The louisiana center for childrens rights (lccr), which serves as new orleans juvenile public defender and provides social work support to the east baton rouge office of the public defender-juvenile…

The louisiana center for childrens rights (lccr), which serves as new orleans juvenile public defender and provides social work support to the east baton rouge office of the public defender-juvenile section (opdbr), willenhance the specialized services IT provides to system-involved girls through its successful brighter futures program. IT will achieve this by 1) adding a reentry component to provide planning and support for incarcerated girls returning to their communities, 2) adding a civil legal component to help system-involved girls better navigate louisianas complex education, housing, and public benefits systems, and 3) training program staff on how to better earn the trust and meet the needs of the especially vulnerable population of girls who have been SEX trafficked. In addition to these enhancements, funding will also partially support the staff providing the programs direct services.