🎉 BIG NEWS 🎉⁠ ⁠ We’re thrilled to celebrate our Executive Director, Kristen Rome, for being named one of Gambit’s 2025 40 Under 40—honoring trailblazers shaping the future of New Orleans.⁠ ⁠ A fierce advocate for youth justice, Kristen has dedicated her life to dismantling the prison-industrial complex, expanding restorative justice, and building community-based alternatives to incarceration. Her work as a birth doula and youth defender reflects a powerful vision: that justice starts with care, from birth to beyond.⁠ ⁠ Here at the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, she leads with heart, strategy, and a commitment to Black liberation and transformative systemic change.⁠ ⁠ This recognition is a testament to the power of values-driven leadership in the fight for a better world for our kids. 💛⁠ ⁠ * * * DROP A 💐TO GIVE HER FLOWERS! * * *⁠ ⁠ -⁠ Read the issue at the link in our bio⁠ ⁠ #40under40 #nola #blackwomenlead #restorativejustice #birthworker #reproductiverights #nolanewsgram