| CASA for KIDS of Geauga County seeks volunteers News-Herald.com
CASA for KIDS of Geauga County (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is recruiting volunteers to advocate for the “best interest” of abused and neglected …
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| Become A Court Appointed Special Advocate For A Local Foster Child KHTS Radio
There are 26,000 foster children in Los Angeles County and more than 1,700 in the Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys alone. There are ways to help these …
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| Children, Volunteers Find Hope in Special Advocate Programs WKMS
The Court Appointed Special Advocates program in McCracken County played a major role in the smooth transition for a girl whose parents could no longer care …
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| Volunteer child advocates needed Galesburg Register-Mail
CASA of Knox County is looking for volunteers to advocate for these children. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates and is a small non-profit …
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| Wallingford to resign as CASA director Ledger Independent
Court Appointed Special Advocates Executive Director Marty Wallingford has announced his intention to resign from the agency effective Dec. 31, 2013.
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| CASA Welcomes New Board President Tony Papa Noozhawk
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County, a nonprofit organization that provides volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected …
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| Boone County CASA roast to feature Jack Wolf Rockford Register Star
BELVIDERE — The Boone County Court Appointed Special Advocates will hold its 2013 celebrity roast starting at 6 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Community Building, 111 …
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| Foster children advocate group seeks volunteers Standard Speaker
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) consists of volunteers from the community who, after training, can advocate for foster children on more of a …
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| Child advocacy program benefits from weekend event Dayton Daily News
… a Court Appointed Special Advocate or volunteering for this weekend’s Monte … is to advocate for what is the best interest of every child that I am appointed to …
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| Jackson County CASA welcomes community to Friday open house Mississippi Press
Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates‘ Allison Statham, Frances Allsup and Brenda Lancaster pose inside CASA’s new office adjacent to the …
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| ‘Kicks for Kidz’ strides into second year HollandSentinel.com
… according to Brenda Bawinkel, a foster mother and Ottawa County’s Friends of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program’s new executive director.
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Court Appointed Special Advocates offering training in August
Newnan Times-Herald
Volunteers for Coweta CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates – were sworn in earlier this year by Coweta Juvenile Court Judge Joe Wyant. From left are Jonathan Kirkpatrick, Wyant, Dewonda Waller and Ashley Johnson.
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Court Appointed Special Advocates Helping Children
KSEE
Children in the foster care system because of abuse or neglect can lose contact with extended family, friends and neighbors. They feel isolated and lost when their world, as they know it, seems to disappear. The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA …
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Children advocate training in August
Morning Sentinel
Each of these children has an adult assigned to them by the court, sometimes called a Court Appointed Special Advocate. The advocate’s job is to conduct an investigation and advise the court on what is in that child’s best interest, according to a news …
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Sip to support CASA’s kids in Broomfield, beyond
Broomfield Enterprise
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Adams and Broomfield Counties, or CASA, will host its seventh annual Indulge fundraiser Thursday at Balestreri Vineyards in Denver. The event features local wine, live music and food by popular chef and “Top Chef” …
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CASA volunteer arrested for touching toddler in York
Carlisle Sentinel
A recently appointed Cumberland County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program volunteer was arrested for allegedly inappropriately touching a toddler in York County last week. Robert R. Alfrey, 69, of Lewisberry, was charged with felony …
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Sunsets & Safe Harbors
WBAL Baltimore
Maryland CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Association will hold a Sunsets & Safe Harbors Fundraising Gala to benefit children in foster care on Saturday, July 27th from 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. at The Penthouse at Silo Point, 1200 Steuart Street …
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CASA Thank You
Lincoln City News Guard
On behalf of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Lincoln County, thank you to our community for your generosity and thank you United Way of Benton and Lincoln Counties for advocating on behalf of the network of nonprofit services that act as a …
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Lewisberry man facing child-molestation charges was volunteer with …
Penn Live
Several months prior to his arrest for allegedly molesting a toddler at the Walmart in Etters, a Lewisberry man was sworn in as a volunteer with the Cumberland County Court Appointed Special Advocates Program. But program officials said Tuesday that …
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15 New CASA Volunteers Complete Class to Make a Lifelong Difference for …
LaPorteCountyLife.com
