RBC I “The big thing with that awareness is understanding that it is something that’s happening in our community” said Traci Gurley-Tomashosky, Executive Director of CASA of the Ninth, an advocacy organization for abused and neglected children in the 9th Judicial District of Colorado. She spoke with the HT this[Read More…]
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CASA volunteers are voices for kids
RBC | In a perfect world, every parent would come into parenthood fully equipped with all the tools and training needed to raise their children. But this isn’t a perfect world, and sometimes parents struggle and their kids suffer as a result. When that suffering — in the form of[Read More…]
Advocates …
Ribbon cutting for Rio Blanco’s Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. From left: JoAnn Goss-Gardner (Meeker Chamber of Commerce), Brittany Shonk, Christy Doyon (Executive Director), Liz Ducey, Katie McCaffrey, Amberly Petty. DOC WATSON PHOTO
What a typical CASA case looks like
RBC | Mia, Jake, Kyle and Alisha were living in a trailer with their Mom. Mom was dealing methamphetamine from their home, robbed at gunpoint and beaten in the presence of the children. Routinely, Mia would gather her younger siblings and lock them in the bathroom to keep them safe from[Read More…]
