Volunteers for Youth Justice -

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Our Mission is to provide a community caring for children, youth and families in crisis.

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VYJ annually recruits, trains and supports hundreds of volunteers to provide services for children at-risk. Currently, VYJ can only support 60% of the children in need of crisis intervention in North Louisiana.

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During 2016-17 VYJ’s Conflict Resolution program served 623 children in Caddo Parish. 83% of children referred for fighting were diverted from the juvenile court system.

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We are so thankful to all of our volunteers, advocates, staff and families!! We couldn’t do it without you all!!

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I am extremely thankful for VYJ and the opportunity to be an advocate for CASA. I can’t say that every case on which I have worked has turned out exactly the way I wanted. But I can at least go to sleep each night knowing that somewhere in my city, there are children who are safe, happy, not hungry, etc due to my efforts. CASA and VYJ have helped to provide them hope where there was none. I am honored to be a part of this. Thank you

I’m thankful for how VYJ is a family! With me getting married this month, my VYJ staff has never forgotten to show me love and hope. We are always there for each other, and I never have to hesitate to contact or talk to any of them.

I’m thankful for a great working relationship with my CASA Advocate Specialist! She is the biggest encouragement and cheers me on in all the right ways and helps me keep my perspective.

I’m thankful for the work CASA does with the least of these. Foster children go through so much turmoil in their lives. The CASA program offers consistency and love to children who desperately need TLC in their lives.

Every single employee at Volunteers For Youth Justice is there for the right reason. They all have goodness in their heart! I truly admire each person! I'm thankful for the opportunity to volunteer my time to such an important need. My CASA child is important to me and I'm dedicated to staying with him throughout his time with DCFS. Basically, the main thing I want to say to VYJ and Allison is THANK YOU!

I’m thankful for Desrie and Christie. Without their hard work, CASA Christmas 🎄 would not run as smoothly as it does. It’s a wonderful thing we do for our children, but a huge task to prepare and execute. (I’m thankful I am not in charge of it lol.)

I’m thankful for fellow CASA’s and the common interest we have in helping children & families have a better life. It’s easy to strike up a conversation with any one of them and to immediately relate about the dynamics we find in our cases.

As a CASA I am so proud to be a part of this program. Please check out all of the wonderful programs and opportunities available for you to help out in our community with so many children in crisis! Make a difference now. It will not only help the children but you will be blessed as well.

I'm thankful for those in our community that sponsor foster children's wish list so that we can give them the best Christmas!! Everyone that donates toys, money and helps with the party we couldn't do it without you!!!

I’m thankful for what our program does for children and families. Our children love us and we love them. We advocate for them as if they were our own and I’m thankful there is a program like VYJ so we may do that.