Pasco County, Florida -- If you are looking for a chance to make an invaluable difference in the life of a child, or to expand your volunteer efforts, becoming a Guardian Ad Litem may be worth considering. Citizens of all backgrounds can be trained to hold this position, and the training is still available at no charge for qualified individuals and will prepare individuals to be a court appointed special advocate for an abused, abandoned or neglected child.

Then, working as a team with a program attorney and a case coordinator, the GAL would become familiar with all the aspects of the child's circumstances and make recommendations to the court to ensure a safe, caring, stable and permanent home. The Guardian ad Litem volunteers are critical to the Program and most importantly to abused and neglected children living through a confusing and frightening time in their lives.

The last 30-hour training session for Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) volunteer hopefuls in Pasco County this year will begin on September 30. Registration is now open until the capacity of thirty Pasco residents is filled or until Monday, September 12.

New Port Richey, Florida - Residents of a Pasco County neighborhood say they're living in fear and frustration because of a violent neighbor who they feel has a drinking problem.

They say 52-year-old Dale McDaniel has chased neighbors down with a chainsaw and even assaulted a disabled man confined to a wheelchair by slapping him in the face with a fish.

Photo Gallery: The Many Mugshots of Dale McDaniel

"He's a scary person, especially when he gets violent," said neighbor Victoria Breitfeller. "He's grabbed me by the throat in the past. That's not something you forget."

Neighbors say not only does McDaniel have an overgrown, trash-filled yard, but he can often be seen urinating in it. He's also known to shout profanities at those who walk past his house.

Dade City, Florida -- More criticism is coming out regarding the Pasco Housing Authority following our 10 News Investigators stories. Besides the allegations of sex on the job and fraud at the agency, it appears tax dollars are being wasted at the agency as well.

The people who are being hurt are the residents of the public  housing projects like Elizabeth Carr, who says, "There are so many people here putting up with unsafe health conditions."

Carr  and others who live in the apartments say glue comes up from the floors, there is mold, and there are electrical hazards.

"Every single person out here has been a victim in one manner or another, and everybody is scared," she says.