Opportunity for legal, law enforcement and social service professionals to step up for kids and feel great about it
Professionals looking for something fulfilling in their life are invited to spend a few hours a week motivating struggling students. The Truancy Diversion Project (TDP) aimed at improving student school attendance and success in classes is calling on attorneys, law enforcement and social service professionals to be volunteer judges at [...]
Blue diamonds awarded to those helping Clark County students become brilliant young graduates
Blue Diamond awards were presented to Truancy Diversion Program volunteer judges at a recognition event for those who are helping to keep Clark County students in school and on track to graduate. The volunteers work with the students weekly to help them transition from diamonds in the rough to brilliant young [...]
17 everyday people take oath that makes them exceptionally special to abused and neglected children
Seventeen everyday people became exceptionally special to abused and neglected children on May 16, when they took an oath to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). They swore to be an effective voice for children in foster care and to give them a say on what happens with their life. The volunteers successfully completed training so they [...]
Hot topics to be covered at Guardianship Bench Bar Meeting Monday
Judge Dianne Steel at Guardianship Bench Bar meetingIf you’re an attorney who handles guardianship cases, set your reminder for the Monday, May 16 Guardianship Bench Bar at the Public Guardian’s office at 515 Shadow Lane. It’s a brown-bag, open forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to [...]
April is Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month and a great time to consider volunteering as a CASA Volunteer
Children who are in foster care face daunting challenges. They are generally traumatized by abuse and neglect and have to face their day-to-day lives with constant uncertainty. A Light of Hope Ceremony was held at the Eighth Judicial District Family Court to illuminate the need for volunteers [...]
District Court Family Division now accepting applications for pro tem hearing masters
The Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division is now accepting applications from attorneys interested in serving as pro tem hearing masters in domestic violence/TPO, child support/paternity, mental commitment, minor guardianship, juvenile delinquency, discovery and truancy courts. This recruitment occurs on a regular basis to ensure [...]
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Take a pro bono case or four
“You should all take a pro bono case or four;” that’s the advice attorney Carrie Primas gave her colleagues at the January Family Bench-Bar meeting after being honored as Pro Bono Advisory Council volunteer of the month.Carrie raised an issue of concern that got people talking [...]