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CASA cases of child neglect up 33% this year

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published September 4, 2014 at 6:00 AM CDT
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Hunt County United Way executive director Frances Dalbey says the number of cases in which neglected children are removed from their home is up 33% this year.  Children in these cases are monitored by volunteers for CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates), which is a program that receives funding from the United Way.

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John Mark Dempsey
John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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