Local Child Advocate's New Role in Ouachita Parish

When Antoinette Hoard saw a chance to reach out to more local families and children she jumped at the opportunity. Having spent most of her career serving the needs of her community, she was intrigued by the new program that was launching to provide Head Start and Early Head Start services across the Ouachita Parish. Innovative Network of Knowledge (INK) was looking for a grants director to lead their new outreach effort and Antoinette was ready. Since graduating from the University of Louisiana of Monroe with a bachelor's degree in social work in early 2000, Antoinette had been active as a ch...