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6th Judicial District CASA outlines rising caseload, asks counties to sustain support
Summary
Leslie Shy, executive director of the 6th Judicial District CASA program, told commissioners the program has added children this year (14 from Bannock County) and is asking counties to continue funding as grant revenue is uncertain and payroll costs have risen after adding supervisory staff.
Leslie Shy, executive director of the 6th Judicial District Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program, briefed Bannock County commissioners on rising caseloads, staffing changes and funding needs during the county’s budget hearings.
Shy said the program takes court-appointed volunteer advocates for children in the child protection system and extended foster care up to age 21. “We have taken 15 more kids in since I sent this letter out to you guys, and 14 of them were from Bannock County,” she…
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