In January, DRLA tapped Patrick Holmes as Program Manager for our Client Assistance Program (CAP), which provides assistance and information as well as advocacy to people with disabilities who are getting or applying for services through vocational rehabilitation programs like Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS).
Additionally, Mr. Holmes has now been named the Program Manager for our Financial Access Inclusion and Resources (FAIR) Program, which assists formerly incarcerated people with disabilities through the re-entry process in the Greater New Orleans area. Holmes has been with DRLA since 2019, when he was hired as a case manager for the FAIR program.
Mr. Holmes is a New Orleans native and student of economic theory, public policy, and an advocate for people living with disabilities. As an undergraduate student at Bard College, his time was spent studying the intersection of incarceration and poverty and mentoring students at Kingston High School.
Holmes was named Program Manager of CAP following Glyn Butler, who passed away on October 15th, 2021. Ms. Butler had worked at Disability Rights Louisiana (formerly Advocacy Center of Louisiana) for over 24 years, advocating for people with disabilities on issues related to special education, employment, and vocational rehabilitation services.
Patrick’s continued mission is to serve people with disabilities in Louisiana so that they can increase the standard of living in their communities by gaining access to employment.
- For more about our FAIR program, please visit: https://disabilityrightsla.org/how-we-can-help/fair/
- For more about our CAP program, please visit: https://disabilityrightsla.org/how-we-can-help/cap/
