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| Child Abuse CASA Crisis Continues By: James Clark Half a dozen people have stepped forward to do something about it. But the abused kids from Lubbock need more. The child abuse crisis in Lubbock continues. There are more confirmed cases of child abuse than there are volunteers who help those kids. CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, acts as a liaison between abused kids and the court system. Next week CASA begins a four part series of training events for new volunteers. “As of right now we only have about five to seven people signed up for this first training of the year,” says CASA Development Director Rose Carkeet. News Radio 1420 asked her if the there’s been progress in getting enough volunteers so that every abused child in the greater Lubbock area can have a CASA representative. “Unfortunately the gap has grown even larger. This area though conservative has one of the highest amounts of confirmed child abuse cases in the state of Texas.” We have the training schedule posted below, along with a link to CASA right here. You can volunteer by calling 763-2272. Back in September 2006 CASA stopped taking any new child abuse cases because there were just too many. Now, CASA takes new cases but not every child in the court system has a representative. So if you can step forward and do something about that call CASA. Who: CASA of the South Plains, Inc. What: Volunteer Training When: Tuesday January 22, 2008 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Thursday January 24, 2008 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Tuesday January 29, 2008 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Thursday January 31, 2008 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Where: Bank Of America Building 916 Main Street, Ste 801 Story Posted: Fri Jan 18 06:30:00 CST 2008 Created: Fri Jan 18 05:27:26 CST 2008 BACK TO HOME/NEWS Top Story • Lubbock tax bill going up Lubbock News & Lbk County • Tech fans face parking challenges • Seat belts required in school buses • Apartment fire injures one Weather • Thursday Forecast Business • AM Business Notebook Around Texas • Cornyn Comments On Obama's Iraq War Remarks • Fire Warning For Hunters As Dove Season Kicks Off • Boy Dies Of Rare Infection From Water • Austin Headlines • Dallas Headlines • Houston Headlines • San Antonio Headlines Swap Shop • Swap Shop Update This Day In History • Today Marks Formal End Of World War Two • Today In History Birthdays • Today's Birthdays Entertainment • Tonight's TV Off Beat News Of The Day • Middle School Student Arrested Over Facebook Threats Health Beat • New North American Lutheran Church Launched • New Study Doesn't Bode Well For Abbott Diet Drug Religion Today • New North American Lutheran Church Launched • Al-Qaeda Leader Calls For Killing Christians Sports • Sports Shorts |
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