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Working Group. The Family Engagement Working Group member organizations include: Family
Service of Greater New Orleans; Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (C2E Notebook
founding member); New Orleans Public Library; Start the Adventure in Reading - STAIR (C2E
Notebook founding member); Urban League of Greater New Orleans; and 4-H/LSU AgCenter.
Many thanks to all the member organizations who made this resource possible.
Made Possible by the Following Sponsors
Spring 2014
A Guide to Community Resources
for Families and Schools
Spring 2014
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MEMBERS
4-H/LSU AgCenter
Ashé Cultural Arts Center
Broadmoor Education Corridor
Children’s Bureau
City Year
Community Works
Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
(CADA)
Court Appointed Special Advocates
(CASA)
Cowen Institute for Public Education
Initiatives
Each One Save One
Edible Schoolyard
Family Service of Greater New
Orleans
Goodwill Industries
HandsOn New Orleans
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Interfaith Works
Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools
KID smART
Kingsley House
LA Children’s Museum
LA Endowment for Humanities –
PRIME TIME
LA Public Health Institute – School
Health Connection
New Orleans Public Library
One Hundred Black Men
Playworks New Orleans
Start the Adventure in Reading
(STAIR)
Urban League
Volunteers of America
Young Audiences
ALLIES
Agenda for Children
A’s & Aces
Center for Engaged Learning &
Teaching
Concordia Planning/Design
KidsWalk Coalition
New Orleans Health Dept.
NORD-C
Orleans Parish Educational Network
(OPEN)
Partnership for Youth Development
Up2Us
Connect2Educate Notebook 2014 is brought to you by New Orleans
Kids Partnership (NOKP), a voluntary collaborative of 40 non-profits,
university departments and government agencies working together on a
daily basis to serve, support, engage and empower children and youth in
Greater New Orleans.
Welcome to C2E! This notebook is a project of the NOKP Family
Engagement Working Group, made up of staff people from over a
dozen independent youth-serving organizations. These individuals
volunteer hundreds of hours each year from their work days,
weekends and summers to produce this directory and a range of other
collaborative projects designed to increase family engagement in New
Orleans. To learn more visit our website at www.nokp.org.
Whether you are a parent, teacher, school leader or a young person,
the information contained in this directory is key to your success.
Learn more about school and community-based services that are
already available to you and your children, and discover others that
may be new or new to you. Gain a better sense of the rich network of
individuals, organizations and programs in our community read to help
children grown up healthy, happy and ready for school, work and life.
Feedback on the C2E Notebook is encouraged and welcome! Please
contact us at media@nokp.org.
Acknowledgments
The Connect2Educate Notebook was first published in 2009 as a community resource guide for public
schools and their students. The need for such a guide was identified from post-Katrina community
conversations regarding our collective responsibility to help improve public schools. Those conversations
sparked a group of resolution-driven organizations coalescing around the community’s role in advancing
and enriching public schools. For four years, the Connect2Educate Collaborative produced the guide
and made it available for free to the New Orleans public school community. The founding members
of the C2E Collaborative included Greater New Orleans Afterschool Partnership (now known as the
Partnership for Youth Development), Communities In Schools of Greater New Orleans, Louisiana
Endowment for the Humanities, Save Our Schools – New Orleans, Start the Adventure in Reading
(STAIR), and over 100 community resource providers that have been featured in the publication. In
2012, the C2E Collaborative dissolved.
The C2E Notebook: A Guide to Community Resources for Families & Schools continues to be published
and made available to the community by the New Orleans Kids Partnership as a signature project of
the Family Engagement Working Group. The New Orleans Kids Partnership recognizes the following
organizations and individuals who continue to make this valuable publication a reality:
Project Management
Samuel Bradley, Family Service of Greater New Orleans &
Arielle McConduit, Urban League of Greater New Orleans, Parent Information Center
Project Assistance
David Haynik
Family Service of Greater New Orleans
Miranda Restovic
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Robin Goldblum
New Orleans Public Library
Beth Gambel
4-H/LSU AgCenter
Heidi Sherman
Start the Adventure in Reading - STAIR
Beth Reniff
New Orleans Kids Partnership
Toan Nguyen
Cover Design
Rob Zrabkowski, Abbey Printing
Content Design & Production
Table of Contents
Explanation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1
Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2
Category of Services Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 - A5
Community Based Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-96
Summer Camps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Explanation
What is the C2E Notebook?
The Connect2Educate Notebook: A Guide to Community Resources for Families and Schools is
a comprehensive handbook of organizations, both education-related and community-based.
It provides an overview of programs and services throughout the Greater New Orleans area.
The C2E Notebook contains 96 organization profiles that include details about programs and
services offered to families and schools. Information in each profile is self-reported annually
by the individual organization.
The purpose of the C2E Notebook is to ensure that all students in New Orleans are wellserved and offered an enhanced, well-rounded educational experience that improves quality
of life for them, their families, and the community as a whole. It offers easy access to a
collection of resources throughout the city and the convenience of key information at your
fingertips. There’s information both schools and parents can find valuable.
For Schools:
• Have access to services that can be used to supplement and enrich curriculum
• Be aware of organizations that can serve your families outside of the school
environment
For Parents:
• Learn about programs and services offered in schools to determine the best fit
for your families’ needs
• Find programs and services offered in your neighborhood
Every effort has been made to ensure this information is complete and accurate. Profiles are
listed in alphabetical order according to the first letter word in the organization’s name. An
index can be found in the back.
A1
Key
The services and programs in the C2E Notebook are grouped into the following categories
which are represented by icons. The icons should be used to identify the type of service(s)
provided by each organization/program. Some may fall under more than one category.
See the Category of Service Matrix (pages A-3, A-4, and A-5) to determine which
programs fall into each category.
Mentoring & Tutoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Healthy Habits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Student Academic Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Youth Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Family Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opportunities to Give Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A2
(1) 100 Black Men of Metro New Orleans
(2) Agenda for Children
(3) All Souls Church and Community Center
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(4) Alliance for a Healthier Generation - Healthy Schools Program
(5) American Friends Service Committee
(6) Artist Corps New Orleans
X
Opportunities to Give Back
Family Activities
Youth Development
X
Arts
X
Student Academic Support
Organization Name
Healthy Habits
Page 1 of 3
Mentoring Tutoring
Category of Service Matrix
X
X
X
(7) Ashé Cultural Arts Center
X
(8) Bayou Rebirth
X
(9) Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge
(10) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
(11) Boy Scouts of America – Southeast Louisiana Council
X
X
X
(12) Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater New Orleans
(13) Broadmoor Education Corridor
(14) Café Reconcile
(15) Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
(16) Center for Restorative Approaches at Neighborhood Housing Services
(17) Central City Renaissance Alliance
(18) Chakula cha Jua Theater Company
(19) Children's Bureau of New Orleans
(20) City Year New Orleans
(21) Communities In Schools of Greater New Orleans, Inc.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(22) Community Mediation Services formerly listed as Turning Point Partners
(23) Community Works of Louisiana, Inc.
(24) Connect to Protect
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(31) Early Childhood & Family Learning Foundation
(32) East Jefferson Family YMCA
X
X
(28) Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans
(30) Each One Save One
X
X
X
X
X
(27) Crescent City Lights Youth Theater formerly Stage to Stage, Inc.
(29) Directed Initiatives for Youth, Inc. DBA Excite All Stars
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(25) Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for Greater New Orleans
(26) Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
A3
(35) Families Helping Families of SELA
X
X
X
X
X
(36) Family Service of Greater New Orleans
(38) For The Children
X
(39) Freret Neighborhood Center of NHS
X
(40) Girls First
(41) Girls on the Run of New Orleans
(43) Great Resources Where Y'at (GRoW)
X
X
(44) HandsOn New Orleans
(45) Healthy Lifestyle Choices
(46) Hope Stone Kids New Orleans
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(37) First Book-Greater New Orleans
(42) Goodwill Industries of Southeastern, LA
X
(47) Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (Barataria Preserve)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(48) Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve, Crescent City District
(49) Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (JJPL)
(50) Kedila Family Learning Center
X
X
X
X
X
(51) KID smART
(52) Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools
(53) Kids Walk Coalition
(54) Leading Educators, Greater New Orleans
Opportunities to Give Back
Arts
X
X
Family Activities
(34) Excel Star, Inc
X
X
Youth Development
(33) The Edible Schoolyard New Orleans
Student Academic Support
Organization Name
Healthy Habits
Page 2 of 3
Mentoring Tutoring
Category of Service Matrix
X
X
X
X
(56) Louisiana Children's Museum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(55) Longue Vue House and Gardens
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(57) Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
X
(58) Louisiana Outdoors Outreach Program - LOOP
(59) Louisiana SPCA
X
(60) Louisiana State Museum
(61) LSU AgCenter Orleans Parish 4-H
X
(62) LSUHSC School-Based Health Centers
(63) Mercy Family Center, Project Fleur-de-lis
(64) Mid-City Ministries
A4
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(65) New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA)
(66) New Orleans Dance Collective
X
X
X
(67) New Orleans Museum of Art
(68) New Orleans Public Library
X
X
X
X
X
X
Opportunities to Give Back
Family Activities
Youth Development
Arts
Student Academic Support
Organization Name
Healthy Habits
Page 3 of 3
Mentoring Tutoring
Category of Service Matrix
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(69) New Orleans Saints
X
(70) Ogden Museum of Southern Art
X
(71) Parkway Partners
(72) Pentecost Baptist Church Educational and Outreach Program
X
X
(73) Playworks Louisiana
X
X
X
X
X
(74) PRIME TIME Family Reading Time
(75) Puentes New Orleans, Inc.
(76) Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center
X
X
(77) School Health Connection
(78) Shalom Zone
(79) Smart Bodies
(80) Son of a Saint
X
X
X
(83) Start the Adventure in Reading (STAIR)
X
X
X
X
X
(84) Stone Center for Latin American Studies
(85) SUNO Educational Talent Search Program
X
X
X
X
(86) Teaching Responsible Earth Education
X
X
(87) teachNOLA
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(90) Urban League Parent Information Center
(91) Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training (VIET)
(92) Volunteers of America Mentoring Children of Promise
(93) Watson Memorial Child Development Center
(94) WYES
(95) Young Audiences of Louisiana
(96) Youth Run NOLA
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(88) Total Community Action, Inc.
(89) Urban League College Track
X
X
X
X
(81) Southern Food and Beverage Museum
(82) Stand Up For Each Other (SUFEO)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
A5
100 Black Men of Metro New
Orleans
Patrick Anderson
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 871522
New Orleans, LA 70187
Phone: 504-208-9337
Email: patrick.anderson@100blackmennola.org
Web: 100blackmennola.org
Facebook: N/A
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: 100 Black Men of America
Operation Hours: During/After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer and Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: To provide support and improve the quality of life for African
Americans, and youth particularly in the New Orleans Community.
Becoming the city’s strongest most self-reliant African-American
volunteer organization focused on education, enrichment and
empowerment.
Ages Served: 9-18 Years
Grades Served: 4th-12th
Special Needs Served:
Information not provided
Target Demographics: Orleans
Parish children, 9-18 years old
School Requirements:
Principal/Teacher
recommendations are used to
participate in the program
Family Requirements: The
student must bring a consent form
signed by a parent or guardian
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 20-25
To deliver core programmatic initiatives, inspire the youth, their
families, and members from the community to develop self-reliance
and to strive for excellence in Four For The Future: Mentoring,
Education, Health & Wellness and Economic Development.
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 20-25
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
are offered through school sites and
public
Transportation Provided:
information not provided
100 Black Men of America trains its members, who are all
volunteers, using a curriculum entitled Mentoring the 100 Way,
which focuses on developing our mentees from elementary school to
career.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
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Agenda for Children
Bridget Rey, PhD
Mailing Address: 8300 Earhart Boulevard Suite #201
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-586-8509
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: info@agendaforchildren.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.agendaforchildren.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: Agenda For Children
Twitter: @agenda4children
Family Requirements: None
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Contact: To make Louisiana a state in which all children can thrive, by
ensuring that the basic needs of children and families are met; that
our children are nurtured and well taught, beginning in the early
years and continuing through adolescence; that they are protected
from harm; and by acting in ways that combat racism and other
forms of oppression.
Ages Served: Birth-11 Years
Grades Served: Birth-5th
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: N/A
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Transportation Provided: No
2
Our initiatives work to increase the availability of high-quality child
care in 16 parishes in Southeast Louisiana, and provides quality
training and technical assistance to child care providers. The KIDS
COUNT data book informs decision-makers and the general public
about the well-being of Louisiana’s children by collecting and
analyzing data at the state and parish levels.
