No child should be mired in the justice system because they lack the means to pay for small things.

The Louisiana Center for Children's Rights is the only statewide, non-profit advocacy organization focused on reform of the juvenile justice system in Louisiana.

Often what stands between our kids and their success are small costs. Some kids, for example, are suspended because they can't afford a new school uniform. Others perhaps want to to get their juvenile record cleared so that they can get a job, but can't afford the cost of doing so.

We believe that no child should be mired in the justice system because they lack means to pay for these small things.

This holiday season, I'm rallying to raise money for LCCR's Client Resource Fund -- a reserve we use to help children cover the small costs that stand between them and opportunity.

• For just $25, you can provide one child with bus fare for a week
• For $50, you can provide one child with a school uniform
• For $100, you can cover the cost of school extracurricular activities for one child
• For $250, you can send one child to youth leadership camp
• And for $500, you can help one child expunge his juvenile record