Listen to Kids

Operating through a multi-disciplinary professional network that includes schools, churches, Child Advocacy Centers, juvenile justice programs, and healthcare professionals, over the years Listen to Kids has implemented several key initiatives:

• Trauma Counseling: Listen to Kids provides counseling scholarships for girls and boys, providing early-stage access to mental health care for trauma, which allows for healing and improved mental and physical health outcomes now and later in life. We have relationships with several licensed counselors and counseling practices in the greater New Orleans area.
• Clothing and Essentials: The organization has developed and maintained a clothing closet at the New Orleans Child Advocacy Center (NOCAC), providing new outfits for teens in need, provided funds to juvenile courts for youth programs, as well as distributing toiletries to homeless youth at Covenant House NOLA.
• Emergency Support: Listen to Kids has provided emergency groceries and essential supplies to adolescents rescued from trafficking and those living independently.
• Empowerment and Training: The organization has facilitated trauma-specific training for youth health providers, enhancing their capacity to support affected adolescents. Workshops such as "Intro to Mindfulness" have been offered to promote well-being among service providers and a workshop for kids entitled "Youth Mental Health" was offered in collaboration with a high school senior's youth event.
• Community Awareness: Listen to Kids has conducted awareness campaigns, including the distribution of pinwheels for Child Abuse Awareness Month and the dissemination of handwritten notes of encouragement to adolescents in crisis.

​​Through these initiatives, Listen to Kids has made a significant impact on the lives of numerous young individuals, ensuring they receive the necessary support and resources to heal and thrive in their environments.