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Anderson County OKs $15,000 for CASA volunteers to support children in CPS cases
Summary
The commissioners approved a $15,000 allocation from a dedicated child-safety fund to CASA of Trinity Valley after the group’s executive director said volunteers provided 1,476 hours of advocacy to local children in 2024 and the program costs about $1,500 per child annually.
Keith Loper, executive director of CASA of Trinity Valley, asked the Anderson County Commissioners Court for county support to sustain volunteer guardian-ad-litem services for children involved in Child Protective Services cases. "We serve your county as guardian ad litem for children in CPS cases," Loper said, and told the court CASA served 441 children across three counties in 2024, "91 of those belong to Anderson County." He said volunteers provided roughly 1,476 hours…
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