BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Center for Health Equity has launched a new initiative aimed at supporting young people in Baton Rouge.
Community members gathered Sunday for the debut of the Wade Institute for Youth Equity, a program designed to provide hands-on learning, build skills and expose participants to future career opportunities.
The institute is inspired by Dr. Mary Wade, founder of the Youth Peace Olympics, who said she hopes to instill values such as love, peace, respect, kindness, and hope in participants…