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Café Reconcile New
Orleans |
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New Orleans,
Louisiana / $20,000 |
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Reconcile New Orleans was
founded in 1997. Our mission is
to transform the lives of youth
and the community through the
ministry of reconciliation.
Reconcile’s program has helped
more than 1,000 disconnected
youth acquire culinary and life
skills and prepare for
career-track jobs in the
hospitality industry. The
Educating for Success Program is
designed to address the needs of
the nearly 15,000 disconnected
youth between the ages of 16 and
22 in the Greater New Orleans
area that are not in school and
not working. |
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Community Renewal
International (CRI) |
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Shreveport,
Louisiana / $20,000 |
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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 our
program. CRI’s model consists of
3 comprehensive community-wide
initiatives focusing on
rebuilding the capacity of the
residents to make positive and
significant changes in their
lives and their neighborhoods:
Renewal Team, Haven House, and
Friendship House. CRI has
partnered with Fuller Center
resulting in 46 single family
homes built in the vicinity of
the Friendship Houses. |
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Families Helping
Families of Southeast
Louisiana (FHF of SELA) |
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New Orleans,
Louisiana / $5,000 |
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In today’s society, individuals
with disabilities are not given
enough resources and information
to enter the workforce. With a
32.9 employment rate for
individuals with disabilities in
Louisiana, the need for job
training and transitional
support is absolute. There is a
strong disconnect between the
high schools, the community, and
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Orleans area. To bridge this
communication and support gap,
FHF of SELA created the Career
Symposium to develop
valuable connections and
improve understanding
for best practices in
transition planning and
implementation. |
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Goodwill Industries of
North Louisiana, Inc.
(GINLA) |
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Shreveport,
Louisiana / $20,000 |
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Goodwill Industries of
North Louisiana (GINLA)
was established in 1926
and has assisted
thousands of people to
gain and maintain
employment, and reach
self-sufficiency. The
Goodwill staff works
one-on-one with each
youth to determine
appropriate avenues for
continuing education and
employment. Youth will
learn work skills by
working within Goodwill
and completing a career
development plan. The
program operates each
year and follows the
BPCC Academic Calendar
for all breaks. |
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Louisiana Association of
Nonprofit Organizations
(LANO) |
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Baton Rouge,
Louisiana / $5,000 |
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LANO is a statewide organization
that strengthens the
effectiveness of nonprofits by
helping them achieve their
missions – and ultimately
improving the lives of all
Louisianans. A strong nonprofit
sector is critical to a vibrant
community that supports the
well-being of its citizens. LANO
leverages support from
community-minded businesses,
foundations and individuals, and
strives to increase community
impact by strengthening the
organizational capacity of
nonprofits and the leadership
competencies of executives and
board leaders. |
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The Glen Retirement
System |
Shreveport,
Louisiana / $7,500
(Discretionary Grant) |
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Volunteers of America of
North Louisiana /
Community in Schools |
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Shreveport,
Louisiana / $25,000 |
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Children living in poverty with
uninvolved parents and
unsupervised free time are at
risk of unplanned pregnancies,
drug and alcohol abuse, dropping
out of high school, and
involvement in the juvenile
justice system. The goal of the
Community in Schools Program is
to help children succeed
academically by removing
barriers to receiving a quality
education. Objectives include:
students successfully promoting
to the next grade level
or graduation on time; improving
attendance of students; and
providing both school-wide and
individual intensive services to
students.
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Way Maker Ministries |
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Way Maker Ministries
(WMM) |
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Harvey,
Louisiana / $20,000 |
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Hunger and Homelessness remains
as a most pressing issue for
cities nationally. In 64% of
cities, homeless families were
being turned away by emergency
shelters because no beds were
available. The Mary Amelia
Whited-Howell Cottage is
designed to make a commitment to
help change the lives of those
that society has deemed “there
is no hope for.”
This project will increase the
annual number women and children
served and provide 20,000 meals
to food insecure homeless
persons across the Metro New
Orleans region. |
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