Partners

Our Collective Impact

As a collective impact effort, LEAD New Orleans is locally developed and managed by two bodies: the Policy Coordinating Group and the Operations Work Group. Together, these teams chart the course, review operational progress and challenges, and identify opportunities for systemic improvement. 

The LEAD Project Manager coordinates the work of these groups while managing all aspects of the day-to-day activities for LEAD New Orleans

The success of LEAD New Orleans depends on the strength of our partnerships. It’s thanks to our shared commitment to changing systems and changing lives that LEAD New Orleans is forging a safer, healthier, and more equitable future for our community.

POLICY COORDINATING GROUP

New Orleans Police Department
New Orleans Health Department
Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice Coordination
City Attorney of New Orleans
Orleans Parish District Attorney
Orleans Public Defenders Office
Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office
Metropolitan Human Services District
Councilmembers Helena Moreno, J.P Morrell, Lesli Harris
Vera Institute of Justice Louisiana

Case Management Providers

NAMI SELA
Travelers Aid of Greater New Orleans

leadneworleans.org We work together to advance health, safety, and equity by replacing systemic punishment with systems of care. We are social workers, project managers, lawyers, outreach workers, people with first-hand experience, and policy developers devoted to advancing community safety and equity. LEAD is a proven strategy to better respond to crime and disorder caused by people whose unlawful or problematic conduct stems from mental illness, substance use, trauma, or poverty.