Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE DEFEND THE RIGHT OF EVERY LOUISIANA CHILD TO FAIRNESS, DIGNITY, AND OPPORTUNITY. OUR HOLISTIC LEGAL REPRESENTATION HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS IN COURT AND IN LIFE; WE PROVIDE RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO OTHER JUVENILE DEFENDERS; AND WE ADVOCATE FOR A JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT IS FAIR, COMPASSIONATE, AND SUPPORTIVE OF POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. AS THE ONLY NONPROFIT SPECIALIZED JUVENILE DEFENSE OFFICE IN THE COUNTRY, WE ENVISION A LOUISIANA WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED WITH THE SUPPORTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP AND THRIVE IN THEIR OWN HOMES AND COMMUNITIES; A FAIR AND COMPASSIONATE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT PROTECTS THE RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF EVERY YOUNG PERSON; AND A STATEWIDE COMMUNITY OF SKILLED, COMMITTED, AND FULLY-RESOURCED JUVENILE DEFENDERS.
THE CENTER IS A NONPROFIT LAW OFFICE SERVING AS THE JUVENILE PUBLIC DEFENDER IN NEW ORLEANS.
THE LOUISIANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS FLAGSHIP PROJECT IS THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE TEAM, WHICH SERVES AS THE JUVENILE PUBLIC DEFENDER IN NEW ORLEANS, PROVIDING AN INNOVATIVE MODEL OF HOLISTIC, TEAM-BASED, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY ADVOCACY THAT RESPONDS TO THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF ARREST AND INCARCERATION, WORKING TOWARDS BOTH LEGAL AND LIFE SUCCESS FOR NEW ORLEANS' YOUTH IN MORE THAN 1,200 CASES EACH YEAR. STATEWIDE, LCCR IS A LEADER IN PROMOTING THE RIGHT OF EVERY YOUNG PERSON IN LOUISIANA TO HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND WE PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOUISIANA'S COMMUNITY OF JUVENILE PUBLIC DEFENDERS. WE ADVOCATE AT A SYSTEMS LEVEL FOR LAW AND POLICY CHANGE TO BUILD A JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT IS FAIR, COMPASSIONATE, AND SUPPORTIVE OF POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE REINVENTING ADVOCACY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND BUILDING AN EXPORTABLE MODEL OF TRANSFORMATIVE, HOLISTIC REPRESENTATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Aaron Clark-Rizzio | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $94,000 |
| Judge Ret Miriam Waltzer | MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 |
| Quentin F Urquhart Jr | MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 |
| Victor Jones | VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 |
| Ava Rogers | MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 |
| Marsha Levick | MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 |
| Jana Lipman | SECRETARY, BOARD OF DIRECT | 1 | $0 |
| George Freeman | MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Browne | TREASURER, BOARD OF DIRECT | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew R Lee | MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 |
| David Burks | CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 1 | $0 |
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