Child Care Resources & Referrals works to increase the availability
of high-quality child care in Southeast Louisiana by providing
parents with child care referrals and by providing training and onsite technical assistance to child care providers. Agenda also serves
as the coordinating partner for the New Orleans Early Education
Network – a collaboration between childcare centers, schools, Head
Start programs and nonprofits. KIDS COUNT is a data book on
Louisiana’s children produced by Agenda for Children that presents
a parish-by-parish profile of the indicators of child well being.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: No
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
All Souls Church and Community
Center
Contact: Reverend Edward H. Thompson
Mailing Address: 5500 St. Claude Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-218-8995
Special Needs Served: No
Email: church@allsoulsnola.org
Web: www.allsouls.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allsoulsnola
Target Demographics: Low
income, Lower Ninth Ward youth
from the ages of 4 through 13.
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: 3-6 p.m.
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Ages Served: 5-14 Years
Grades Served: K-8th
School Requirements: Parent
participation, School report card
Family Requirements: Must
be a resident of the Lower Ninth
Ward.
MISSION:
The first step to creating this system of services is the Lower Ninth
Ward Scholar Success program, a daily out-of-school time program
that provides homework assistance, academic remediation, and
musical and self-led enrichment with the goal of helping children
meet or exceed Grade Level Expectations and succeed in school.
Over the first three years of the program, L9W Scholar Success plans
to reach half of all children ages 4-13 within a mapped neighborhood
area, while All Souls Community Center will begin pilot programs
of family services to their parents and identify and acquire new
building.
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Fee for Schools: No
The mission of All Souls Community Center is to break the cycles of poverty and violence in the
Lower Ninth Ward community by helping children and youth reach age and grade-level proficiency
in reading and math, succeed in school, and become leaders and engaged citizens in their community.
All Souls further aims to create the community conditions necessary to raise healthy, successful
children through parent education, community-building, and strategic partnerships. All Souls sees
a future in which all children of the Lower Ninth Ward grow up healthy and prepared for school,
achieve success in school, graduate high school and college, and possess the character and life
skills necessary for long-term success. All Souls plans to make this vision a reality by creating a
comprehensive pipeline of services that, when fully developed, follow children of the Lower Ninth
Ward from birth to college, providing academic enrichment and remediation, high-quality musical
instruction, and character-building programs, as well as working with parents and families to enhance
family planning, pre-natal care, parent education, financial stability, and family and community health.
The All Souls Lower 9th Ward Scholar Success Program currently
offers after school tutoring and enrichment activities and music
enrichment. The after school tutoring and music enrichment
programs are offered from September until December and from
January through May. All Souls Summer camp is offered for seven
weeks during the months of June through August.
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 86
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: Ninth Ward
Other Parishes Served:
None
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Alliance for a Healthier Generation
- Healthy Schools Program*
Contact: Stephanie Keeffe
Mailing Address: N/A
Phone: 504-330-0185
Email: stephanie.keeffe@healthiergeneration.org
Special Needs Served: Yes
Web: www.healthiergeneration.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Facebook: Healthier Generation
Twitter: @HealthierGen
School Requirements:
information not provided
National Affiliate: Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Operation Hours: Before, During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Family Requirements:
information not provided
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: School Site
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
To reduce the nationwide prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015
and to empower kids nationwide to make healthy lifestyle choices.
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Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
The Alliance provides expert advice and resources for school
professionals, teachers and students in addition to information
specifically for parents. We work with schools to transform their
environments to be places where physical activity and healthier
foods are more available to students before, during and after school.
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation and its Healthy Schools
Program is free to all schools. We work with your school to help
you set-up a school wellness council, evaluate your schools current
environment, identify action steps your school may want to take,
provide you with resources and tools to take steps and lastly, we
celebrate your success through online success stories, newsletters
and national recognition.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
American Friends Service
Committee
Contact: Dee Dee Green
Mailing Address: 1137 Baronne Street
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-565-3596
Email: vgreen@afsc.org
Special Needs Served: No
Web: www.afsc.org
Facebook: Peace by Piece Nonviolence Program-AFSC
Target Demographics: Youth of
Color
Twitter: @piecebypiece13
School Requirements: None
National Affiliate: The American Friends Service Committee
Family Requirements: None
Operation Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday; occasional
weekends
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: All
MISSION:
Our work is based on the belief in the worth of every person, and
faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice.
Ages Served: 6-24 years
Grades Served: K-Post
Secondary
Fee for Students/Families:
Programs are free and open to the
public
Where Operated: AFSC offices,
school sites and independent sites
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 6-10
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
By engaging young people and listening to their concerns, AFSC can
provide the training and skills-sharing they need to understand the
root causes of violence and develop principled responses to violence.
Using conflict transformation workshops, community engagement
events and policy advocacy, AFSC programs work cooperatively and
collaboratively in community partnerships to build peace in New
Orleans one young person at a time.
Our program is committed to peace building and justice work among
youth and community members in New Orleans. We believe that
young people deserve jobs, education and training support to create
a culture of peace and justice. Our work includes peace training in
dialogue with youth using art as a vehicle for social change; a Peace
by Piece committee of youth trained to provide conflict reduction/
nonviolence training and activities to other youth; a communitywide celebration, The Annual Peace Puppet Parade; Designing our
Freedom: The Transforming Oppression Fashion Show; a paid youth
internship program; and The Youth Engagement Project, a youthled training team created to share effective strategies for working w/
youth and young adults.
Offered to the Public: Yes
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: No
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson Parish
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Artist Corps New Orleans*
Sonya Robinson
Mailing Address: 3110 Magazine Street, Suite 147
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504.535.4402
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: sonya@artistcorpsnola.org
Web: www.artistcorpsnola.org
Target Demographics: All
Public School Students
Facebook: Artist Corps New Orleans
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Contact: The mission of Artist Corps New Orleans is to restore music
education to public schools through artist-driven service. Artist
Corps New Orleans provides an innovative way for artists to engage
in service, embedding accomplished musicians as full-time teachers
in public elementary schools. These Artist Corps NOLA Fellows
bring the benefits of music education to our city’s highest need
students, and receive a living stipend, health insurance and rigorous,
ongoing pedagogic training.
Ages Served: Birth-14 Years
Grades Served: Birth-8th
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Fee for Schools: Yes
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 6-10
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
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By inviting musicians to engage in service, expanding their talents
as highly effective educators, and increasing their capacity for
future earnings, Artist Corps New Orleans addresses three essential
objectives: (1) to build capacity for music education; (2) to increase
civic engagement; and (3) to strengthen our cultural economy.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Artist Corps NOLA Fellows teach music in public schools, delivering
a comprehensive, age-appropriate curriculum. Students receive
rigorous instruction in music theory combined with hands-on
musical experiences that cultivate imagination, critical thinking,
discipline and teamwork. Culture bearers such as Mardi Gras Indians
and jazz musicians visit Fellows’ classes, and Artist Corps NOLA
secures funding to pay these artists in support of the local cultural
economy. The program model also incorporates time for professional
development, reflection, and music-based community service with
students.
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
*Information not Updated
Ashé Cultural Arts Center*
Carol Bebelle
Mailing Address: 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-569-9070
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: ashecac@gmail.com
Target Demographics: Open
Web: www.ashecac.org
Facebook: Ashe Cultural Arts Center
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: @asheculturalart
National Affiliate: N/A
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: Yes
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
MISSION:
Contact: The mission of Ashé Cultural Arts Center, an initiative of
Efforts of Grace, Inc., is to promote, produce, create and support
programs, activities and creative works that emphasize the positive
contributions of people of African descent.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
Ashe’s student institutes addresses the following priority issues:
cultural enrichment; literacy development; and psycho-social
development. Ashe’s student institutes culminate in the presentation
of original creative works for public audiences.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Students work individually and in groups to develop skills in a
variety of areas such as: spoken word, theater, drumming, video
production, dance and visual art. The goals are to increase skill
levels while assisting them to become effective communicators. The
overall intent is to improve their cultural and creative consciousness
and skills.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
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Bayou Rebirth*
Colleen Morgan
Mailing Address: 3043 Maurepas Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-701-1880
Special Needs Served: No
Email: colleen@bayourebirth.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.bayourebirth.org
Facebook: Bayou Rebirth
Twitter: @bayourebirth
National Affiliate: N/A
School Requirements: Our
organization charges a fee for our
education program, as currently
grant funds are not available to
support it.
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 8
Bayou Rebirth seeks to bring together, educate, and empower
residents of and visitors to South Louisiana through hands-on
wetlands restoration and stewardship projects.
Ages Served: 12-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-Post 12th
Family Requirements: N/A
Fee for Schools: Yes
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 150
The Wetlands Education Program has the goal of engaging
students in hands-on restoration projects while providing them
with opportunities for applied and experiential science in the
field. The program includes lessons on basic botany, water quality
analysis, assessing habitat and environmental stewardship through
restoration. These students and the volunteer groups also get a basic
lesson on the causes of coastal land loss in Lousiana and the possible
solutions, and learn how they can take part in solutions.
Bayou Rebirth works with local and visiting volunteer groups to
restore wetlands by operating several nursery sites where we grow
out grasses and trees, facilitating grass and tree planting projects
with volunteer groups, and doing a wetlands education program
for school children where they learn about wetland ecosystems,
measuring water quality and habitat, and adopt plants for the
semester that they eventually plant in a marsh.
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife
Refuge*
Diane Barth
Mailing Address: 61389 Highway 434
Lacombe, LA 70445
Phone: 985-882-2021
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: diane_barth@fws.gov
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.southeastlouisiana.fws.gov
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: N/A
Twitter: N/A
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
MISSION:
Contact: Working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife
and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of future
generations
Ages Served: 5-11 Years
Grades Served: K-8th
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 100
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
only offered through school sites
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Transportation Provided: No
To educate and inspire youth about endangered species, animal
adaptations and wetlands ecology through a dynamic learning
experience.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
We offer both on-site and classroom programs for grades K-7 which
meet State Benchmarks and GLE’s for science education
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Louisiana*
Alice Womble
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 98029
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
Phone: 225-298-7379
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: Alice.Womble@bcbsla.com
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.bcbsla.com
Facebook: N/A
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
MISSION:
Contact: The mission of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is to improve
the lives of Louisianians by providing health guidance and affordable
access to quality care.
Ages Served: 5-11 Years
Grades Served: K-8th
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
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2-Step 4 kids teaches youth how to eat right and move more through
an educational, fun and innovative website.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
www.2step4kids.com provides fun games, tracking tools and health
tips to help youth learn how to eat healthy and be physically active.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
Boy Scouts of America – Southeast
Louisiana Council*
Contact: Tracy Jones
Mailing Address: 4200 S I-10 Service Road West, Suite 101
Metairie, LA 70001
Phone: 504-889-0388
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: Tracy.Jones@scouting.org
Web: www.BeAScout.org
Facebook: N/A
Target Demographics: All Boys
grades 1-8; Boys and Girls in High
School
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: Boy Scouts of America
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
To foster personal fitness, develop character, and instill citizenship in
young people.
Grades Served: K-12th
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
To foster personal fitness, develop character, and instill citizenship in
young people.
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Cub Scouts - for Boys in grades 1 through 5. Family centered fun.
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
Ages Served: All Ages
Boy Scouts - for Boys in grades 6 and up. Teaches core values and
independence.
Venturing - High Adventure for both young men and young women
in High School.
Exploring - Career awareness/school-to-work training for young men
and women in High School.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
Learning for Life - character education for all children, all grades.
*information not updated
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Boys Hope Girls Hope
of Greater New Orleans*
Chuck Roth
Mailing Address: 4128 Baudin Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-484-7744
Special Needs Served: No
Email: croth@bhgh.org
Web: www.bhghnola.org
Facebook: Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater New Orleans
Twitter: @bhgh_nola
Target Demographics: Atrisk youth from the greater New
Orleans area who aspire to attend
and graduate college.
National Affiliate: Boys Hope Girls Hope International
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Contact: BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE helps academically capable and
motivated children-in-need to meet their full potential and become
men and women for others by providing value-centered, family-like
homes, and education through college.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-12th
School Requirements:
Applicants ages 9-13, 100 IQ
or better, no behavior or learning
disabilities, commitment to a 3.0 or
better GPA
Family Requirements: Desire to
attend and graduate college
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: Independent
Site
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 2
12
Our goal for every child is to attend and graduate from a private,
college preparatory school and go on to attend and graduate from a
4-year college. Our support begins between 10-14 years of age and
each child can reside in one of our gender-specific homes through
high school graduation. Our financial and emotional support
continues through college graduation. Each child’s biological family
is required to stay involved in their child’s life through our Partnerin-Parenting program.
