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NEW ORLEANS – Following a three-hour meeting last Friday between representatives of United Way of Southeast Louisiana, the New Orleans Family Justice Center and District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office, we came away with a deeper understanding of the procedures, protocols and challenges faced by those who prosecute domestic violence offenders in New Orleans.
Dylan was five years old when his father left and his mother moved the family into a shelter. For Dylan, the stress and instability resulted in tears, tantrums, and separation anxiety.
United Way connected Dylan’s mother to a high-quality after-school program where Dylan could receive care and tutoring while she looked for a job. His mother is now employed and taking financial education classes. The family is working hard to become self-sufficient, all because they were able to find support for challenges connected to a lack of housing.
Teamwork makes the dream work.
Two heads are better than one.
Many hands make light work.
There’s a reason these familiar adages exist – in most cases, collaboration just makes sense. Nonprofit work is no exception.
Louisiana ranks second in the nation for violence against women.
Women in our state are murdered by men at a rate more than twice the national average.
Let that sink in.
This isn’t a new problem. The latest data (2017) show the sixth straight increase in female homicide victimization rates in Louisiana, currently at 2.64 per 100,000 females.
