“As time has gone by, we have recognized that the greater role the Children’s Coalition could play, perhaps, was being the voice for children and families.”
Judy Bell
CEO
The Wellspring
“In the non-profit sector and in government sectors we have a lot of people doing basically the same jobs, and if we could use those limited resources to expand instead of trying to duplicate then everybody wins . I think that’s what the Children’s Coalition does better than anybody that I know.”
State Senator
Mike Walsworth
“Children are our future, and we know that brain development starts way young, we know that it starts before birth. The more enriched environment that we can provide our children, the better off they will be when they are ready to go to school.”
Judith Bell
Regional Vice President
Volunteers of America
“The Children’s Coalition has offered education to my staff and myself, they’ve hosted education workshops in my center, as well as those offered in the Monroe area. They’ve offered to be a resource and referral for me and to other agencies to help to bring up the quality of child care.”
Lois Jordan
Owner
The Prep Center childcare center, Bastrop, LA
“The mission of the Children’s Coalition greatly echoes the values, mission and vision of the St. Francis Medical Center, and one of the programs that we are really working hard on is school-based health. And with that the Children’s Coalition has been a strong partner and advocate in helping us to make sure that we are making a difference, a positive difference, for northeast Louisiana.”
Stalanda Butcher
Director, School Based Health Program
St. Francis Medical Center
“We, working with the Children’s Coalition, launched a program several years ago called Fetal Infant Mortality Review where we tried to get a better understanding of these deaths to hopefully find solutions to prevent future such deaths.”
Rodney Wise, MD
Medical Director, Maternity Program
LA Office of Public Health
“The Children’s Coalition and Teen Screen support our young people. They work in our schools they work with our counselors they work with our parents to see to it that our children receive the help that they need.”
Margie Godwin
Advocate for Teen Screen
“Anyone who has a child or works with children knows that the earlier you address a problem before those behaviors become ingrained and become a pattern, the easier it is to correct those problems . We certainly see that in the juvenile justice system.”
Judge Sharon Marchman
4th Judicial District
Juvenile Drug and Alcohol Court