YELLOWSTONE CASA INC

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.