Q&A: West Roxbury's Kilburn Helping Abused, Neglected Children
West Roxbury's Anne Harvey Kilburn was court-appointed for the volunteer position to help individual children one at a time.
West Roxbury's Anne Harvey Kilburn is known in the community for helping people. She led the launch of the West Roxbury chapter of the Neighbor Brigade. She recently got a new position and she talked about it with Patch. Patch: You recently became a court-appointed special advocate or CASA for an organization called Boston CASA - what court appointed you? Kilburn: I was appointed by the Suffolk County Juvenile Court Patch: And what do you do as a CASA? Kilburn: I act as a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) for abused and/or neglected children who are in DCF (Department for Children and Families) custody and usually in a foster home. It's important to note that CASAs work on only one case at a time. I get to know the children by talking with …
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Anne Osullivan
2:42 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012
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