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 16
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: Yes
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater New Orleans is a residential
program for academically capable youth who aspire to attend and
graduate college yet lack the necessary support to realize their
dream. We provide year-round residence, private school education,
college-educated house parents and the oportunity for each child to
explore their dreams.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
Broadmoor Education Corridor
Contact: Mailing Address: Phone: Email: Web: PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Facebook: Twitter: National Affiliate: Operation Hours: Service Seasons: Emily Wolff & Maggie Tidwell
2703 South Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70125
504-481-7998 or 504-821-6633 for Keller
Community Center and 504-481-4666 for
counseling services
educationcorridor@broadmoorimprovement.com
http://broadmoorimprovement.com/BIA/
Welcome.html
Broadmoor Improvement Association
N/A
N/A
Before/During/After School & Weekends
Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
The Education Corridor aims to provide a holistic set of resources for
education, recreation, culture, health and individual development
over an entire lifetime.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Special Needs Served: Yes
Target Demographics: N/A
School Requirements: N/A
Family Requirements: N/A
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 4
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 500-1,000
Room to Expand: Yes
Programming opportunities serve all who live, work, worship
or attend school in Broadmoor as well as community-members
throughout greater New Orleans. Youth participate in music lessons,
ballet, basketball, martial arts, cooking classes, arts workshops and
tutoring programs. Seniors partake in computer classes, yoga classes
and healthy cooking classes. Adults attend parent chats, English-asa-Second-Language tutoring, family counseling, citizenship classes
and poetry workshops.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
The Broadmoor Education Corridor is a community nexus of
the educational and cultural institutions that make Broadmoor
unique: Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, Andrew
H. Wilson Charter School, Broadmoor Community Care, and the
future Blessed Trinity Fine Arts & Wellness Center and South
Broad Health Clinic. Each of these entities is centralized within
an eight-block area along General Pershing Street in order to
create opportunities for individual growth and community-wide
advancement.
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
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Café Reconcile*
Luke Crochet
Mailing Address: 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-568-1157
Special Needs Served: No
Email: lcrochet@cafereconcile.org
Web: www.reconcileneworleans.org
Target Demographics: At-risk
youth
Facebook: Café Reconcile
School Requirements: N/A
Twitter: @CafeReconcile
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Fee for Schools: No
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 14
Reconcile New Orleans transforms the lives of young adults and the
community through the ministry of reconciliation. We do this by
encouraging personal growth, providing workforce development and
training, promoting entrepreneurship, and working with businesses,
nonprofits and people of faith to support this transformation.
Ages Served: 15-18+ Years
Grades Served: N/A
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 120
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
We are a community of concerned people committed to addressing
the system of generational poverty, violence and neglect in the New
Orleans area. Our innovative life skills and job training program
assists young people (ages 16-22) from severely at-risk communities
who desire to make a positive change in their lives. Reconcile’s
students arrive facing a vast array of challenges, from extreme
poverty and high school attrition to homelessness, violence, and
participation in the juvenile justice system. Nonetheless, these
young people possess a deep desire to break the cycle and become
productive.
The program utilizes the 21st Century Success Principles curriculum,
developed by the New Orleans Jobs Initiative over a ten-year period,
which addresses participants’ understanding of workplace culture
and is tailored for African-American youth with little connection to
the labor market. We also provide personalized and comprehensive
case management services to help students overcome obstacles such
as unstable housing and unreliable transportation. Outside referrals
enable students to address substance abuse issues, pursue domestic
violence counseling, and obtain legal assistance.
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: Central City
Other Parishes Served:
None
*information not updated
Catholic Charities
Archdiocese of New Orleans*
Arleen Landry
Mailing Address: 8326 Apricot Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-861-6360
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: alandry@ccano.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.ccano.org
Facebook: Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: @cathcharitiesno
National Affiliate: Catholic Charities USA
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: Before & After School
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
MISSION:
Contact: Respecting the dignity and potential of each human person, Catholic
Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans collaborates with the wider
community to serve those in need. Impelled by the love and teaching
of Jesus Christ, we offer life-giving programs, advocate for the
voiceless, and empower the poor and vulnerable to foster a more just
society.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-Post 12th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 6-10
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
CCANO offers life-giving programs, advocates for the voiceless
and empowers the most vulnerable to foster a more just society.
Charities operates more than 30 programs addressing such issues as
hunger, poverty, unemployment, domestic violence, education and
the needs of the mentally ill, low-income seniors and at-risk children.
Today, Catholic Charities also serves those whose lives have been
changed forever by Hurricane Katrina, in addition to many of those
we served before.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
CCANO offers life-giving programs, advocates for the voiceless
and empowers the most vulnerable to foster a more just society.
Charities operates more than 30 programs addressing such issues as
hunger, poverty, unemployment, domestic violence, education and
the needs of the mentally ill, low-income seniors and at-risk children.
Today, Catholic Charities also serves those whose lives have been
changed forever by Hurricane Katrina, in addition to many of those
we served before.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
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Center for Restorative Approaches
at Neighborhood Housing Services*
Marie-Isabelle Pautz
Mailing Address: 4528 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504-899-5900 Ext 111
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: mariepautz@nhsnola.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.nhsnola.org
Facebook: Center for Restorative Approaches
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: NeighborWorks America
School Requirements: Referrals
taken from schools throughout
Orleans Parish. Partner schools
chosen through RFP.
Operation Hours: During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 16
The Center for Restorative Approaches at Neighborhood Housing
Services helps people respond to destructive behavior in constructive
ways. Our training and processes build relationships and support
those most impacted by conflict and crime in finding ways to repair
harm. NHS revitalizes communities by increasing homeownership
and transforming vacant or substandard properties into homes. We
improve quality of life through community development, leadership,
education, outreach and collaboration.
NHS works to: build strong relationships between all members
of the school community; build capacity for conflict resolution &
accountability; model and teach processes for fun, honest, respectful
and responsible interactions & communication; reduce suspensions
& expulsions; replace punitive procedures with processes that focus
on reparation; provide opportunities for those impacted by harmful
behavior (victims) and those responsible for incidents to speak about
what has happened, how people have been affected, and how to
repair harm; Improve school cultures.
We facilitate Community Conferences, Problem-Solving Circles,
& Community Building Circles. During a Community Conference
everyone impacted by a crime or harmful behavior talks together
about what happened, how they were affected, and how to repair
the harm. It serves as an alternative to suspension or expulsion. We
also offer training and consulting on using restorative approaches
to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and accountability to
those harmed. For schools partnering to change school climate, we
offer training and coaching as well as direct services.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Family Requirements: Families
can directly request a community
conference or ask for a school to
refer.
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: N/A
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard & St. Tammany
*information not updated
Central City Renaissance Alliance*
Kysha Brown Robinson
Mailing Address: 1809 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-581-5301
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: kbr@myccra.org
Web: www.myccra.org
Target Demographics: Central
City Residents
Facebook: N/A
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Contact: The Central City Renaissance Alliance honors and supports the
collective voice and collaborative strength of Central City residents
as we create neighborhoods that are powerful and economically
vibrant. We are committed to the revitalization and transformation
of Central City by employing community education, community
economic development, leadership development and advocacy.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 51-100
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
We envision a Central City where the quality of life for everyone is
defined by high quality schools, full employment, an abundance of
business and entrepreneurial opportunities, and a healthy and safe
environment. Our work is based on 7 community themes:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Strengthening Community Connections
Telling the Community Story
Quality Housing
Neighborhood Beautification
Employment, Business Development and Wealth Building
Lifelong Learning
Health and Safety
Learning for Life Programs include: Effective Black Parenting
(Culturally-based Parenting Education), Breathe Easy (Health
Education), Financial Peace (Financial Literacy), and Learner Web
(Computer Basics). CCRA has other community-based education
programs, please contact for more details.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: Central City
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
*information not updated
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Chakula cha Jua Theater Company*
Chakula cha Jua
Mailing Address: 6027 Wales Street
New Orleans, LA 70126
Phone: 504-304-0429
Special Needs Served: No
Email: chakula@juno.com
Web: N/A
Target Demographics: All
groups
Facebook: Chakula cha Jua Theater Company
School Requirements: N/A
Twitter: N/A
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Fee for Schools: Yes
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 18
Chakula cha Jua Theater Company is New Orleans’ oldest
continuing Black community theater company. The company was
formed in 1985 to provide an outlet for local actors, playwrights
and directors in the Black Arts community. Its goals are to present
the works of African American playwrights as they reflect the
experiences of Black people in America and throughout the world.
Provide an outlet for local actors, playwrights and directors in the
Black Arts community by presenting the works of African American
playwrights as they reflect the experiences of Black people in
America and throughout the world.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-Post 12th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Productions for youth dealing with themes of Values, Respect,
African-American History, Teen Pregnancy, Drugs and Violence
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines & St.
Bernard
*information not updated
Children’s Bureau of New Orleans
Paulette Carter
Mailing Address: 2626 Canal Street, Suite 201
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-525-2366
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: pcarter@childrens-bureau.com
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.childrens-bureau.com
School Requirements: None
Facebook: Children’s Bureau of New Orleans
Twitter: N/A
Family Requirements: None
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Contact: Children’s Bureau improves the quality of life for children and
families through valid and proven programs that enhance and
strengthen mental health and wellness. Children’s Bureau promotes
growth and resilience through prevention, advocacy, education and
intervention.
Ages Served: Birth-18 Years
Grades Served: Birth-12th
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Fee for Students/Families:
None
Where Operated: School Site,
Independent Site and Client
Homes
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 500-1,000
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
Children’s Bureau’s primary objective is to enhance and strengthen
the mental health and wellness of children and their families.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: N/A
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
We provide mental health services to children ages birth to 17 and
their families. Our specialized programs include: Mental Health
Rehabilitation offers intensive services to children with severe
emotional and/or behavioral problems; Project LAST providing
community-based counseling services to children and families who
have been impacted by trauma and/or grief; School-based Services
assisting schools in developing a system of learning supports for its
students; Quality Start which provides mental health consultation
services to child care centers; Positive Parenting Program helps
parents with techniques and strategies for handling child behavior
problems and common developmental issues to help enhance
positive child and parent relationships.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard & St. Tammany
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City Year New Orleans
Peggy Mendoza
Mailing Address: 805 Howard Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-208-0553
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: pmendoza@cityyear.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.cityyear.org/neworleans
Facebook: City Year NOLA
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: @cityyearbrnola
National Affiliate: City Year
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: Before, During & After School
Fee for Schools: Yes
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 20
City Year’s mission is to build democracy through citizen service,
civic leadership and social entrepreneurship. It is through service
that we can demonstrate the power and idealism of young people,
engage citizens to benefit the common good, and develop young
leaders of the next generation.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-12th
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
City Year is wholly focused on fighting the national dropout crisis.
We have committed to leverage the talent, energy and idealism of
corps members to serve as tutors, mentors and role models in schools
to help students stay on track – and get back on track – to graduate.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: East & Mid-City
At City Year’s 21 locations across the United States, teams of diverse
young people called corps members serve full-time in schools for
10 months working to improve student attendance, behavior and
course performance in English and math.
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
Communities In Schools of Greater
New Orleans, Inc.*
Sara Massey
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 792800
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-486-8002
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: smassey@cisneworleans.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.CISNewOrleans.org
Facebook: Communities In Schools of Greater New Orleans
School Requirements:
information not provided
Twitter: @CISNewOrleans
National Affiliate: Communities In Schools
Family Requirements:
information not provided
Operation Hours: Before, During, After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: Yes
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: To surround students with a community of support, empowering
them to stay in school and achieve in life. Through a fulltime
school-based coordinator, CIS provides or connects students and
their families to critical community resources tailored to individual
family needs. CIS has become the nation’s leading dropout
prevention organization and the only one proven to decrease
dropout rates and increase graduation rates.
CIS approches it work from the perspective of the individual
student. Through formal and informal assessments, we identify
the barriers to academic achievement which impact attendance,
behavior, course performance and, when appropriate, successful
preparation for college or career. Our goal is to augment the school’s
academic and non-academic programs with community and CISdelivered services so that students will promote on time, ultimately
graduating from high school on time and with an educational
achievement which positions the student to pursue college or career
choices.
Campus-based coordinators, working with school stakeholders,
assess the assets and needs at the school and design activities for
the majority of students which build assets of all students, and
intervention services for targeted students. These activities support
the positive behavior support initiatives of the school and align with
Response to Intervention strategies for the purpose of improving
academic outcomes. CIS uniquely offers a traditional in-school
mentoring program for middle and high school youth, pairing this
strategy with its wrap-around services for maximum impact.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 11-15
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 6500
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
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Community Mediation Services
formerly listed as Turning Point
Partners*
Lou Furman
Mailing Address: 7719 Cohn Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-606-2706
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: lou@cms-tppl.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.cmsnola.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: Community Mediation Services - In Greater New
Orleans
Family Requirements: N/A
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 22
Our mission is to promote and provide mediation and restorative
services throughout the greater New Orleans area to prevent conflict
or to resolve it peacefully and with justice.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: N/A
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: N/A
Room to Expand: Yes
A primary objective is to create an awareness of how trauma impacts
behavior especially the acting out and acting in behavior of youth.
A second primary objective is to promote, educate, and train youth,
community members, and professionals in the mediation and
restorative practices that can prevent conflict or resolve it peacefully.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Community Mediation Services offers two programs: restorative
practices and mediation. Both offer training and provide services.