La Porte Circuit Court Judge Thomas Alevizos swore in fifteen new Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers on July 11, 2013 to represent the best interest of abused and neglected children for the CASA Program of La Porte County. The new …
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Program in need of special advocates
The Spokesman Review
Susan Cairy is the volunteer program coordinator for the Spokane County Juvenile Court, and she’s looking for a few good people who would like to become Court Appointed Special Advocates. CASA, as the program is known, also appropriately means …
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CASA Of Will County Finds Success in First Golf Outing
Chicago Tribune
JOLIET, Ill. – June 28, 2013 – CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Will County held its first annual “Golf for the Child” Classic on June 28 at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont. Funds from the outing go directly to the nonprofit …
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CASA volunteer help needed for teen ‘Fay’
Prescott Daily Courier
A CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer is needed for 15-year-old “Fay.” Child Protective Services (CPS) took custody of this teen after her mother was arrested on charges of attempting to sell illegal drugs and having drug paraphernalia in …
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Man who allegedly assaulted child in Walmart previously named a special …
York Daily Record
Robert R. Alfrey, of the 500 block of Fishing Creek Road, was accepted as a volunteer with Cumberland County Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, for Children program after completing “extensive training” and background checks, said Anita …
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Court advocates get grant to aid children
Lancaster Newspapers
Lancaster’s Court Appointed Special Advocates received a $40,000 grant from the National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association to further its outreach to aid children ages 7 to 17 in Lancaster County. National CASA awarded more than $3 million …
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CASA receives, donates toys to local foster children
Santa Maria Times
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County received a donation of toys that will be distributed to local children, many of whom enter the foster system with only the clothes on their backs. The donation was made possible through …
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CASA of Will County to Benefit from 11th Anniversary Corvette Car Show
Chicago Tribune
JOLIET, Ill. – July 2, 2013 – CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Will County, a nonprofit organization serving abused and neglected children in the Will County juvenile court system, has been chosen as the designated charitable partner for the …
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In and Around Greene
The Daily Progress
The Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates has increased the frequency of its monthly information sessions, and is now offering them weekly from July 11 to Aug. 29. The sessions are for people who are interested in advocating on behalf of abused …
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CASA Desperate For Volunteers
KEYE TV
Carolyn Nicewarner has been a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer for six years, taking on the burden of courtrooms, lawyers, social workers and judges so children can be kids for a little longer. “I guess I lived in a bubble,” she explained.
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Golf Day makes $26K
The Southern
The total collection of $26,033 was split between Williamson County Child Advocacy Center and Court Appointed Special Advocates. In the past 11 years, Garnati’s golf tournament has netted a cumulative total of about $300,000 in charitable donations.
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Local children in desperate need of CASAs — Court Appointed Special Advocates
Arizona Silver Belt
A CASA is a Court Appointed Special Advocate, who is there to represent a neglected or abused child’s best interests and needs. Neglected children often have trouble trusting adults. For the complete article see the 06-26-2013 issue. Click here to …
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CASA director: ‘Meth use more prevalent’
York News-Times
YORK – “We are seeing substance abuse issues rising in York County,” said Carl Knieriem, director of the local Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). “Methamphetamine use is more prevalent again. It had been dramatically reduced, but now it’s once …
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Big screen classic meets a good cause: Casablanca screening will benefit …
Cherokee Tribune
Canton Theatre manager Bob Seguin stands outside of the theater where the CASAblanca Downtown Dinner & A Movie event benefiting Cherokee County Court Appointed Special Advocates will be presented on Saturday. Starring Humphrey Bogart and …
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CASA to host Bridges Out of Poverty Sept. 5
Rockford Register Star
ROCKFORD — Winnebago County Court Appointed Special Advocates will present Bridges Out of Poverty from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, 200 S. Bell School Road, Rockford. Guest speaker Jodi Pfarr will discuss …
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10 Roanoke Valley volunteers complete training to become child advocates
Roanoke Times
Ten Roanoke Valley volunteers completed 30 hours of training this spring to become Court Appointed Special Advocates, representing children’s interests in court proceedings when they become displaced because child abuse and neglect charges have …
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CASA needs volunteers before August classes
Cleburne Times-Review
Nationally, CASA is a network of 946 programs that are recruiting, training and supporting volunteers to be court–appointed special advocates to represent the best interests of children in the courtroom and other settings, according to the CASA website.
