At Crossroads NOLA, our work with foster families has primarily been serving the Greater New Orleans area. However, for several years now, weāve had the opportunity to engage at the statewide level by equipping caregivers and professionals to care for Louisianaās most vulnerable children and families. This year, thanks to partners and churches, we have officially expanded our recruiting efforts … Read More
TBRIĀ® Summer Update
Crossroads Connection Camp Last summer, Crossroads launched our first TBRIĀ® Connection Camp for foster/adoptive families. Thanks to the support of partners like First Baptist New Orleans and Volunteers for Youth Justice, we were able to host this camp again in June and it was a huge success! TBRIĀ® (Trust-Based Relational InterventionĀ®) is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to … Read More
TBRIĀ® Practitioner Training in New Orleans
Much of the work we do is āin the weedsā recruiting, equipping, and supporting families to care for vulnerable children. Through this in the weeds work, we have come to understand the need to ZOOM OUT and evaluate the needs and challenges that exist within the systems that serve children and families. Last month, we zoomed out to partner with … Read More
Crossroads NOLA moves to Online Training to Support Foster Families and Supporters
Trauma-informed training supported by $30,000 grant, available statewide August 31, 2020 (New Orleans, LA) ā Crossroads NOLA ā a New Orleans-based nonprofit organization that recruits, equips and supports foster families ā is adapting to the COVID-19 outbreak by moving its trauma-informed training programs online. The Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRIĀ®) courses will help to meet the additional needs of foster families … Read More
Angel Award Goes to our Deserving Director
āIf I could have Anna Palmer in every region of the state, we would be golden.ā 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 āhonors everyday people doing extraordinary good to meet the physical, emotional, creative, or spiritual needs of … Read More