What is COPE?

The Community Organizations and Programs that Empower Youth Project, also known as the COPE Project, is a mentoring program for children of incarcerated individuals in Ascension Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding areas. We utilize a community-based approach allowing selected mentors to provide a minimum of bi-weekly one-on-one mentoring to their selected mentee match.

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Become A Mentor

• Would you like to make a difference in the lives of children of prisoners?
• Are you willing to create quality relationships with children of prisoners?
• Can you serve as a caring role model who will positively contribute to the child’s success?
If you answered yes to these questions, then please consider being a COPE Project mentor.

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