Advocates needed for children in court

People have a chance Sept. 11 to start training to help local children in need.

More than 60 children who have been removed from their parents in Hill County due to cases of abuse or neglect do not have an advocate to represent them, the Hill County branch of Court Appointed Special Advocates Facebook page says.

Hill County’s CASA is seeking new citizen-volunteers 21 years or older to become advocates, the page adds. If an application is accepted, the volunteer attends a no-cost orientation and 30 hours of pre-service training spread over five weeks, the application says.

“It’s roughly 5-10 ho...