“If I could have Anna Palmer in every region of the state, we would be golden.”

Marketa Walters, Secretary of Department of Children and Family Services

Congrats to Anna Palmer, our Executive Director, for receiving the 2019 Blue Cross Foundation Angel Award. This award “honors everyday people doing extraordinary good to meet the physical, emotional, creative, or spiritual needs of Louisiana’s kids.” Anna and Crossroads NOLA were highlighted at the 25th Annual Angel Award Gala. Anna talked about Crossroads NOLA’s work to recruit and train foster families, as well as leading training in Trust-Based Relational Intervention to bring hope and healing to children in foster care. “We know that every adult in the life of a child who’s experienced trauma has an opportunity to have a healing interaction with them.” Crossroads NOLA is dedicated to equipping those who interact with children to do so.

“One of the things I appreciate about Crossroads and Anna Palmer is that they call us out to be better. We were meant to be the avenue of hope. We were meant to be the avenue of healing for broken people….This is our call, and here’s an organization that is going to teach us to be better.”

Shawn Rich, Pastor & Foster Parent