home on the edge of Billings when their mom and dad got into a physical...
Natalie and Noah came into foster care for the second time after their mom relapsed into her addiction and was kicked out of her sober living home. Their dad was incarcerated and unable to parent his kids. When they came back into foster care, Noah had already spent half of his young life in the child welfare system. A judge soon appointed a newly sworn-in volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) to the two kids.
Kyla was fourteen years old when she came into foster care. Her mom was arrested for physically assaulting her partner. Kyla tried to...
In 2017, Promise, Grayson and Selah left the foster care system and went home to their parents’ care. Their volunteer Court Appointed...
Last year, Marissa and Alejandra spent their holidays away from their mom and dad. In October, the two girls were removed from the...
Gavin and Abby were on their 2nd removal from their birth mother when a judge assigned a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) to their case.
Most people would never know it, but this holiday season more than 700 children are in foster care in Yellowstone County. These 700 children won’t be able to spend Christmas at home this year, because their homes aren’t safe – these children are victims of abuse and neglect. One of these children is Jace.
Unrelated to any abuse or neglect, Aishleigh had lost her leg in an accident as a child, which required ongoing, proactive medical...
For children in foster care, the holiday season can be a challenging time when they are reminded of their loss and the uncertain trajectory of their futures. These children are not just a number in a statistic, they have names, they have stories and they’re right here in our community – kids like Sam and his siblings.
Ken and Tessa became volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates in the spring of 2018. Soon after swearing-in, the married couple...
Sisters Paige and Sara were removed from the care of their mom and dad when they were four years old due to ongoing drug use by both...
Siblings Kaya and Carter moved between campgrounds and motels with their parents in a cycle of homelessness for years while...
As a toddler, Kayden was abandoned and left with strangers who abused him. The state placed Kayden with a foster family who...
Before his 5th birthday, Parker’s birth father had been incarcerated, and his mom, pregnant with his sister Eliza, was...
Rita had not yet reached her teenage years when her father overdosed in front of her. While he survived, child protective...