The underlying approach is that relationships are the key to building
resilience and providing a safe environment for youth, families, and
community members.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
Community Works
of Louisiana, Inc.
Chandler Nutik
Mailing Address: 615 Baronne Street, Suite 201
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-522-2667
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: cnutik@communityworksla.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.communityworksla.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: Community Works of Louisiana
Twitter: @CWLAorg
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Operation Hours: After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
MISSION:
Contact: Community Works of Louisiana (CWLA) is dedicated to building a
community of healthy and creative learners through programs that
integrate arts, recreation, and educational support.
Ages Served: Birth-18 Years
Grades Served: All Grades
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 6-10
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 500-1,000
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
only offered through school sites
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Transportation Provided: Yes
Everything CWLA does is rooted in the belief that extended
learning opportunities like afterschool and summer programs are
most impactful when they look and feel different then the regular
school day. For example, our enrichment instructors help your
students master numeracy through dance and literacy through
writing film scripts. In our programs, the students are constantly
engaged in activities that reinforce what they learn during the school
day, yet they are having too much fun to even realize it.
Since February 2009, CWLA has offered comprehensive program
management and instructor placement for enrichment-integrated
extended learning programs throughout the Greater New Orleans
Area. CWLA has a network of over 200 passionate and motivated
instructors eager to share their talents and facilitate a unique
learning experience for Louisiana students. Our programs and
instructors offer students access to exciting classes like animation,
gardening, film, dance, guitar, and much more. Every class has an
underlying focus on Math and ELA skills to support our students’
academic achievement.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, St. Bernard & St.
Tammany
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Connect to Protect
Nadrine P. Hayden
Mailing Address: 1440 Canal Street, Suite 965
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-988-6488
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: nhayden@tulane.edu
Web: www.bayouthnola.org
Target Demographics: African
Americans and Latinos
Facebook: N/A
School Requirements: N/A
Twitter: N/A
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: Adolescent MedicineTrials Network for HIV/
AIDS Interventions (ATN)
Fee for Schools: No
Operation Hours: During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 24
Our vision will be realized through establishing collaborations
with businesses, community-based organizations, and community
members to effectively decrease the spread of HIV/ADIS amoung
youth in New Orleans.
Ages Served: 12-18+ Years
Grades Served: 6th-Post 12th
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 11-15
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
To change local policies to benefit the health and well being of
adolescents and young adults, enhance or create social venues
and actvities that support healthy lifestyles, encourage new
and expanded youth development programs and courter stigma
surrounding youth with HIV/AIDS.
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Connect to Protect (C2P): Partnerships for Youth Prevention
Interventions is a multi-site, three-phase project developed by the
Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
(ATN). The overall goal of the project is to ultimately reduce HIV
incidence and prevalence in youth 12-24 years old through the
collaborative efforts of communities and local health researchers.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
for Greater New Orleans
Joyce Bracey, Executive Director
Mailing Address: 2640 Canal St., 4th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-821-2232
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: admin@cadagno.org
Web: www.cadagno.org
Facebook: N/A
Target Demographics: Children
and youth in Greater New
Orleans
Twitter: N/A
School Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence
Family Requirements: N/A
Operation Hours: During & After School
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
MISSION:
Contact: CADA’s mission is to prevent the abuse of alcohol, drugs, and other
addictive substances and to promote healthy and safe individuals,
families, and communities throughout Greater New Orleans.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-Post 12th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
Prevent and reduce the abuse the abuse of alcohol, drugs, and
other addictive substances; increase access to appropriate substance
abuse services for those in need; increase community awareness of
substance abuse issues.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Substance abuse prevention education, assessment, early
intervention, and information & referral.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard & St. Charles
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Court Appointed Special Advocates
(CASA)*
General Contact
Mailing Address: 1340 Poydras Street, Suite 2120
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-522-1962
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: info@casaneworleans.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.CASANewOrleans.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: CASANewOrleans
Twitter: @CASANewOrleans
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: National CASA Association
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Contact: CASA New Orleans provides trained, court appointed volunteers to
advocate for a permanent home for each child who appears before
the Orleans Parish Juvenile court in abuse and neglect proceedings.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: N/A
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Transportation Provided: N/A
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CASA New Orleans Advocates represent the best interest of abused
and neglected children in Orleans Parish Juvenile Court. Our goal is
to ensure that every child has a safe, permanent, nurturing home.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
None
Our program matches community volunteers with children in the
Orleans Parish foster care system. These volunteers are a stable
adult presence in the child’s life, and provide a voice for them in
court. We provide extensive training and support to our volunteers
as they work with current and former foster youth aged 0-18+.
*information not updated
Crescent City Lights Youth Theater
formerly listed as Stage to Stage, Inc.
Julie Condy
Mailing Address: 305 Baronne Street, Suite 302
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-598-3800
Email: jcondy@crescentcitylights.org
Web: www.crescentcitylight.org
Facebook: Crescent City Lights Youth Theater
Twitter: @CCLYouthTheater
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: Summer hours vary; school year activities –
evenings and Saturdays
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: Crescent City Lights Youth Theater (CCLYT) provides performing
arts programming to the families of the Greater New Orleans area
that transform young people’s lives by fostering performing arts
skills (drama, dance and voice), life skills (kindness, respect for
others, teamwork, and self-discipline) and job skills (timeliness,
preparedness, and work ethics) in a nurturing, multi-cultural
environment with professional instructors in the theater arts.
Performing arts training by experiential learning through rehearsing
musicals for public performance.
Each summer, CCLYT produces two musicals with casts of up to
30 children in grades 4 through 12, selected by application then
audition process. CCLYT looks for enthusiasm and potential talent
as well as proven talent in the performing arts of voice, dance
and drama but all children are coached by a team of professional
performing artists. Skills in voice, dance and drama are learned by
the cast members to put on the best production possible. Emphasis
is placed on the life and job skills attained through the process of
putting on a musical. Each production consists of 5-8 weeks of
rehearsals and culminates in 6 weekend performances for the public
at the NORD Ty Tracy Theatre in partnership with NORDC.
Ages Served: 8-17 years
Grades Served: 4th-12th
Special Needs Served: Limited
Target Demographics: All
socioeconomic levels
School Requirements: Most recent
report card required with application
Family Requirements: An extensive
audition application must be completed in full
by the family (parent and child) and received as
described in the application by the published due
date. Success for a child in the program requires
that daily reliable transportation be easily available
for the child to attend rehearsals and performances.
Only 3 absences allowed. Each family is required to
have one adult (no siblings) to be an active program
volunteer for a specified number of hours to assist
with the production and the final performances. A
full schedule of all rehearsals and performances is
included in the audition application. The family must
have the flexibility with their personal schedules for
volunteer availability.
Fee for Schools: N/A
Fee for Students/Families: Yes,
Cost is set to be affordable for low to middle income
families. Financial need scholarships for families of
very low income (according to the federal guidelines
for school lunch) are available. An application must
be completed with required documents and submitted
with the audition application.
Where Operated: NORD Ty
Tracy Theatre, Gallier Hall, 545
St. Charles Ave.
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: up to 60
Room to Expand: No
Offered to the Public: Yes
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: No,
personal transportation must be available.
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Applications may be submitted from
surrounding parishes.
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Daughters of Charity Services of
New Orleans*
Aziza Landrum
Mailing Address: 3201 S. Carrollton Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-231-8193
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: alandrum@dcsno.org
Target Demographics: Everyone
Web: www.dcsno.org
Facebook: N/A
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: Ascension Health
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Contact: To improve the health and well being of our community and to be a
presence of the love of Jesus in the lives of all with whom we serve
and partner.
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 500-1,000
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
Grades Served: All Grades
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
To provide 100% healthcare access to all.
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Ages Served: All Ages
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Primary medical care, pediatrics, dental, optometry, well woman
care, pregnancy care, children’s behavioral health, adult behavioral
health, mobile unit services, WIC, Access Pregnancy, Medicaid
Enrollment, Pharmacy.
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines & St.
Bernard
*information not updated
Directed Initiatives for Youth, Inc.
DBA Excite All Stars
Gerald and Penny Williams
Mailing Address: 8111 Lomond Road
New Orleans, LA 70126
Phone: 504-218-2607
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: admin@exciteallstars.org
Web: www.exciteallstars.org
Facebook: N/A
Target Demographics: African
American Males and females, ages
6-14
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: Summer Camp, Monthly Camp during Fall/
Winter
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: Directed Initiatives for Youth, Inc., of New Orleans, based in JudeoChristian heritage, seeks to enhance the lives of all people through
educational and recreational programs designed to develop spirit,
mind and body
Ages Served: 5-18 Years
Grades Served: K-12th
School Requirements:
information not provided
Family Requirements:
information not provided
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Fee for Students/Families:
information not provided
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
The goals of our program are to utilize a holistic approach with
programs that develop our youth from the inside-out, including:
behavior management, developing youth as leaders, sports and
recreation, health and wellness, entrepreneurship, cultural
enrichment, and academic enrichment (literacy, science and
technology, culinary arts)
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 51-100
Room to Expand: information
not provided
Offered to the Public:
information not provided
Transportation Provided:
Limited
9 week Summer Camp, “Super Saturday” out of school time
program, ACT, SAT Test prep course, and Community Service
projects.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: East, Gentilly, Holy
Cross, Ninth Ward & St. Roch
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
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Each One Save One
Julie Moore
Mailing Address: 1636 Toledano Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504-896-9979
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: moore@eachonesaveone.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.eachonesaveone.org
Facebook: Each One Save One
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
School Requirements:
Students are selected to become
EOSO mentees through
parent, social worker or teacher
recommendations.
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
MISSION:
Contact: To foster motivated, confident and responsible children by
providing mentor based programming and to support new and
existing organizations by recruiting, screening, training, placing and
supporting volunteers.
Ages Served: 19-Aug
Grades Served: 3rd-12th
Family Requirements: Students
need to be at one of our 14 partner
schools and be selected into the
program. The student also needs
to bring a guardian signed consent
form.
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 11-15
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Each One Save One’s objectives through mentoring: Improve young
people’s attitudes toward their parents, peers and teachers. Improve
academic performance. Reduce truancy and drop-out rates. Reduce
juvenile delinquency and gang involvement.
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 150
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Each One Save One is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
children of our community. Our mentors are caring adults who
commit to mentoring one hour a week, each week during the school
year, during the school day. Our mentors meet at the child’s school
for mentoring activities that include help with conflict resolution,
problem solving tutoring or just to be a caring adult and guide.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Participants must attend partner
schools
Neighborhoods
Served: Central City, East,
Garden District, Gentilly, MidCity, St. Roch, Treme, West Bank
& Uptown
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson & Plaquemines
Early Childhood & Family Learning
Foundation*
Contact: Barbara Lopez
Mailing Address: 1700 Josephine St., Suite 200
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-570-6952
Special Needs Served: No
Email: info@childrenarewaiting.org
Web: www.childrenarewaiting.org
Target Demographics: New
Orleans Area Students
Facebook: Early Childhood Family Learning Foundation
Twitter: @nolakidsandfams
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Ages Served: 0-18 Years
Grades Served: Birth-12th
School Requirements:
information not provided
Family Requirements:
information not provided
Fee for Schools: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Fee for Students/Families: No
To offer physical, mental, and social health programs to empower
children to improve academic, social-emotional, and health
opportunities for students in New Orleans.
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 21-25
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 4000
Room to Expand: Yes
Provide programs to improve the physical, mental, and social health
of students in order to remove roadblocks to their educational
success and encourage graduation. We also collaborate with area
child care centers to ensure that every child enters kindergarten
ready to learn; collaborate with schools, families, providers, and
community organizations on behalf of children and families;
implement Coordinated School Health in New Orleans area schools.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: N/A
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: Central City & Treme
ECFLF contracts with local schools to help create and coordinate
mental, physical, and social health programs to serve their students.
A team of health professionals evaluate the health status of the
entire school body, identifies students conditions that may be barriers
to their successsful performance in the classroom and in the school
setting. Once these barriers have been identified the health team
establishes coordination with the family and the school personnel to
assure that services to meet the children’s needs are established and
monitored for successful implementations.
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
*information not updated
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East Jefferson Family YMCA*
Contact: Jamie Andrepont
Mailing Address: 6691 Riverside Drive
Metairie, LA 70003
Phone: 504-888-9622
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: jamiea@ymcaneworleans.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.ymcaneworleans.org
Facebook: N/A
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: YMCA of USA
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: After School
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
MISSION:
To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build
a healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
Ages Served: 5-14 Years
Grades Served: K-8th
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 6-10
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
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We provide excellent quality after school programming for children
that will develop the youth in the community to be successful in and
out of the classroom.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
We currently serve families both on site at the East Jefferson Family
YMCA as well as off site at the St. Bernard NORD Center. Our
afterschool program at the St. Bernard NORD Center is for children
ages 4-14. We offer afterschool programming Monday- Thursday
4 PM- 7 PM. We have tutoring, homework assistance, LEAP
preparation, as well as extra curricular activities such as martial arts
and gymnastics.
