30 CASA Volunteers cross the training finish line ready to make a difference
A new class of 30 CASA volunteers is ready to swear an oath on Feb 10 at noon to speak for 67 abused and neglected children in foster care. The volunteers represent a cross-section of our community including students, retirees including a retired capitol hill police officer and others. The ceremony will take place at […]
Class of drug court graduates celebrate their productive new lives
A baby cries as Judge Carolyn Ellsworth begins the graduation ceremony for the March class of drug court graduates. The judge smiles and tells those gathered, “It’s great to have the babies here. It’s great that they’re here and come into the world drug-free.” After [...]
Amazing transformations happen in drug court
Those who are sentenced to drug court are those who have been through a revolving door of drug abuse and resulting criminal activity. Many were formerly successful professionals who made a wrong turn somewhere. That is the case with one of the drug court’s current [...]
Jack And Lulu Lehman Scholarship Established To Help Fund Education Awarded To Outstanding Juvenile Drug Court Graduate
The first of the newly established Jack and Lulu Lehman scholarships has been awarded to help fund the education of an outstanding juvenile drug court graduate. The recipient was recently accepted to the College of Southern Nevada to study psychology. Each year, grants in the [...]