Shoals CASA asks Colbert County to increase annual allocation to $12,000
Heather Begley, executive director of Shoals CASA, thanked the Commission for a $3,000 allocation and requested the county raise it to $12,000, saying United Way cuts have reduced other funding and CASA now serves 36 Colbert County cases.
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Heather Begley, executive director of Shoals CASA, used the public-comment period to thank the Colbert County Commission for its annual $3,000 allocation and to ask the county to increase that support to $12,000. Begley said CASA currently provides court advocates for 36 Colbert County cases and that "every dollar goes into providing advocates for children." She told the Commission that United Way allocations have been cut by 83% and that CASA's volunteers help keep children in school and obtain necessary services.
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