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Milo’s CASA Story

Milo’s CASA Story

When Milo was born, his cord blood tested positive for meth. Child and Family Services implemented a voluntary safety plan with Milo’s parents to try and keep him in parents’ care. However, soon after, the parents stopped checking in at the local housing shelter....

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Maya & Lainey

Maya & Lainey

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...

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Natalie, Noah, & Nash

Natalie, Noah, & Nash

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.

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Kyla

Kyla

Kyla was fourteen years old when she came into foster care. Her mom was arrested for physically assaulting her partner. Kyla tried to...

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Promise, Grayson, & Selah

Promise, Grayson, & Selah

In 2017, Promise, Grayson and Selah left the foster care system and went home to their parents’ care. Their volunteer Court Appointed...

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Marissa & Alejandra

Marissa & Alejandra

Last year, Marissa and Alejandra spent their holidays away from their mom and dad. In October, the two girls were removed from the...

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Gavin & Abby

Gavin & Abby

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.

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Jace

Jace

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.

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Aishleigh

Aishleigh

Unrelated to any abuse or neglect, Aishleigh had lost her leg in an accident as a child, which required ongoing, proactive medical...

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Sam, Aria, Kalvin, Zaylee, & Remi

Sam, Aria, Kalvin, Zaylee, & Remi

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.

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Paige and Sara

Paige and Sara

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...

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Kaya and Carter

Kaya and Carter

Siblings Kaya and Carter moved between campgrounds and motels with their parents in a cycle of homelessness for years while...

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Kayden

Kayden

As a toddler, Kayden was abandoned and left with strangers who abused him. The state placed Kayden with a foster family who...

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Parker and Eliza

Parker and Eliza

Before his 5th birthday, Parker’s birth father had been incarcerated, and his mom, pregnant with his sister Eliza, was...

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Rita

Rita

Rita had not yet reached her teenage years when her father overdosed in front of her. While he survived, child protective...

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