Neighborhoods
Served: East, Gentilly & Bayou
District
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
The Edible Schoolyard
New Orleans*
Kelly Regan
Mailing Address: 2319 Valence Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504-267-9053
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: kelly@esynola.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.esynola.org
Facebook: Edible Schoolyard New Orleans
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: @esynola
National Affiliate: N/A
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: Founded in 2006, The Edible Schoolyard New Orleans (ESY
NOLA) changes the way kids eat, learn, and live at five (5) public
charter schools in New Orleans. We do this by integrating hands-on
organic gardening and seasonal cooking into the school curriculum,
culture, and cafeteria programs. ESY NOLA is a signature program
of FirstLine Schools, Inc.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: K-12th
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
Our goal is to improve the long-term well being of our students,
families, and school community. ESY NOLA involves students
in all aspects of growing, harvesting, preparing and enjoying food
together as a means of awakening their senses, cultivating a school
environment that promotes a sense of pride and responsibility for our
land and natural resources, and developing a love of fresh, seasonal
foods.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Edible Gardening: Teaching kids how to grow their own food.
Through hands-on gardening classes tied to life science lessons,
students experience the joys and hard work of growing their own
food right on their very own school campuses.
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
Kitchen Programming: Teaching kids how to prepare and enjoy the
food they grow. ESY NOLA provides a comprehensive seed-to-table
experience for our students. Hands-on cooking classes provide the
opportunity to prepare and enjoy the foods grown in our gardens.
*information not updated
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Excel Star, Inc*
Pamela Phillips
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 74308
Metairie, LA 70033
Phone: 504-575-0031
Special Needs Served: y
Email: ExcelStarGroup@aol.com
Web: www.ExcelStar.org
Target Demographics: Low
Income and At Risk Youth
Facebook: Excel Star, Inc.
School Requirements: N/A
Twitter: @ExcelStarGroup
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 34
To save and improve lives by nurturing minds, bodies, and spirits
through offering programs that incorporate arts, academics, and
independent learning.
Ages Served: 12-18+ Years
Grades Served: All Grades
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 51-100
Room to Expand: Yes
Excel Star’s objective is to keep youth in the community safe and
engaged in positive activities of achievement.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Excel Star provides a safe, positive, productive and fun place for
the youth in the community to go during critical times after school
and during the summer. Excel Star offers several programs including
after school and summer tutoring, summer enrichment program,
performance arts program, media training, college bound services,
youth career development and other enrichment programs.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson & St. Charles
*information not updated
Families Helping Families of SELA*
Contact: Carol Calix
Mailing Address: 7240 Crowder Blvd., Suite 202
New Orleans, LA 70127
Phone: 504-943-0343
Special Needs Served: Y
Email: ccalix@fhfsela.org
Web: www.fhfsela.org
Target Demographics: Residents
with Disabilities
Facebook: FHFof SELA
Twitter: FHFof SELA
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
School Requirements: Has to
be parents request
Family Requirements: Has to
live in parishes served
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
MISSION:
To enable and empower families of individuals with disabilities.
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: Varies
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
The objective of Families Helping Families of SELA is to ensure all
individuals with disabilities have the opportunity to attend.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Our education facilitators provide trainings on special education
laws, inclusion and post secondary options.
Other Parishes Served:
Plaquemines & St. Bernard
*information not updated
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Family Service of Greater New
Orleans
Contact: Dave Haynik, LCSW
Mailing Address: 2515 Canal Street, Suite 201
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-827-4015
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: dhaynik@fsgno.org
Web: www.fsgno.org
Facebook: Family Service of Greater New Orleans
Target Demographics: Families
that may lack resources to obtain
mental health treatment.
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: Alliance for Children and Families
Operation Hours: Before, During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Family Services of Greater New Orleans strengthens the emotional
health and fosters the self-sufficiency of families and individuals.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
School Requirements: Families
can be self-referred or referred by
teachers/social workers.
Family Requirements: The
legal guardian must be present for
the initial appointment in order to
consent to services.
Fee for Schools: Varies by
program/funding source
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 4
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Family Service strives to improve family relationships, reduce mental
health symptoms, increase functioning and provide support.
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 50
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Family Service provides mental health counseling for children,
families and individuals. Services focus on behavior, feelings, stress,
trauma and family challenges.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson & St. Bernard
First Book-Greater New Orleans*
Lynetta Rhodes
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 50394
New Orleans, LA 70150
Phone: 504-240-4000
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: FirstBookGNO@aol.com
Web: www.firstbook.org/nola
Target Demographics: Low
Income children
Facebook: Firstbook. Greater New Orleans
School Requirements: Literacy
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: First Book
Operation Hours: During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: To provide new books to children in need, addressing one of
the most important factors affecting literacy - access to books.
An innovative leader in social enterprise, each year First Book
distributes millions of free and low-cost books to disadvantaged
children and the programs that serve them.
Ages Served: Birth-18 Years
Grades Served: All Grades
teachers may apply for a grant on behalf
of their class for each child to receive
one new book a month to begin their
own personal library. Teachers must first
register at www.firstbook.org/register to
obtain a First Book ID#. The books must
first be incorporated into the lesson plan.
Participants must be a class in a Title I
school or children receiving books must at
least 80% low income.
Family Requirements: N/A
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: Independent
Site
By providing children with books they can take home and keep, First
Book–Greater New Orleans targets the only variable that correlates
significantly with reading scores–the number of books in the home.
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
First Book–Greater New Orleans distributes books to daycare
centers, preschools, after-school programs, teachers’ classrooms,
tutoring programs, etc. to reach disadvantaged children in Orleans
and surrounding parishes and provide them with free books and
educational materials.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
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For The Children*
Devon Ponoroff
Mailing Address: Tulane University Center For Public Service,
Alcee Fortier Hall 6823 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-862-3368
Email: forthechildren@tulane.edu
Web: http://tulane.edu/cps/community/ftc/index.cfm
Facebook: N/A
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 38
To improve the reading skills and academic performance of children,
as well as raise the overall performance rating of the two host
schools.
Ages Served: 5-18 Years
Grades Served: K-12th
Special Needs Served: Limited
Target Demographics: N/A
School Requirements: All
student’s participate to some
degree. Teacher recommendations
are used to provide additional oneon-one time, more than 1 hour per
week, to students.
Family Requirements: Any
child in the school can participate
in the program.
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 2
For The Children’s objective is to help develop positive attitudes
toward reading, literature, and school through academic mentors
who model pro-social behavior. Additionally, the program
establishes positive relationships between individuals in the city’s
various socioeconomic groups and creates intergenerational bonds.
For The Children is an in-school tutoring program that provides
reading buddies, tutors, and classroom assistants at two New Orleans
public schools: Benjamin Banneker Elementary, preschool through
8th grade; and Sophie B. Wright Charter, 6th grade through 12th
grade. The program is part of Tulane University’s Center for Public
Service, and currently oversees approximately 270 community
volunteers and Tulane students each semester, who provide
significant assistance to 930 children. Volunteers are assigned twothree students to work with individually for at least 30-40 minutes
each week.
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 500-1,000
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: Uptown
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
*information not updated
Freret Neighborhood Center
of NHS*
Eva Sohl
Mailing Address: 4605 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504-373-6403
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: evasohl@nhsnola.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.nhsnola.org
Facebook: Freret Neighborhood Center New Orleans
School Requirements:
information not provided
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: Neighborhood Housing Services of New Orleans
Family Requirements:
information not provided
Operation Hours: After School
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: To revitalize communities by increasing the number of homeowners
and transforming vacant or substandard properties into sustainable
homeownership. We improve quality of life through targeted
community development, leadership, education, outreach &
collaboration.
Ages Served: 5-18 Years
Grades Served: 6-12th
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1-50
Room to Expand: No
To work with residents in the Freret and Milan communities to
foster leadership development, create youth enrichment and build
community capacity.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: Uptown
Since Neighborhood Housing Services opened the Freret
Neighborhood Center in 2007, the center organizes the Freret/Milan
Safety Initiatives, Freret Summer Enrichment, the Entrepreneur
Art Club/Homework Help afterschool program, Seniors Connecting
and more. We train community members on basic computer skills,
providing a “home office” for anyone in need of phone, fax, internet
or printing services.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
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Girls First*
Contact: Helen Siegel
Mailing Address: 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4411
New Orleans, LA 70170
Phone: 504-553-5382
Special Needs Served: No
Email: girls1camp@aol.com
Web: www.girlsfirst.info
Target Demographics: Underserved girls
Facebook: Girls First
Twitter: @GirlsFirstNOLA
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Ages Served: 5-18 Years
Grades Served: K-12th
School Requirements:
application process and interview
Family Requirements:
application process and interview
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
MISSION:
To provide sport and movement opportunities to underserved girls
between the ages of 6-16 in the metropolitan New Orleans area.
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
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The purpose of Girls First is to provide girls with the opportunity
to increase their physical activity through sport and movement.
With their participation in sport, girls will experience greater selfesteem, greater self-confidence and are less likely to manifest at-risk
behaviors.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Girls participating in the program attend a weeklong residential
sports camp and continue to attend monthly activities throughout
the year. Girls First introduces girls to sights they have never seen,
activities they have never participated in, and the sense of adventure
they need to grow into healthy, confident young women. Girls First is
unique in its movement and sport specificity. No other New Orleans
area program serves girls in this capacity.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines & St.
Bernard
*information not updated
Girls on the Run of New Orleans*
Contact: Katie Sawyer
Mailing Address: 5500 Prytania Street, Suite 528
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 513-288-6562
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: director@gotrnola.org
Web: www.gotrnola.org
Target Demographics: 3-5th
Grade Females
Facebook: Girls on the Run New Orleans
School Requirements: N/A
Twitter: @GOTRNOLA
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: Girls on the Run International
Operation Hours: After School
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
To inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun,
experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
Ages Served: 5-11 Years
Grades Served: K-5th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 11-15
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
Room to Expand: Yes
The objective of Girls on the Run is to educate and empower girls at
an early age in order to prevent the display of detrimental activities
and conditions in the future, including substance/alcohol use,
disordered eating, early onset of sexual activity, sedentary lifestyle,
and depression.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Girls on the Run is a positive youth development program which
combines an interactive curriculum and running to inspire selfrespect and healthy lifestyles in pre-teen girls. Our core curriculum
addresses many aspects of girls’ development - their physical,
emotional, mental and social well-being. The program concludes
with a community service project and 5K run.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
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Goodwill Industries
of Southeastern, LA*
Shedrick White
Mailing Address: 3400 Tulane Ave, Suite 1000
New Orleans, LA 70117
Phone: 504-457-2277
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: swhite@@goodwillno.org
Web: http://www.goodwillno.org
Target Demographics: At-Risk
Youth
Facebook: Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana
Twitter: @GoodwillNOLA
National Affiliate: Goodwill Industries International
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Contact: We offer opportunities to people with disabilities and other barriers
to improve their economic self-sufficiency through training,
education, support services and employment
Ages Served: 5-18 Years
Grades Served: 6th-12th
School Requirements: Principal
and parental consent
Family Requirements: We
accept referrals from all agencies,
walk-ins, and word of mouth.
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 60
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
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All of Goodwill’s programs and services focus on education, training
and employment. Goodwill is committed to helping people obtain
education and job skills that will lead to employment, economic selfsufficiency and a independent, productive life.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Goodwill’s Youth Leadership Program provides services to at-risk
youth, ages 10-17. Goodwill’s Culinary Arts Program offers job
training and placement to homeless individuals and serves more
than 70,000 meals annually to homeless people living in transitional
housing. Goodwill works with Louisiana Rehabitilitation Services
(LRS) to provide educational services, job training and placement
for disabled individuals. Finally Goodwill provides education and job
training services to non-violent ex-offenders in an effort to reduce
Louisiana’s recidivism rate.
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
Great Resources Where Y’at
(GRoW)
Danielle Burrell
Mailing Address: 839 St. Charles Avenue #100
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-220-2321
Email: danielle@grownola.org
Web: www.grownola.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOLAGRoW
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays
Service Seasons: All seasons
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: GRoW’s mission is to increase physical activity and healthy eating
habits among young people ages 8-18 through a holistic network of
academic, health, vocational, dance and sports organizations.
