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Monday, July 09, 2007
Ind. Courts - Feature on Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program in Morgan County
From the Martinsville Reporter-Times Sunday, a long feature story on the Morgan County CASA program, writen by Amy Hillenburg. The story begins:
Volunteering to be a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children is not a casual decision. It takes dedication, compassion and training, said Kelly Bray, Morgan County CASA coordinator.“They attend a 30-hour training program before they are allowed to take a case. I’m starting one Monday — I call it my ‘summer intensive,’” Bray said.
Volunteers must also undergo criminal and background checks before they represent a child in court. They can attend state and local conferences, but the registration fee for the national conference was $250, Bray said.
She explained that the program was started in Morgan County by former Judge James Harris in 1986. The national organization began in the 1970s in Seattle, Wash., but Indiana has more CASA programs than any other state.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 9, 2007 10:07 AM
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