CASA of Adams, Broomfield kicks off Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month efforts

WESTMINSTER — Officials from Adams and Broomfield counties showed their support for Court Appointed Special Advocates and Pinwheels for Prevention March 15 at the Orchard Town Center.
    Adams County Commissioners Erik Hansen and Eva Henry, along with Broomfield Mayor Pat Quinn, signed a regional proclamation dedicating April as Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. The cities of Brighton, Broomfield, Commerce City and Westminster have also signed proclamations for CASA.

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Adams County Commissioner Eva Henry expresses her support for Court Appointed Special Advocates, along with Adams County Commissioner Erik Hansen, Broomfield Mayor Pat Quinn and CASA Executive Director Simone Jones, before signing a regional proclamation designating April as Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month March 15 at the Orchard Town Center in Westminster.

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Court Appointed Special Advocates staff member Shawna Wilson plants a pinwheel as part of the national Pinwheels for Prevention campaign at the Orchard Town Center in Westminster.

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    Vince Phelps, 17th Judicial District Chief Judge, said all of the judges who hear child abuse cases greatly value the services CASA and its volunteers provide. Phelps said many of the relationships formed by CASA volunteers and the children they work with last a long time.
    “We never have enough CASA volunteers. We always have room for some more,” he said.
    Following the proclamation, children and volunteers with CASA were able to plant a pinwheel garden as part of the Pinwheels for Prevention’s national campaign.