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The Center for Families,
Inc. |
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Shreveport,
Louisiana/$10,000 |
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For over 120 years, the Center
for Families has provided
services to meet the needs of
children and their families in
Caddo and Bossier parishes.
Their mission is to serve all
individuals and families of our
community by providing
professional, affordable mental
health services to anyone
seeking our assistance. They
help people help themselves by
providing individual and family
professional counseling,
educational classes, support
groups, anger and stress
management classes. Funding
helps to fill the gap between
the cost of providing these
services and the amounts that
our indigent clients are able to
pay. |
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Community Renewal
International, Inc. |
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Shreveport,
Louisiana/$30,000 |
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Community Renewal International
is 16 years old. The Renewal
Team, people of all races,
faiths and economic status who
become visible and connected as
caring individuals, are
committed to building a safer
and more caring community. The
Haven House Plan is a network of
volunteer leaders developing
safe and caring neighborhoods
block-by-block. The Friendship
House Plan works in homes in
vulnerable neighborhoods to
engage the neighborhood
children, youth and adults.
Community Renewal is an ongoing
program that is continually
being honed and improved as more
is learned about developing
social capital. |
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Louisiana Association of
Nonprofit Organizations
(LANO) |
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Baton Rouge,
Louisiana/$15,000 |
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LANO’s mission is to strengthen,
promote and build the capacity
of Louisiana’s nonprofit sector
through education, advocacy and
member services. The Nonprofit
Coaches Program is designed to
strengthen nonprofit
organizations, while increasing
civic engagement. In 2010 LANO
recruited and trained
18-volunteer professionals and
content experts and matched them
with six area nonprofit
organizations. LANO will
continue |
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Store Manager Robert Richardson,
Jefferson Parish President John
Young, Detrich Hebert Johnson,
and Way Maker Ministries Pastor
Charles Johnson |
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to recruit area
community leaders,
professionals, and
content experts to
enroll in the ‘Nonprofit
Coaches Program’ for a 6
month consulting
engagement.
Strengthening nonprofit
organizations in these
areas is critical to
their viability and
stewardship of community
resources. |
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Volunteers of America of
North Louisiana |
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Shreveport,
Louisiana/$20,000 |
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Volunteers of American of North
Louisiana is a multi-purpose,
faith-based organization that
provides Adoption and Pregnancy
Counseling Services, Housing
Services, Employment and
Community Services, and
Children, Families and Senior
Services. The agency began in
Shreveport in 1935 with the
opening of a shelter on Texas
Avenue for women and children.
They created a place where
adults, especially older adults,
could enjoy the company of
others and receive
individualized daytime care. The
Adult Day Health Care Center
gives working caregivers of
those who are worn down from the
stress of caregiving a good
option for their loved one’s
care. |
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Way Maker Ministries |
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Shreveport,
Louisiana/$15,000 |
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According to a variety of data
sets, poverty rates continue to
rise in pockets of the city,
housing and rental costs
continue to increase, gas and
food prices are at some of their
highest prices in the region’s
history, and health care costs
continue to put significant
strains on families. As a
result, since Hurricane Katrina
and the BP Oil Spill, enrollment
in WMM programs, and those
requesting assistance, has
tripled. The Each One Help One
Program is designed to assist
those in need so that the
quality of life for residents in
the New Orleans region is not
comprised in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina/Gulf Cost Oil
Spill. |
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