COVINGTON – James Samaritan, a nonprofit organization serving the foster care community, will host its inaugural “State of Our Children” Breakfast on Friday, July 16 at the Briggs Center of St. Paul’s School in Covington.
Starting at 7 a.m., the event will feature presentations from Madeleine Landrieu, dean of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law; Judge Blair Edwards; Judge Scott Gardner; J. Collin Sims, assistant district attorney for the 22nd Judicial District; Thomas Mitchell, executive director of the Hope House Children’s Advocacy Center; and Dr. Michael Sprague, Louisiana state chaplain.
The speakers will address issues that affect the foster care system and the community as a whole.
“Too often I’ve seen children from broken families who have grown up in the foster care system wind up in the criminal justice system,” said Warren Montgomery, district attorney for the 22nd Judicial District, in a press release. “By then, both the damage and consequences are great. Helping our most vulnerable children avoid such a destructive path will require all of us working together.”
Tickets to the breakfast ($30 each or $200 for a table of 8) are now available.
Click here to purchase tickets or become an event sponsor – or email info@jamessamaritan.org.