Ages Served: 8-18; Children
under 8 must be accompanied by a
parent or guardian
Grades Served: 3rd-12th
Special Needs Served:
Information not provided
Target Demographics: Kids and
families that either live in or attend
school in 70122 and 70126 zip
codes
School Requirements: Schools
in 70122 and 70126 can
participate as spoke school sites
Family Requirements: Must
live or attend school in 70122 or
70126
Fee for Schools: N/A
Fee for Students/Families: Free
The GRoW Network serves youth ages 8-18. GRoW activities integrate
physical fitness, increase nutrition education and increase activities for
whole family engagement. GRoW is a unique multi-agency network
designed to support healthy lifestyle choices for the community. There are
currently 15 GRoW organizations that provide a wide array of services to
the project, including Ashé Cultural Arts Center, Up2Us, Playworks, Hands
on New Orleans, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Louisiana
Public Health Institute, New Orleans Outreach, New Orleans Public Library
(Norman Mayer Branch), Start the Adventure in Reading (STAIR), Young
Audiences of Louisiana.
Saturday activities are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with registration
beginning at 9:30 a.m. and afternoon pick-up at 2:50 p.m. Classes
are scheduled at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. and you can
come to any or all activities that fit your family’s schedule. Activities
include: tutoring, games, bike clubs, karate, yoga, dance, cooking
classes and community service projects. GRoW is year-round and to
enroll your child you can pre-enroll by going to www.GRoWnola.
org and clicking on the GRoW flyer OR JUST SHOW UP on any
Saturday.
Where Operated: Medard H.
Nelson Charter School 3121 St.
Bernard Avenue, New Orleans,
LA 70119
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 100
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Yes if you
live or attend school in 70122 or
70126
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes
Neighborhoods
Served: Gentilly
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
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HandsOn New Orleans
Contact: Chris Cameron
Mailing Address: 2515 Canal Street, 4th Floor, United Way Bldg.
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-827-6854
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: volunteer@handsonneworleans.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.handsonneworleans.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: HandsOn New Orleans
Twitter: @HandsOnNOLA
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: Points of Light Institute /Hands On Network
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
To engage, empower, and transform our community through
volunteer service by connecting every passion with its purpose.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 6-10
MISSION:
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Transportation Provided: No
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HandsOn New Orleans focuses on three major impact areas:
Volunteer Engagement, Community Revitalization and Disaster
Management. We support the missions of over forty community
partners (schools, parks and recreation centers, neighborhood
associations, and non-profits) by identifying pressing needs, creating
high-impact projects, and recruiting and managing volunteer teams
to make meaningful improvements.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson & St. Bernard
HandsOn New Orleans hosts citizens from around the world, as well
as provides service opportunities for residents in the New Orleans
community. Whether you are one person or a corporate team,
HandsOn New Orleans provides worthwhile and effective volunteer
options. We gladly engage out-of-state individuals and groups,
local residents, corporate groups, and tourists, all in service to our
community.
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
LaVerne Price
Mailing Address: 3939 N. Causeway Suite 101
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-299-1966
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: lprice@voagno.org
Web: www.hlconline.org/
Target Demographics: All
demographics
Facebook: HLConline
School Requirements: N/A
Twitter: @HLConline
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: Volunteers of America
Fee for Schools: Yes
Operation Hours: During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: To create and disseminate innovative educational programs that
empower youth with the knowledge and skills to avoid risky
behaviors and lead healthier lives.
Ages Served: Birth-14 Years
Grades Served: Birth-8th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: N/A
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered to sites
The Healthy Lifestyle Choices programs aim to reduce the incidence
of risk behaviors, including violence, substance abuse, accidental
injury, poor nutrition and lack of regular exercise. The variety
of approaches of the HLC curriculum allows educators to weave
comprehensive health education into core subject areas, physical
education or enrichment opportunities.
Healthy Lifestyle Choices has developed programming that
empowers youth with the knowledge and skills practice to
make healthier choices and lead more productive lives. HLC
programs include school day and out-of-school time behaviorbased curriculum, school-based culture initiatives as well as
media messaging for both children and parents. HLC is active in
advocating for health education, providing professional development
opportunities for educators and supporting both local and national
organizations which share this mission.
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: No
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
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Hope Stone Kids New Orleans
Contact: Dana Reed
Mailing Address: 1719 Toledano Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504-390-8399
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: dana@hopestoneinc.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.hopestoneinc.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: Hope-Stone-Kids-New Orleans
Twitter: @HopeStoneKids
National Affiliate: Hope Stone Inc
Operation Hours: After School
Family Requirements: School
affiliation for some programs.
NOLA Spaces programs are nonrestricted.
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
MISSION:
Hope Stone, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit corporation that unlocks the
innate creativity of children and adults through the performing arts.
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 3
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 300
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
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Hope Stone, Inc. is the parent company to Hope Stone Kids New
Orleans and provides after-school learning opportunities and support
services to at-risk children through quality arts education. Our
program reaches out to children of all demographics who are living
in the city of New Orleans in conjunction with existing after-school
programs. Participants take part in art education classes at various
community locations. We also hope students will be enriched by
exposure to different cultures, learn the value of teamwork and
expand their own individual creativity and self-expression.
Hope Stone Kids provides the following classes: at NOLA Spaces:
creative movement, ballet, theater, hip hop, modern dance and film
at CP3 in the Afterschool Zone: creative movement, yoga, visual
arts, theater, and dance. Summer camp at NOLA Spaces: 6 week
arts camp. Class ages range from 1 year olds to adults.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: Central City, Garden
District, Uptown
Other Parishes Served: N/A
Jean Lafitte National
Historical Park and Preserve
(Barataria Preserve)
Stacy Lafayette
Mailing Address: 6588 Barataria Boulevard
Marrero, LA 70072
Phone: 504-689-3690
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: stacy_lafayette@nps.gov
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.nps.gov/jela
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeanLafitteNPS
Twitter: @JeanLafitteNPS
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: National Park Service
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Contact: To preserve natural and cultural resources for the enjoyment,
education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The NPS
works with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural
resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout the
United States and the world.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: K-Post 12th
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Transportation Provided: No
Programs at Jean Lafitte share the stories of south Louisiana: area
history, the many different kinds of people who live here and their
contributions to the cultural mix, and how land, water, birds, and
animals shape life in Louisiana’s Mississippi River delta. By sharing
these rich resources, park staff hope to encourage curiosity and
appreciation, provide opportunities for fun, and foster stewardship of
these distinctive American treasures.
Fields trip for students K-12; summer camps (6-11 year-olds); rangerguided programs; scout programs; Junior Ranger programs (youth
activity for 5-12 year-olds).
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
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Jean Lafitte National
Historical Park and Preserve,
Crescent City District*
Contact: Patricia Corral
Mailing Address: 419 Decatur Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-589-3882 Ext 134
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: patricia_corral@nps.gov
Web: www.nps.gov/jela
Target Demographics: All
ethnicities
Facebook: JeanLafitteNPS
School Requirements: N/A
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: Department of the Interior National Park Service
Family Requirements: No
requirements open to all.
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
To protect, preserve and educate the public about Louisiana
Mississippi Delta’s diverse natural and cultural resources.
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Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: N/A
Room to Expand: Yes
Our programs are designed to provide opportunities for audience
members to form their own intellectual and emotional connections
with resource meanings through directed experiences at our national
park sites.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
The Crescent City District provides free junior ranger programs,
tours, history presentations with guided learning activities, folklife, cooking and music demonstrations, girl scout and Boy Scout
stewardship patch opportunities. We offer a low registration fee
summer history camp.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson & St. Bernard
*information not updated
Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana
(JJPL)*
Dana Kaplan
Mailing Address: 1600 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-522-5437
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: dkaplan@jjpl.org
Web: www.jjpl.org
Target Demographics: Youth in
Louisiana
Facebook: Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana
School Requirements: N/A
Twitter: @JJPLNOLA
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Fee for Schools: No
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: To transform the state’s juvenile justice system into one that builds
on the strengths of young people, families, and communities to
ensure children are given the greatest opportunities to grow and
thrive.
Ages Served: Birth-18 Years
Grades Served: Birth-Post 12th
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: N/A
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
We have three key program objectives to achieve this mission:
to reduce the number of children in secure care and abolish
unconstitutional conditions of confinement by improving or,
when necessary, shutting down institutions that continue to
inhumanely treat children; to expand evidence-based alternatives
to incarceration and detention for youth; and to build the power of
those most impacted by the juvenile justice system.
JJPL litigates on behalf of youth both locally and statewide.
Additionally, we educate policy makers on the need for reform,
coordinate with parents, youth and other concerned citizens to
ensure their visibility and participation in the process, and actively
implement media strategies to hold the state accountable for the
treatment of its youth. By coordinating our diverse abilities in
strategic campaigns to engage policy makers and organize community
members and youth, JJPL continues to work on improving the lives
of Louisiana’s most vulnerable children.
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
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Kedila Family Learning Center*
Contact: Dipo Mosadomi
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 57525
New Orleans, LA 70157
Phone: 504-723-8831
Email: dipo@kedila.org
Special Needs Served: Limited
Web: www.kedila.org
Facebook: Kedila Family Learning Center
Target Demographics: African
American
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: None
Operation Hours: After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
MISSION:
To provide education, job training, affordable housing and support
services to the constituents that we serve.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-8th & Post
12th
School Requirements:
information not provided
Family Requirements:
information not provided
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 51-100
Room to Expand: Yes
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Help eradicate illiteracy in New Orleans one student at a time.
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Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Kedila conducts two programs. The after school enrichment and
summer camp program offers homework assistance and enrichment
activities for school aged children. The YouthBuild program
works with young adults ages 18-24 to prepare them for a life
transformation through GED preparation, basic construction skills,
leadership development, and job placement.
Neighborhoods
Served: Carrollton & Ninth
Ward
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
*information not updated
KID smART
Contact: Elise Gallinot
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70117
Phone: 504-940-1994
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: elise@kidsmart.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.kidsmart.org
Facebook: KID smART
School Requirements: School
commitment
Twitter: @KIDsmARTNOLA
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
Ages Served: 5-18 Years
Grades Served: K-12th
Family Requirements: Students
are from KID smART partner
schools
Fee for Schools: Yes
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
To use the arts to engage children in learning about themselves and
the world in which they live.
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 11-15
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 4000
Room to Expand: Yes
KID smART’s objectives are to increase depth of learning in arts
and non-arts content areas, improve critical thinking and problem
solving skills, develop creativity and imagination, enhance student
social/ emotional growth and improve engagement through joyful
learning.
Offered to the Public: Services
only offered through school sites
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
KID smART works with schools through two main initiatives:
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
Where Operated: School Site
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
1) Collaborative Residencies – teaching artists work in one or more
art forms in residencies, co-teaching with classroom teachers,
balancing instruction in the art form and the core curriculum
and modeling arts integrated practices for classroom teachers.
2) Professional Development: KID smART trains classroom
teachers in arts integration theory and practice through
workshops and coaching. KID smART school teachers enjoy
an intensive year-long schedule of professional learning and any
school can schedule a KID smART arts integration workshop.
Visit http://www.kidsmart.org/in-school_pd_menu.pdf
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Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools
Karen Marshall
Mailing Address: 1001 S. Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70125
Phone: 504-302-2888
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: info@therethinkers.org
Web: www.therethinkers.com
Facebook: Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools
Target Demographics: Public
School Students (Middle and High
School)
Twitter: @RethinkNOLA
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 52
Rethink embodies an idea that is as dynamic as it is simple: give
young people a voice in the reform of public education. Through
Rethink citywide and school-based programs, youth identify areas for
improvement within individual schools as well as the school system
as a whole, develop innovative solutions, and act to make their
solutions a reality.
Ages Served: 11-18 years
Grades Served: K-12th
School Requirements: Middle
and High Schools that demonstrate
commitment to developing youth
leaders
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 6-10
Our goals are to: (1) achieve student-driven school reforms; (2)
help youth become thoughtful, capable leaders for today as well
as tomorrow, and (3) launch a culture of civic engagement among
middle school students in New Orleans.
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 20 maximum per
school
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: YesTo any 6th through 12th grader
interested in becoming a Rethinker
Transportation Provided: Yes
(1) RETHINK CLUBS meet weekly at six different schools during
the school day and after school. (2) RETHINK COMMITTEES
meet on weekends to address specific issues and (3) The RETHINK
SUMMER PROGRAM meets for 6 weeks every summer.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
Kids Walk Coalition*
Naomi Doerner
Mailing Address: 1440 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-658-8045
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: ndoerner@tulane.edu
Web: www.kidswalknola.org
Target Demographics: Orleans
Parish Children 5-18 Years Old
Facebook: KidsWalk Coalition NOLA
Twitter: @KidsWalkNOLA
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: To reverse the childhood obesity epidemic in New Orleans by
making walking and bicycling safe for children and families to access
schools, healthy eating choices and other neighborhood destinations.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: K-12th
School Requirements: Principal
and teacher leadership in the
development and implementation
of Safe Routes to School
encouragement programs.
Family Requirements: School
and neighborhood affilliation with
the SRTS site and/or walking
biking encouragement program
area.
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Our objective is to ensure children have safe streets in which
to be physically active, around their schools and in their own
neighborhoods.