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You are here
Fort Smith Times Record
Renee Day, vice president of finance for Baylor Research Institute in Dallas and assistant treasurer, investments, for Baylor Health Care System, was recently elected to the Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates Board of Directors. The board governs …
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Yellowstone CASA hires four
Billings Gazette
Yellowstone Yellowstone CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) has hired four new staffers. Drew MacLeod, Ryan Cremer and Tracie Rabinowitz are volunteer coordinators, and Tricia Hergett is the new executive assistant. MacLeod will supervise …
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CASA creates ‘Chili’ connection
Mineral Wells Index
The current Court Appointed Special Advocate fundraising campaign is getting some local help from Chili’s in Mineral Wells. Though “A Dollar for CASA” challenges locals to support the organization a buck at a time, the area restaurant is not stopping …
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CASA inducts 8 new volunteers
Edmond Sun
CITY — Court Appointed Special Advocates recently swore in eight new advocates. Jessica Gavura, Dearra Godinez, Jane Greene, Susan Griffin, Nancy Hamilton, Rhonda Kerbo, Julie Krywicki and Equilla Samuel were sworn in during the June 11 ceremony …
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Retired CASA manager remains an advocate
Enterprise-Record
Click photo to enlarge. Pam Hubbard talks Thursday about her years with Court Appointed Special Advocates, a program in Butte and Glenn counties that works with the courts to pair an adult with a child who is alone in the court system. (Jason Halley …
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CASA issues call for volunteers
The Albany Herald
Jershaun Roberts, left, and Holli Reksten are the entire paid staff of Dougherty CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates. CASA is hosting an orientation to recruit advocate volunteers for the organization. Advocates represent child victims of child …
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New advocates sworn in for Southern Maryland CASA program
So Md News
New Court Appointed Special Advocates, including, from left, Shirley Ann Dunn Tamara “Tammy” Castro and, far right, Robert “Bobby” Drew, stand with Master Michael Harris after being sworn in on May 15. Virginia Simmons, another new CASA, is not …
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CASA seeking Murray , Calloway County volunteers
Murray Ledger and Times
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) by the Lakes is actively seeking volunteer advocates from the Murray, Calloway County area. CASA by the Lakes is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains, and supports quality volunteers whose mission is …
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New CASA director eyes volunteers
Polkio.com
New CASA director eyes volunteers. POLK COUNTY — Katey Axtell, the new director of Polk County’s CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) program, hopes the beginning of her tenure with the organization will be a time of growth. Katey Axtell.
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County approves funding for nonprofit services
Norman Transcript
NORMAN — Cleveland County commissioners approved agreements and funding for the Women’s Resource Center for $40,000 and with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for $62,000. Those agencies provide court services, commissioners said.
