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Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank |
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Alzheimer’s Services |
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Baton Rouge,
Louisiana / $5,000 |
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In an effort to educate and
prepare caregivers on financial
resources available to them,
Alzheimer’s Services created the
Financial Literacy workshops to
address this area of the
journey. It is essential for
caregivers and those affected to
educate themselves on services
that are available to help them
financially mange the treatment
of Alzheimer’s. This program helps increase the knowledge and
skills of caregivers in making
appropriate financial
life decisions for themselves as
well as their loved ones
affected by Alzheimer’s or
dementia. |
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Community Renewal
International, Inc.
(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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First United Methodist
Church |
Shreveport,
Louisiana / $5,000
(Discretionary Grant) |
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Greater Baton Rouge Food
Bank |
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Baton Rouge,
Louisiana / $25,000 |
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One in five children in our
service area goes hungry every
day. Scientific evidence points
to a link between nutritional
intake and cognitive development
in children. The BackPack
Program helps mitigate the
negative impact that inadequate
nutrition has on the health and
well-being of children by
providing nutritious,
child-friendly food items in a
discreet backpack on the
weekends and holidays, and as
well when they are not able to
access the school lunch. Goals
and objectives include increased
attendance in school, improved
behavior, improved health, and
improved overall child happiness
and well-being. |
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St. Mary’s Residential
Training School |
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Alexandria,
Louisiana / $8,000 |
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Many of the residents at
St. Mary’s exhibit
problem behavior such as
physical aggression,
self-injury, pica, and
elopement. The treatment
program for individuals
with development
disabilities will house
up to eleven persons and
provide for a more
secure living
environment. The overall
outcome will be measured
by the observed decrease
in problem behaviors.
The expected changes are
decreased problem
behaviors and the
acquisition of new
socially
appropriate replacement
behaviors and skills. |
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The Glen Retirement
System |
Shreveport,
Louisiana / $2,500
(Discretionary Grant) |
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Tulane University |
New Orleans,
Louisiana / $10,000
(Discretionary Grant) |
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Greater Baton Rouge Food
Bank |
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Baton Rouge,
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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Harvey,
Louisiana / $15,000 |
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Homelessness advocates around
the country are hailing New
Orleans as a model for cities
around the country looking to
end homelessness - not just for
veterans, but for all people
needing a permanent home. The
Mary Amelia Whited-Howell
Cottage is designed to make a
commitment to help change the
lives of the chronically
homeless women and children.
This project will increase the
annual number women and children
served by 75 and provide 28,000
meals to food-insecure homeless
persons across the Metro New
Orleans region. |
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Way Makers Ministries |
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