5 May 2008
State’s children also need an advocate | GreenvilleOnline.com | The Greenville News
Recent events regarding the 419 children removed from the compound in Eldorado, Texas, have raised questions about what happens to children who enter the foster care system. This tragic situation has helped raise national awareness of the problems that children face when they are removed from their families and thrust into overburdened court and child protection systems. But our nation truly has a heart to help those in need.
28 April 2008
KTRE.com Lufkin and Nacogdoches |CASA Volunteers Needed For Polygamist Retreat Children
Eleven new Court Appointed Special Advocate ( CASA ) volunteers sit in on child placement hearings in Judge Ed Klein’s court. They’ll eventually be serving the best interest of children. The ones who are allegedly victims of abuse and neglect.
28 March 2008
Judge rules out exhibits in DCYF case | Rhode Island news | The Providence Journal
PROVIDENCE — A federal judge yesterday tossed out exhibits that plaintiffs filed in a lawsuit alleging widespread abuse of children in state foster care.
26 March 2008
The Daily Courier – Court volunteer contributes heart, soul
Doug Manny does not have to work. But he chooses to toil away, putting in hundreds of hours as a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocate program of the Yavapai County Superior Court system.