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Bridge
House/Grace House |
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New Orleans,
Louisiana/$25,000 |
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Bridge House was founded in 1957
when a group of recovering
alcoholics realized that
homeless alcoholics and addicts
had little chance for recovery.
Now housed in three different
facilities, Bridge House/Grace
House is the largest, free
residential substance abuse
treatment center in the Greater
New Orleans Area with the
capacity to treat 215 men and
women. During Hurricane Isaac,
facilities were subjected to
harsh winds and long power
outages which left Bridge House/
Grace House with $80,600
damages. Because the damages
were spread across five of our
properties, they were not enough
to make claim on insurance
policies. Funding will help
repair facilities. |
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The Center for Families |
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Shreveport,
Louisiana/$25,000 |
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The Center for Families’ mission
is to serve all individuals and
families in the community by
providing professional,
affordable mental health
services to anyone seeking
assistance. The goal is to
provide a service that is low
cost and/or free to individuals
and families who need counseling
services the most.
Objectives include: bringing
health, positive decision
making, empowerment and
wholeness to each and every
client through well planned and
qualitative services to where
each reaches full potential
without continue specialized
assistance. Funds granted will
go towards the costs of salaries
of the therapists. |
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Community Renewal
International, Inc. |
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Shreveport,
Louisiana/$30,000 |
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The loss of the foundation of
relationships that form the
fabric of community necessary
for individual and collective
growth and development drives
the program. CRI’s model
consists of 3 comprehensive
community-wide initiatives,
rebuilding the capacity of the
residents to make positive and
significant changes in their
lives and in their own
neighborhoods, Renewal Team
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Community Renewal International,
Inc. |
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Haven House (block by
block), and Friendship
House (low-income,
high-crime
neighborhoods). CRI
concurrently builds
relationships with
individuals based in
institutions in order to
provide services in the
other 7 element areas
based on the relational
foundation established. |
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Families Helping
Families of Southeast
Louisiana |
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New Orleans,
Louisiana/$5,000 |
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FHF of SELA is five
years old and was
created in July 2007. In
today’s society,
individuals with
developmental
disabilities are not
given enough resources
and information to enter
the workforce. Many of
these individuals are
capable of maintaining a
job and a career, but
without the right tools
they may never find
these options or are
never given the chance.
FHF of SELA will host a
Career Symposium where
individuals (16+) with
disabilities and their
families learn about job
preparedness and
training. |
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Providence House |
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Shreveport,
Louisiana/$20,000 |
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Providence House is the only
Child Development Center (CDC)
exclusively for homeless
children in the state. Of the
600 children served annually,
approximately 50% of them are
under the age of 6. This program
was created with the awareness
that parents are not able to
work or further their education
without affordable child care,
as well as the recognition that
children who are or have
experienced homelessness
typically have severe
developmental delays and
emotional problems. The program
provides an ongoing parent
education component aimed to
build upon the skills of each
parent, teaching them behaviors
that promote healthy development
of their children. |
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