CASA of the High Plains began as a result of Judge Lee Waters searching for a way to have more input on cases involving children in Child Protective Services (CPS) system.  He discovered the CASA program and began to lay the ground work for a program by assembling a steering committee in June 1994 that began the process.   Janet Watts has been our ED since the beginning which is relatively unheard of.  Gray County was the only county served until 1997 when Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts and Wheeler counties were added.  Hansford and Ochiltree were added in 1999.  We have also added Donley County.   CASA served 14 children with 8 volunteers originally .  They logged over 2,000 hours of serving children last year.  This explains why CASA is well respected and used as an example in the state legislature, because of its efficient use of money.  CASA uses volunteers instead of paid employees