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Director: CASA helps break cycle of abuse, neglect

Advocates appointed to children by the court system in abuse and neglect cases in Cheyenne County help serve as the eyes and ears for the judicial system while working to break harmful cycles, the organization's director said this week.

Rose Bowcut, who was named director of Cheyenne County Court Appointed Special Advocates last summer, offered an update on the program to the county board of commissioners on Tuesday.

The volunteer advocates work one-on-one with children removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect, she explained. There are 20 children currently in the program countywide....

 

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