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Making the Difference: Teen country singer spreads awareness for the plight of …
Star Community Newspapers
“Even though they don’t have a biological family,” Melissa said, “they are always part of God’s family.” “Nobody’s Child” is available for sale on her website as well as iTunes, and all proceeds from the song will be donated to court–appointed special …
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CASA seeking men to volunteer for youth program
LubbockOnline.com
Court Appointed Special Advocates of the South Plains is currently looking for more men to volunteer with its organization. Lauren Sherley, program director for CASA in Lubbock, said 57 percent of the children being served by CASA are boys, but the men …
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Local briefs: Canadian warships joining exercise
Ventura County Star
Court Appointed Special Advocates, whose volunteers accompany children to court, will be a focal point at the 6:30 p.m., June 24 meeting of the Ventura County Commission for Women, said President Lee Riggan, of Thousand Oaks. Location will be the …
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Raceway benefit to help Ottawa youth through Friends of Court Appointed …
HollandSentinel.com
An Ottawa County child in foster care faces a host of hurdles, not the least of which is getting braces, for example, or pursuing a hobby. But a Zeeland-based charity, Friends of Court Appointed Special Advocates, raises money for just those types of …
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Train to be a court–appointed special advocate
Redwood Times
CASA of Humboldt is recruiting volunteers to advocate for children in foster care throughout the county. Sign up for the summer advocacy training class being held from July 9-23, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at their office in Eureka.
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CASA of Will County Announces Inaugural “Golf for the Child” Classic
Chicago Tribune
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Will County, a 501(c)(3) based in Joliet and serving abused and neglected children in the Will County juvenile court system, announced today that it will host the Golf for the Child Classic on June 28 at …
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CASA benefit highlights its accomplishments
Opelousas Daily World
Supporters of the Court Appointed Special Advocates of St. Landry gathered at the Opelousas Civic Center Thursday for the nonprofit chapter’s fourth annual Kids Benefit Brunch. CASA is a nonprofit that typically works closely with local courts and …
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CASA to host annual Kids Benefit Brunch Thursday
Opelousas Daily World
Court Appointed Special Advocates of St. Landry will host its fourth annual CASA Kids Benefit Brunch Thursday with food, entertainment and education. The brunch, featuring a meal prepared by area celebrity chefs, will be held at 11 a.m. in the …
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Children’s Advocacy group holding Friends Drive
Log Cabin Democrat
The Children’s Advocacy Alliance, a partnership between Court Appointed Special Advocates of the 20th Judicial District and the Children’s Advocacy Center is hosting its annual Friends Drive Thursday from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Hipsway in downtown Conway.
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Teen ‘Cody’ needs CASA help
Prescott Daily Courier
A CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer is needed for 17-year-old “Cody.” Child Protective Services (CPS) took custody of this teen after he was placed in detention for committing a minor theft that also resulted in some property damage.
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Court Appointed Special Advocates Receive Grant
Cape May County Herald (press release)
RIO GRANDE – Mustard Seed of Cape May County has awarded a $3,000 grant to the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Cape May and Atlantic Counties. The grant will provide assistance to foster children as they transition out of the foster home …
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Harrison County children’s advocacy program plans open house; seeking …
SunHerald.com
Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children of Harrison County is planning an open house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 20. Executive Director Jeannie Herrin said it’s an opportunity for the community to come see the Gulfport headquarters at 47 Maples …
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Blue Ribbon Event calls attention to children in foster care
TriValley Central
The event was sponsored by PCCI members, Superior Court judges, Court Appointed Special Advocates, foster care providers, Child Protective Services and elected officials. More than 600 blue ribbons were tied to the branches of the courthouse tree …
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Clifton’s Bhavik Vyas appointed a volunteer CASA child advocate
NorthJersey.com
Bhavik Vyas, of Clifton, was recently sworn in as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Essex County CASA, after successfully completing a 33 hour training course. During a ceremony on May 6, along with 11 other volunteers were sworn in as a …
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Children’s aid agency hit hard by budget cuts
Mail Tribune
The recent funding cuts to Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates have hit the agency hard at a time when its budget is already stretched to the limit, officials say. CASA director Jennifer Mylenek is reluctant to play the “woe is me card …
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Kids waiting on justice need advocates
Jack County Herald
Jack County needs Court Appointed Special Advocates for the kids in the county waiting on justice. CASA Director Serene Smith says, “Most of the children put in foster care for abuse are younger than 6 years old when they are first removed from the home.
