The Need

Violence

North Baton Rouge has a homicide rate 25 times the national average. This makes it the 15th most violent city in the United States.

Poverty

The median income is half the national average, and 42% of families with children under 18 years old are living below the poverty level.

Crime

Offenders living in 70805 commit 25% of all of the city’s robberies, 38% of all assaults with firearms and 40% of all aggravated assaults.

Foster Care

In Louisiana, there are more than 4,800 children in foster care. Forty percent of these children in Louisiana experience three or more placements while in foster care and approximately 280 children in Louisiana age out of foster care each year. 70% of state penitentiary inmates have spent time in foster care, and 12-36% experience homelessness at 18 years of age when they transition out of foster care. Foster care personnel and law enforcement estimate that 70% to 80% of child sex-trafficking victims were formerly involved in foster care.

Our Goal

Empower youth by connecting them to positive adult role models and developing them in these four areas:

Education

Employment

Stable Housing

Life Skills

WE ACHIEVE THESE GOALS USING SIX STRATEGIES

  • Establish Community-Based Partnerships

  • Develop Indigenous Leadership

  • Provide and Coordinate Supportive Services to Ensure Wrap-Around Care

  • Recruit and Train Volunteers

  • Implement Best-Practices Programs

  • Secure Additional Resources for the Community

Our Board Members

  • Johnny Green

    President, Pastor-Healing Place Church

  • Claudia Neal Berry

    Executive Director – Empower 225

  • Charles Landreneau

    Member, BCBS – VP of Infrastructure

  • Guy Oliver

    Member, GW Oliver Construction – Owner

  • Laura Patterson

    Member, Foster Care/Adoption Advocate

  • Susan Rouvalis

    Member, Exxon – Retired

  • J.R. Whaley

    Member, Whaley Law Firm – Owner

  • Micheal Scott Enos

    Member, Magnolia Wealth Strategies – Financial Advisor

  • JR Crain

    Member, Autumn Grace – Owner & Medtronic – KA Manager

Our Key Partnerships

Partnerships enable us to expand the supportive services that youth need to become self-sufficient.

US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Children’s Bureau
Grants:
Transitional Living Program
Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking
US Department of Juvenile Justice

DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

CITY OF BATON ROUGE
YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM
HUEY AND ANGELINA WILSON FOUNDATION

LOUISIANA ALLIANCE OF CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTERS (LACAC)

LA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES
CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE FOR HOMELESS
FAMILY YOUTH SERVICES CENTER (FYSC)
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF LA
CAPITAL CITY ROTARY

 CAPITAL AREA HUMAN SERVICES

LA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – ADULT EDUCATION

Financials

For information on our revenue & expenses, click the link below.

FINANCIALS