If you drive by the Mesa County Justice Center, you ll notice hundreds of blue pinwheels on the front lawn. What s going on?
The pinwheels were planted last week. The garden hosts over 400 blue pinwheels placed there by CASA of Mesa County (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and Ariel staff members.
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The Message Behind the Mesa County Just Center Blue Pinwheels
CASA and Ariel staff planted the pinwheels as a reminder of the young lives that may be impacted by abuse and neglect. A press release from CASA reads:
Mesa County has historically had higher rates of child maltreatment than the national average. We want the community to realize that child abuse and neglect isn’t just confined to a certain demographic, or a certain area of Mesa County. Child abuse can happen anywhere, in any type of family. It’s important to report suspected abuse or neglect, to let children and their families know there is help available, that as a community we care.”
City Will Not Renew Longtime CASA Contract
File photo. CASA workers at the statehouse.
The city of Indianapolis won’t renew its contract with the nonprofit providing Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs, for youth in the child welfare system. The change comes after an external report examined expenses for Child Advocates.
The Office of Public Health and Safety, OPHS, notified Child Advocates of the decision last week. The report finds insufficiencies in spending that the nonprofit disputes.
Child Advocates CEO Cindy Booth said the move is concerning.
“That uncertainty and the quick way in which this has been done has really made us nervous about the safety and wellbeing of the children we currently have responsibility for,” Booth said.
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A member of the Bikers Against Child Abuse organization in Hunt County participated in the annual âplantingâ of pinwheels at the SPOT Park in downtown Greenville in 2018. Volunteers are being invited to participate in this yearâs event, scheduled at noon Friday. File photo
Volunteers are being invited to participate in the âplantingâ of hundreds of blue pinwheels at a downtown Greenville park, to honor and represent abused children in Hunt County.
The Hunt County Childrenâs Advocacy Center (CAC), Child Protective Services (CPS) and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) For Hunt County have scheduled the event for noon Friday at the SPOT Park at the corner of Wesley and Lee Streets. Those participating in the event are also invited to wear blue, in recognition of April as National Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month in Hunt County.