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Eyes on the children
Marshall News Messenger
Four people took an oath Monday to serve in what 71st Judicial District Judge Brad Morin considers a very important role — acting as advocates for abused and neglected children as a court appointed special advocate. “There are a lot of children that …
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CASA help needed for 8-year-old ‘Allison’
Prescott Daily Courier
A CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer is needed for 8-year-old “Allison.” The girl told her mother she had been sexually abused and the mother didn’t believe her. Allison then told her teacher, and Child Protective Services (CPS) removed …
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CASA adds three new members to its volunteers
Greene County Daily World
Amanda Fagg, Alison Bachman and Kim Resler completed training and were sworn in by Greene County Circuit Judge Erik Allen to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) at a ceremony in the Greene Circuit Courtroom at the conclusion of a …
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CASA needs volunteers for increased caseload
Wise County Messenger
Fortunately, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Wise and Jack Counties does provide some stability and consistency in the lives of foster children. But due to an increased caseload, they are in desperate need of additional volunteers. WALK …
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Lone Star College-Montgomery students donate books to foster care children
Houston Chronicle
According to a news release from the college, students in the Human Services Student Organization collected eight boxes of new or slightly used children’s books for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Montgomery County, whose library was nearly …
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CASA Faces Funding Cuts
KOBI-TV NBC 5 / KOTI-TV NBC 2
Court Appointed Special Advocates in Jackson County are looking at about $85,000 less funding this year. 20-year-old Lindsey Verret was only 10 when she was paired up with her Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA. “Having a CASA impacted my …
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| Guardian Ad Litem: Protecting The Most Vulnerable Children In … DigitalJournal.com
The Guardian ad Litem program of Broward County is a partnership of community advocates and professional staff committed to being a powerful voice on …
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| Guardian Ad Litem: Protecting The Most Vulnerable Children In … PR Web (press release)
Thanks to the child’s Broward County Guardian ad Litem, Dee Garfinkle, she will start her new school year with all the hope, excitement and optimism of her …
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| Faye Clark – Adocating for children is in her blood TCPalm
So, when Fay and her husband Bill retired to the Treasure Coast, it was not surprising that she chose the Guardian ad Litem Program (GAL) to be part of her …
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| Local Businesses Partner for I-95 Billboard to Attract New Child … DigitalJournal.com
The haunting imagery and bold call to action hopes to inspire new child advocacy volunteers for the Guardian ad Litem Program. At present, the GAL Program is …
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| BB&T-OTC receives corporate Lighthouse Project Spirit Award Naples Daily News
Voices for Kids of Southwest Florida is a nonprofit agency supporting Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program-Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry …
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| Baby Veronica Case: Capobianco Expert Recants Damning Report … Indian Country Today Media Network
In the Summer of 2011, Jan Hunt received a request from a guardian ad litem, Jo Prowell, working on a custody case in South Carolina. Hunt, who lives in …
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| News of Organizations The Transylvania Times
Lee Bradley, a program supervisor for the Guardian ad Litem Program, will address … Bradley works with Guardian ad Litem programs in both Transylvania and …
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| Child Safety Advocates: More Career DCF Workers Could Curb … WFSU
And Alan Abramowitz, the executive director of the Florida Guardian ad Litem program, said if the state does find funding to devote to the issue he’s got an idea …
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| Community Foundation of Broward Awards Grant to Voices for … PR Web (press release)
With hundreds of children in Broward County in need of a Guardian ad Litem, this funding will help us to continue advancing our fundraising and awareness …
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| Ongoing Child Spport For A Special Needs Child And Creation Of A … Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
With respect to whether or not New Jersey law allows the appointment of a guardian ad litem on behalf of a child under the same circumstances as the J.B. v.
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