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Feral Cat
Consortium |
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Madisonville,
Louisiana / $8,000 |
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The Feral Cat Consortium has
helped spay/neuter homeless cats
and adopt kittens since 2003.
Our mission is to reduce the
breeding and suffering of
homeless or free roaming cats in
Southeastern Louisiana. The
problem we wish to address is
the overpopulation of free
roaming cats in parishes
affected by the 2016 floods.
Outside and feral cats have been
left behind to breed. Our goal
is to best improve the lives of
neglected and homeless animals. |
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Foundation for Woman’s |
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Baton Rouge,
Louisiana / $15,000 |
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In fiscal year 2016, Woman’s
cared for 110 women who were
sexually assaulted and was
designated as the preferred
hospital for female sexual
assault victims. Sexual assault
is physically traumatizing and
emotionally devastating. Woman’s
responds by providing comfort
and compassion in addition to a
forensic exam and treatment.
Critical evidence collected
during the exam can help lead to
the arrest and prosecution of
the perpetrator. Woman’s
provides clothing, toiletries
and a place to shower. The
victim will not be billed. |
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Teach for America |
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana /
$5,000 |
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At Teach for America, we grow
and strengthen the movement for
educational equity by enlisting
our nation’s most promising
future leaders in the effort. We
recruit, train, and support a
diverse group of leaders who
commit to teach for a least two
years in public schools. We
support them to have a
significant impact on their
students and encourage them to
become lifelong advocates for
their students. |
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Volunteers of America
North Louisiana |
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Shreveport, Louisiana /
$15,000 |
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Our community cannot thrive if
children do no at least earn a
high school diploma. Volunteers
of American’s partnership with
Communities In Schools has
already made tremendous strides
in attendance, behavior and
course performance goals of the
students we serve. The site
coordinators have built networks
of support to bring needed
services to all students and
built relationships with the
schools and students so problems
can be addressed before they
escalate to something causing
irreparable harm. |
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