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- EIN 48-1301287
- (406) 259-1233
- 1201 Grand Ave Ste 5 Billings MT 59102-4281 USA
- www.yellowstonecasa.org
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Causes: Child Abuse Prevention, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence
Mission: Yellowstone casa is a non-profit organization whose mission is to train and provide volunteers to represent the interests of abused and neglected children in the yellowstone county court system. These court appointed special advocate volunteers serve as a child's voice in court, promote the child's best interests and advocate for a safe, permanent home. Casa volunteers serve as the investgative body of the court, personally interviewing the child, parents, foster parents, school personnel, therapists and others who know about the child and his or her needs. Casa volunteers prepare a written report to the court, advising the court of the status of the case and providing recommendations in the best interest of the child as it relates to a safe, permanent home for the child, as quickly as possible. Casa is the only organization in yellowstone county that advocates for the child in court, focusing on a permanent solution that prevents future abuse or neglect.
Programs: Yellowstone casa is a donor funded non-profit organization whose work is accomplished entirely through volunteers. Per national casa standards, yellowstone casa volunteers receive an initial 30 hours of training. Once training is complete, casa volunteers are sworn in by a judge and assigned a case at which time they receive extensive ongoing case supervision by casa staff and receive an additional 12 hours of training every year to remain a casa volunteer. Donor funds are utilized to support the recrutiment, training and ongoing supervision of 154 volunteers who served 328 court appointed children in yellowstone county. The goal of yellowstone casa is to train new volunteers in order to provide a casa volunteer for every abused and neglected child in yellowstone county.