Louisiana Alliance of Children's Advocacy Centers

About Louisiana Alliance of Children's Advocacy Centers

Louisiana Alliance of Children's Advocacy Centers channels state and federal support into a statewide network of children’s advocacy providers, with 2025 grants ranging from more than $270,000 to under $80,000 for individual organizations. The largest recent awards went to Child Advocacy Services in Hammond and Children's Advocacy Network in Alexandria, both funded through ACT 662 and state or OVC funds. That pattern shows a funder working through direct support grants to service providers rather than individual aid, with money tied to operating and ongoing program support. The foundation’s role is closely connected to Louisiana’s child abuse response system: it backs advocacy centers, counseling agencies, and children’s hospitals that serve children involved in abuse investigations and related services. Recent recipients include Manning Family Children's Hospital in New Orleans and Hearts of Hope in Lafayette, alongside several child advocacy centers in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Monroe, Covington, Houma, and Lake Charles. Across the recent record, the grantmaking is organized around sustaining local centers that need staff, coordination, and service delivery support. The result is a grant portfolio that looks less like project-based philanthropy and more like infrastructure funding for a statewide child protection network.

What Louisiana Alliance of Children's Advocacy Centers Funds

Child abuse response is the clearest thread in this funder’s recent giving. In 2025, it awarded $260,901 to Baton Rouge Childrens Advocacy Cet for ACT 662 OVC and state general funds, and $254,532 to Manning Family Childrens Hospital for ACT 662 and state general funds. Those grants sit within a broader set of direct support awards to organizations that provide services for children and families involved in abuse cases. The foundation also supports victim services through centers such as Childrens Advocacy Center Hope Ho in Covington, which received $246,768 in 2025, and Family and Youth Counseling Agency in Lake Charles, which received $165,802. Training, coordination, and system support are reflected in the organization’s stated focus on multidisciplinary team coordination and workforce development, while its recent grants show implementation work tied to ACT 662 and state-administered funding.

How Louisiana Alliance of Children's Advocacy Centers Gives