Current Initiatives

🚨 ACTION NEEDED: Budget Letter 🚨

Last week, YJA met and identified a serious concern: Youth are at high risk of being deprioritized in the current City budget process, even as the NOPD budget continues to grow despite record-low outcomes.

We need to move quickly and collectively. We’re asking all YJA members to take a moment to contact the City Council about protecting youth funding in the budget.

1️⃣ Fast Action Tool

Quick automated message.
Just add your name + address and it sends instantly.

👉 [https://secure.everyaction.com/6hiNkO8tsUiu3q6KD72a4A2]

2️⃣ Personalized Letter

Editable letter you can customize and send from your own email.

👉 Attached: Advocacy Letter

Please share whichever option you use with your networks — every voice counts right now.

Advocacy Achievements

Amendment 3

Louisiana voters made their voices heard loud and clear: we care about our youth, and we will NOT stand for them being funneled into adult courts, jails, and prisons. The vote to strike down Constitutional Amendment 3 was a huge win for our kids and for the future of youth justice in Louisiana!

Our coalition mobilized communities across New Orleans to successfully defeat Amendment 3 in the statewide election. With grassroots organizing, our efforts created spaces for discussion and action. This collective effort led to a decisive victory, proving the power of an organized, informed, and engaged New Orleans.