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 6-10
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
Transportation Provided: No
We help schools make it safer for students to walk and bike to
and from school. We do this by coordinating directly with the
Department of Public Works to repair and install signage, enforce
traffic laws, repaint crosswalks, and apply for grant funding to
support larger infrastructure projects. We also assist schools with
implementing Safe Routes to School education, encouragement and
enforcement programs.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
*information not updated
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Leading Educators,
Greater New Orleans
Contact: Rebecca Halprin
Mailing Address: 3416 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-330-1662
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: rhalprin@leadingeducators.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.leadingeducators.org
Facebook: Leading Educators
School Requirements:
information not provided
Twitter: @LeadingEdNOLA
National Affiliate: Leading Educators
Family Requirements:
information not provided
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: Yes
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
The mission of Leading Educators is to develop the capacity of
teacher-leaders to maximize student and faculty success.
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Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: Pre-K-12th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: Up to 40
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
In partnership with schools and districts, Leading Educators’
outcomes center on bolstering the talent pipeline, increasing student
achievement, and improving teacher retention rates. Focusing on
early to mid-career teachers, Leading Educators delivers a two-year
fellowship that encompasses formal training, leadership coaching,
problem solving communities, and visits to high-performing schools.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered to schools and teachers
Transportation Provided: N/A
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
The belief that every student in every circumstance can achieve
the highest levels of academic excellence is the driving force at
Leading Educators. From this conviction, Leading Educators invests
in tailored professional development for teacher-leaders by forging
a development path for diverse leadership roles in open-admission
schools. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New Orleans,
Leading Educators is dedicated to creating a national movement
built on teacher leadership that drives student results.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson & St. Bernard, Baton
Rouge
Longue Vue House and Gardens*
Jen Gick
Mailing Address: 7 Bamboo Road
New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone: 504-488-5488
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: jgick@longuevue.com
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.longuevue.com
Facebook: Longue Vue House and Gardens
Twitter: @longuevuehg
National Affiliate: N/A
School Requirements: Program
participation requirements vary;
visit www.longuevue.com/index.
php/education for specifics
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: To preserve and use the historical and artistic legacy of Longue Vue
and its creators to educate and inspire people to pursue beauty and
civic responsibility in their lives.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Family Requirements: Programs
are open to the public.
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Students visiting Longue Vue will: gain a greater understanding of
plants, animals, and insects through observation, exploration, and
question-asking in a garden environment; identify what insects
plants require in order to grow and develop while learning about
their physical structures and the native ecosystem; learn about
history, architecture, and civic engagement as they relate to Longue
Vue and New Orleans; investigate various elements of art, design,
and artistic message in Longue Vue’s collections and apply that
knowledge to the creation of an individual work of art.
Longue Vue education staff leads students (Pre-K-5th) on sciencefocused field trips in the Lucy C. Roussel Discovery Garden.
Garden tours and workshops may be customized to fit the specific
educational goals of teachers and students (6th-12th). Students
of all grade levels may also explore the Longue Vue house through
art and design-focused tours. All activities support Louisiana
Grade Level Expectations and are conducted in an inquiry method
format, with hands-on participation from teachers, chaperones, and
students required. Outreach programs are also available with garden
instruction in classrooms so students can explore science, math,
creative arts, and language arts concepts.
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
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Louisiana Children’s Museum*
Eileen Engel
Mailing Address: 420 Julia Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-523-1357
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: eengel@lcm.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.lcm.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: Louisiana Children’s Museum
Twitter: @louisianakids
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 56
To promote hands-on participatory learning for children of all
ages. Encouraging discovery through observation, inquiry, creative
construction, role-playing, problem-solving and free play, the
Museum motivates children to develop their cognitive, physical and
social skills while enjoying fruitful interaction with adults and peers.
Ages Served: Birth-11 Years
Grades Served: Birth-8th
Fee for Schools: Yes
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
In an effort to engage the parents and caregivers of the students
we reach, the LCM has used its strength as a family-friendly
environment and destination to offer experiences that address such
important needs as family literacy, mental health issues, and the
building of respect and community- parents getting to know the
parents of their children’s friends.
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Field trips to LCM are two-hour guided explorations and include:
Literacy Pathways (PreK-2nd grades/ LA GLE aligned), Learning
Pathways (PreK-4th grades), and Self-Guided Field Trips. Outreach
programs include Star Lab, an 11-foot portable planetarium, Earth
Balloon, a 22-foot inflatable “earth” classroom, and Lil Stuffee, a
7-foot life-size doll demonstrating the digestive system. Long term
school partnerships include Play Power, an interdisciplinary outreach
program. Family programs include Family Camp, a 6 session program
at the Museum for children and their parents, and Family Fests.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
Louisiana Endowment for the
Humanities
Michael Sartisky, Ph.D.
Mailing Address: 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 300
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-523-4325
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: sartisky@leh.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.leh.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Twitter: @knowlouisiana
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: National Endowment for the Humanities
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Operation Hours: After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: To provide all Louisianians with access to and an appreciation of
their own rich, shared and diverse historical, literary and cultural
heritage through grant-supported outreach programs, family literacy
and adult reading initiatives, teacher professional development
institutes, publications, film and radio documentaries, museum
exhibitions, cultural tourism, public lectures, library projects, and
other public humanities programming.
Through the programs described, the LEH assists Louisianans in
applying the disciplines of the humanities to facilitate thoughtful,
enriching conversations about the meaning of history and culture
in our lives. The LEH seeks to leverage its resources to empower
Louisiana families and educators to guide students toward
measurably improved learning outcomes.
Ages Served: Birth-14 Years
Grades Served: Birth-8th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 500-1,000
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
PRIME TIME Family Reading Time creates the precondition for
future learning by bonding at-risk families around the act of reading
and transforming them into lifelong readers. Summer Teacher
Institutes for Advanced Study are free, intensive university-based
professional development seminars in humanities disciplines for
Louisiana K-12 teachers. KnowLA, the online encyclopedia of
Louisiana history and culture, offers extensive, cutting-edge teaching
and learning resources for students and educators alike.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
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Louisiana Outdoors Outreach
Program - LOOP*
Contact: Dan Forman
Mailing Address: City Park Administrative Offices, 1 Palm Drive
New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone: 225-342-8128
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: dforman@crt.la.gov
Web: www.crt.state.la.us/parks/iLOOP-NewOrleans.
aspx
Target Demographics: Underserved Youth
Facebook: N/A
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: Yes
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
To provide world class outdoor education programs to under-served
youth.
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Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 11-15
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
LOOP uses a unique, hands-on approach to outdoor education to
help 3rd through 12th graders develop character traits necessary for
healthy psychosocial and physical development. Through scaffolded,
age appropriate programming, we intend to enhance personal
development and improve academic achievement.
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Louisiana Outdoors Outreach Program-New Orleans provides
outdoor educational and recreational programs, activities, and
services to students from elementary through high school. LOOPNew Orleans uses a unique approach to enhance psychosocial and
physical development and improve academic achievement. The
LOOP experience emphasizes three areas: Academic Skills: Science,
History, Math, and Language Arts. Technical Skills: Canoeing,
Orienteering, Backpacking, Wilderness Travel, and Camping. Soft
Skills: Teamwork, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, SelfEsteem, Perseverance, and Self-Discipline.
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson & St. Bernard
*information not updated
Louisiana SPCA*
Hollie Gomila
Mailing Address: 1700 Mardi Gras Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone: 504-368-5191
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: education@la-spca.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.la-spca.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: New Orleans LA/The Louisiana SPCA
Twitter: @LaSPCA
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: To advocate for the animals of Louisiana by advancing their welfare,
promoting their interests and fostering the human-animal bond
through innovative programs, education and service. Chartered in
1888, we are the oldest and and most comprehensive animal welfare
organization in the state, providing care and basic medical services
for homeless and unwanted animals.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-Post 12th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 6-10
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
The goals of these programs are to promote the humane treatment
of animals, to inspire kindness in students and to provide an
incentive for students to stay in school. Students will learn:
**How to properly care for companion animals, **How to use
positive reinforcement to achieve desired behaviors from an animal,
**Students will turn positive interactions with animals into positive
interactions with people, **Students will become humane educators
and pass along their new found knowledge to their peers.
Current education programs include: Show & Tail Presentations
on Responsible Pet Ownership, Safety With Animals, Pit Bull
Ownership and Cruelty & Neglect. Each 30-60 minute presentation
is available to all ages. Special topics available upon request.
Participants gain important social skills, confidence and an
appreciation for all animals.
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines & St.
Bernard
*information not updated
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Louisiana State Museum*
Memory Seymour
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2448
New Orleans, LA 70176
Phone: 225-219-0731
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: mseymour@crt.la.gov
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.crt.state.la.us/museum/
Facebook: Louisiana State Museum
Twitter: @LaStateMuseum
National Affiliate: N/A
School Requirements: For
guided tours, contact Memory
Seymour, mseymour@crt.la.gov, at
least two weeks in advance.
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
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Founded in 1906 with a mission to collect, preserve, interpret and
present the state’s rich history and diverse cultures, the Museum’s
collection now totals more than 450,000 artifacts and works of art.
These provide an authentic experience of Louisiana to vistiors from
around the world while enhancing the quality of life for residents.
Our “collection” includes a complex of seven historic French
Quarter buildings, including the Cabildo, Presbytere, and Old US
Mint, and sites statewide.
The LSM Education Department supports the Museum’s mission by
providing programs and resources that support understanding and
appreciation of Louisiana’s unique history and culture.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Family Requirements: For
guided tours, contact Memory
Seymour, mseymour@crt.la.gov, at
least two weeks in advance.
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 26-30
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
The Louisiana State Museum Education Department supports
learning in the galleries by providing exhibition-based teacher
guides, lesson plans, and teacher workshops. For more information
or to schedule an educator-led gallery tour, please contact Memory
Seymour, mseymour@crt.la.gov. For lesson plans and educational
resources, please see www.crt.state.la.us/education.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
LSU AgCenter Orleans Parish 4-H
Contact: Elizabeth Gambel
Mailing Address: 1300 Perdido Street, Room BW15
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-658-2900
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: EGambel@agcenter.lsu.edu
Web: www.lsuagcenter.com/en/our_offices/parishes/
Orleans/
Target Demographics: All
individuals between the ages of 8 and
19 are invited to participate in 4-H
Facebook: Orleans Parish 4-H
Twitter: @OrleansParish4H
National Affiliate: 4-H
Operation Hours: During School, Afterschool & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and
learning in partnership with caring adults.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-12th
School Requirements: Any child
who meets the age requirements are
invited to attend. An adult volunteer
from the school or community serves
as the local leader and moderator of
the club.
Family Requirements: School
clubs are open to the students of
the particular club. Youth served by
neighborhood community centers are
invited to join their community 4-H
club.
Fee for Schools: 4-H membership
due is $10 per year
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
4-H’s learning opportunities are intentionally designed around four
essential elements necessary for positive youth development by
providing youth with: supervised independence, a sense of belonging
with a positive group, a spirit of generosity toward others, and a wide
variety of opportunities to master life challenges. The fundamental
4-H ideal of practical, “learn by doing,” experiences encourages
youth to experiment, innovate and think independently.
Where Operated: School Site and
Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 75-100
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1,500
Room to Expand: Yes
4-H is the only youth development program with direct access
to technological advances from university research. Youth learn
leadership, citizenship, and life skills through more than 100 projects
with topics as varied as rocketry, GPS mapping, computer game
design, public speaking, photography, nutrition, and community
service.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: No. Must
come from Orleans Parish
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard,
St. Charles & St. Tammany
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LSUHSC
School-Based Health Centers*
Tabitha Washington
Mailing Address: 5712 South Claiborne Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70125
Phone: 504-359-1120
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: twash8@lsuhsc.edu
Web: N/A
Target Demographics: School
children ages 10-21
Facebook: N/A
School Requirements: N/A
Twitter: N/A
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: The National Assembly on School-Based Health
Care
Fee for Schools: No
Operation Hours: Before, During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Contact: To help children achieve by increasing access to comprehensive
medical and behavioral health services where children spend most of
their time: schools.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: 6-12th
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
only offered through school sites
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Transportation Provided: No
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Ensure that no youth go without proper medical or behavioral health
care and to address risk reduction among at risk youth.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: Treme & Uptown
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
LSUHSC SBHCs provide treatment for acute illness and
injury to ensure students are capable to function in classrooms,
comprehensive physicals for extracurricular activities, behavioral
health counseling, treatment and support for students with chronic
medical conditions, required vaccines for college, and other
beneficial services to enhance the learning environment of a school.
*information not updated
Mercy Family Center,
Project Fleur-de-lis
Laura Danna, LCSW-BACS
Mailing Address: 110 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Suite 425
Metairie, LA 70005
Phone: 504-838-3236
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: laura.danna@mercy.net
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.mercyfamilycenter.com; www.project-fleurde-lis.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Projectfleurdelis
Twitter: @MercyPFDL; @mercyneworleans
National Affiliate: N/A
School Requirements: Signed
memorandum of understanding
between the school principal and
mental health professional and us
at Project Fleur-de-lis.
