We provide innovating programs and services focusing on the needs of young people in our community from the ages of 5 through 25.
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Read MoreMany of the links and menu items may take you to the Wayback Machine and other legacy pages. There may be errors on the site as a result. This site is to remember the vital work that APEX did in New Orleans and continues in the community long after the APEX Youth Center Closed.
Book the inspirational founder of APEX Youth Center, Lisa Fitzpatrick, to speak at your next event or retreat: LisaFitzpatrick.me
Listen to powerful past sermons of Lisa Fitzpatrick: PastorLisaFitz.com
Apex Youth Center was featured in an article by the Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation. Since opening APEX with her husband, Danny, in 2010, Fitzpatrick has seen more than five hundred...read more
Apex Youth Center was recently featured in a story on WDSU. Charles Divins took the time to chat with Lisa and visit the center. To view the entire segment please...read more
Nearly 30 years ago, Lisa Fitzpatrick was the target of a gang initiation. She had pulled off the highway in Oklahoma City, to buy something at a convenience store, when...read more