This year, Give NOLA Day is only one day after my birthday, so I am celebrating both with a cause that means so much to me: Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is important to me because I think everyone should feel safe and have autonomy when making healthcare decisions. Planned Parenthood treats its patients with honesty and dignity, and they fill important gaps in our community when it comes to sexual education and reproductive health. I've been honored to serve on the board for over 5 years. Planned Parenthood cares no matter what.

Planned Parenthood's mission is to ensure the right and ability of all individuals to manage their sexual and reproductive health by providing health services, education, and advocacy. We seek a world in which all children are wanted and cared for, all individuals have equal rights and dignity, sexuality is expressed with honesty, equality, and responsibility, and the decision to bear children is private and voluntary.