WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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Monroe County CASA provides advocates to children going through the juvenile court system who are victims of physical or sexual abuse or neglect. A Court Appointed Special Advocate’s mission is to make sure the child stays in the forefront of any court proceedings, and finds a safe, permanent home as quickly as possible. Now, thanks to an eight-county pilot project called J-CAP, Monroe County CASA is deploying child visit monitors to triage 126 children who are wait-listed due to a shortage of advocates.
