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Donate today and help VYJ in their mission of providing a community caring for children, youth, and families in crisis.

Your donation helps VYJ programs work with at-risk children and families.

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Volunteers for Youth Justice (VYJ) is a volunteer-based, community-supported non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a community caring for children, youth, and families in crisis.

VYJ has been built on the foundation of diversion programming to include advocacy, life-skill training, and mentoring experiences for at-risk children throughout Northwest Louisiana. Today, VYJ has six primary programs:

  • CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
  • Youth Programs consist of GEMS & GENTS-Youth Mentoring Programs and Leadership Academy, JUMPSTART, Teen Court, and Conflict Resolution.
  • Court Programs consist of FINS (Families in Need of Services), Facts of Life, and TASC (Truancy Assessment Service Center ) K - 5 school attendance.
  • TBRI® (Trust Based Relational Intervention) Trauma-focused services.
  • My Community Cares (MCC)
  • School-Based Resource Centers
  • Youth Empowerment Center