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
MISSION:
Contact: To uphold the mission and ministry of Sisters of Mercy Ministries by
providing innovative mental health services to children, adolescents
and their families, with particular concern for the economically poor.
The mission of Project Fleur-de-lis is to empower students, teachers,
and parents of New Orleans area schools to recover, renew, and
restore in order to inspire healing throughout our community.
Ages Served: 5-18 Years
Grades Served: K-12th
Family Requirements: All
students and/or families who
attend any of our participating
schools are eligible for any Project
Fleur-de-lis services.
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
The program objectives are threefold: to provide early intervention
services, to establish an identification mechanism for mental health
and service needs for children, and to provide a wide range of mental
health care for children and families while increasing access to
those services. Project Fleur-de-lis is comprised of Catholic, public/
charter, and private schools throughout five parishes in the greater
New Orleans area including almost 60 schools, encompassing almost
30,000 eligible students.
Project Fleur-de-lis, a program of Mercy Family Center, is an
intermediate and long-term school-based mental health model for
children who have been exposed to traumatic events as a result
of natural and man-made disasters, and was created as a response
to the mental health needs of school-aged children in the greater
New Orleans area following Hurricane Katrina. Project Fleur-delis provides in school trauma groups, bullying/cyberbullying and
trauma presentations, crisis prevention and intervention support,
and case management to our participating schools/mental health
professionals.
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: Broadmoor, Carrollton,
Central City, East, French
Quarter, Garden District, MidCity, Uptown & West Bank
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Charles
& St. Tammany
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Mid-City Ministries*
Perry Rogers
Mailing Address: 4540 South Carrollton Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-304-9900
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: perrysrogers@yahoo.com
Web: www.mid-cityministries.blogspot.com/
Target Demographics: Underserved youth
Facebook: N/A
School Requirements: N/A
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Family Requirements:
Participation requirement for the
Tutoring Program is a teacher
recommendation.
MISSION:
Contact: Believing that each child is blessed with unique gifts, Mid-City
Ministries seeks to form long-term relationships with under-served
children, teens and their families in our community. Our resolve is to
provide specific services which assist the academic, social, emotional
and spiritual development of our children. Our ultimate vision is
that our children grow into adults equipped for a positive future and
motivated to use their gifts to serve a larger community.
Ages Served: 5-18 Years
Grades Served: K-12th
Fee for Schools: Yes
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 51-100
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
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Mid-City Ministries aims to build long-term mentoring relationships
with our children and help them form a strong peer support
group. We aim to build our children’s academic skills while also
recognizing and encouraging their diverse individual talents. We
offer our students a variety of opportunities to serve our wider
community. In providing our students a foundation for building
positive relationships, forums for exploring their unique gifts, and
opportunities to serve others, we equip them to grow into leaders
who use their talents to serve others.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Mid-City Ministries provides a three -week summer day camp which
includes academic enrichment, opportunities to explore the arts
and participate in sports, and emotional and social skill-building
activities. Teenagers continue in our program by serving as junior
camp counselors. During the school year we offer monthly “camp
reunion” activities. Our Kid City after-school tutoring program
serves elementary students twice a week during the school year.
Upper elementary students are also invited to enroll in Quest, a
character development class which meets weekly throughout the
school year.
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
New Orleans Center
for Creative Arts (NOCCA)
Brian Hammell; Director of Communications
Mailing Address: 2800 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
Phone: 504-940-2787
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: bhammell@nocca.com
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.nocca.com
Facebook: NOCCA | Riverfront
Twitter: @NOCCA
National Affiliate: N/A
School Requirements: All
students must submit a complete
application by deadline to be
considered.
Operation Hours: During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
MISSION:
Contact: The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts is Louisiana’s premier
public arts training center for high school students providing
intensive instruction in culinary arts creative writing, dance,
media arts, music (classical, jazz, vocal), theatre arts (drama,
musical theatre, theatre design) and visual arts, while demanding
simultaneous academic excellence.
Ages Served: 12-18 Years
Grades Served: 6-12th
Family Requirements:
Application & Audition Based
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 500-1,000
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
NOCCA’s approach to education is through the time-honored
master-apprentice tradition. An engaged, enthusiastic energy
abounds, but it is also highly focused, first by faculty and then by
students as their passion deepens with their training.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Professional training in Culinary Arts, Dance, Media Arts:
Filmmaking & Audio Production, Jazz, Classical Music,
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
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New Orleans Dance Collective*
Janet Andrews, MSW
Mailing Address: 4601 Perelli Drive
New Orleans, LA 70127
Phone: 504-491-2390
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: mstap@bellsouth.net
Web: www.noladance.org
Target Demographics: African
American
Facebook: N/A
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
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New Orleans Dance Collective’s mission is to celebrate community
and diversity by providing dance programs for inner-city at-risk
youth utilizing group therapy techniques as a means of intervention
and to positively affect behavior through dance within a group
setting.
Ages Served: 5-11 Years
Grades Served: Birth - Post 12th
School Requirements: Teacher
recommendation
Family Requirements: Teacher
recommendation, demonstrated
talent
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 51-100
New Orleans Dance Collective’s objective is to actively link dance
and social work and to address the overwhelming need for positive,
life-affirming, esteem-building cultural activities for at-risk inner-city
youth.
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Vocal, Drama, Musical Theatre, Theatre Design, Visual Arts,
Creative Writing with the attendance options including a full-day
school with Academics.
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
New Orleans Museum of Art
Tracy Kennan
Mailing Address: 1 Collins Diboll Circle
New Orleans, LA 70179
Phone: 504-658-4113
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: tkennan@noma.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.noma.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: The New Orleans Museum of Art
Twitter: @noma1910
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: The mission of the New Orleans Museum of Art is to inspire the
love of art; to collect, preserve, exhibit and present excellence in the
visual arts; to educate, challenge and engage a diverse public.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
NOMA is dedicated to providing opportunities to broaden the
understanding of and interaction with the arts and creative thinking.
We offer tours, performances and art-making activities that engage
our diverse communities with the rich collections and temporary
exhibitions on view at NOMA. Programs for students, educators,
and the public are thoughtfully designed to awaken the imaginations
of museum visitors and foster inquisitiveness in the creative process
and artistic expression.
NOMA offers programs for teachers, students and families including
tours, hands-on art experiences and workshops. Educator workshops
include lesson plans, activities and reproduction art work for use
in the classroom. Pre-registered school groups are offered free
admission to the museum for either docent or teacher-guided tours
and busing reimbursement is often available. Summer and weekend
art classes are available for children and families.
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
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New Orleans Public Library*
Contact: Lawrence Williams
Mailing Address: 219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-596-2600
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: lawilliams@neworleanspubliclibrary.org
Web: www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org
Target Demographics: Orleans
Parish Residents
Facebook: New Orleans Public Library
Twitter: @NOLAlibrary
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
School Requirements:
information not provided
Family Requirements:
information not provided
Fee for Schools: No
MISSION:
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
The New Orleans Public Library inspires the individual and enriches
the community through access to information, resources, technology
and programming that is delivered by knowledgeable and creative
staff.
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: N/A
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
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The objective of our programs is to promote reading in the New
Orleans community and to embrace the literary, cultural, computer
literacy, and information needs of our community.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
New Orleans Public Library offers a variety of programs that range
from literacy programs to computer training sessions to programs
on history and culture. NOPL programs reach all ages and ethnic
groups with emphasis on promoting reading and sharing information.
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
*information not updated
New Orleans Saints*
Contact: Jason Trosclair
Mailing Address: 5800 Airline Drive
Metairie, LA 70003
Phone: 504-731-1789
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: Jason.Trosclair@saints.nfl.com
Target Demographics: All
Web: www.neworleanssaints.com
Facebook: New Orleans Saints
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: @Official_Saints
National Affiliate: N/A
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: During & After School
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
MISSION:
To serve the Gulf South region through community and youth
football initiatives year round.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-Post 12th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
To educate, encourage, promote healthy lifestyle choices and proper
football techniques.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
The New Orleans Saints Youth Programs Department maintains
an active presence in the community throughout the year, bringing
NFL excitement to children who may not have the opportunity to
experience the thrill of a Saints’ football game in person.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
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Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Ellen Balkin
Mailing Address: 925 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-539-9608
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: ebalkin@ogdenmuseum.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.ogdenmuseum.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Twitter: @ogdenmuseum
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: Smithsonian Affiliate
Operation Hours: Wednesday-Monday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Closed
Tuesdays
Service Seasons: All
MISSION:
Contact: The mission of The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is to advance
the knowledge, appreciation and understanding of Southern art
and culture through its permanent collection, changing exhibitions,
education and community programs, publications, research library,
archives and its Goldring-Woldenberg Institute for the Advancement
of Southern Art and Culture.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Fee for Schools: Free for all
Orleans Parish and Jefferson
Parish School Groups
Fee for Students/Families:
Yes; Free on Thursdays to all LA
residents
Where Operated: At Museum
and on school sites
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 5000+ per year
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
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Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s innovative education and
outreach programs are specially designed to meet the Museum’s
core mission - to bring art and people together to explore the rich
and varied cultural identities of the South. The Ogden Museum
firmly backs the principle that the enrichment and recreation that
art brings are crucial to a productive, well-rounded life and seeks to
ensure equal access to the arts for all. Our goal is to create programs
designed to expose students to art, expand vocabulary, increase a
sense of history, and establish the value of art and art making in their
lives.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art offers docent-led tours (with
art projects if requested) of its collection to schools and summer
camps. Other outreach programs include: From Classroom to
Gallery, an early childhood program to enhance literacy; Artists and
a Sense of Place, an artist residency program for grades 2-5; and
Day with an Artist, a workshop at the museum for middle and high
school students. Additionally, high school students may apply to the
Summer Teenage Docent program. The museum also offers Saturday
art classes for children and numerous Free Family Days throughout
the year.
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
Parkway Partners
Jean Fahr
Mailing Address: 1137 Baronne Street
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-620-2224
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: jfahr@parkwaypartnersnola.org
Web: www.parkwaypartnersnola.org
Target Demographics: All in
Orleans Parish
Facebook: Parkway Partners
Twitter: parkwaypartners
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
MISSION:
Contact: Parkway Partners empowers New Orleanians to improve green
spaces: schoolyard gardens, neutral grounds, parks, community
gardens, and the urban forest.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: All Grades
School Requirements: Teacher,
community involvement.
Family Requirements: School
affiliation or neighborhood
affiliation
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 11-15
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 500-1,000
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
To develop a cleaner, healthier, more attractive city that supports
healthy life styles and nutrition.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Parkway Partners supports the school curriculum through 10
schoolyard gardens; 35 community gardens convert blighted lots
into productive green space; businesses and residents adopt neutral
grounds to assure ongoing maintenance; the ReLeaf New Orleans
project is helping to re-forest New Orleans with the right trees.
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
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Pentecost Baptist Church
Educational and Outreach Program
Cynthia Blue Davis
Mailing Address: 1510 Harrison Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone: 504-218-8812
Special Needs Served: No
Email: pentecost@bellsouth.net
Web: www.pentecostoutreach.host22.com
Facebook: N/A
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: After School For All, Monday-Thursday 3:306:30 p.m. & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Target Demographics: The
target population is males and
females between 5-19 years of
age, generally from single parent
families. They reside in Census
tract numbers: 33.02, 33.05,
33.06, and 33.07 which has been
determined at or below the poverty
level
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 72
Our mission is to impart knowledge to individuals to help them
overcome their circumstances and rise to higher heights through
skills attained in reading, writing, math, computers, nutrition,
physical health and fitness.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: K-12th
School Requirements:
information not provided
Family Requirements:
information not provided
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
The program objective(s) are to provide supports to families as they
strive to improve their lives and strengthen their community, in
order to escape poverty. These activities are designed to improve
school performance, reading proficiency, daily exercise, healthy
eating habits, self esteem, life skills and behavior. Through field
trips children experience and acquire an appreciation for the diverse
cultures within our city.
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 51-100
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Our program is designed to create a loving, safe, caring, learning
environment, with adult supervision, year round. In addition to
academic enrichment, our program eliminates parents having to find
adequate child care for the entire family. Participants are offered
creative approaches to ongoing learning. Six components make
up our multifaceted program: Summer Day Camp, extended care
for school age children (before and after school), Life Planning,
Adult Day Care, Family Literacy Program and a Child Development
Center.
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson & St. Bernard
Playworks Louisiana
Dana Greenup
Mailing Address: 3300 Canal Street, Suite 175
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-208-2573
Email: dgreenup@playworks.org
Web: www.playworks.org/NOLA
Facebook: Playworks NOLA
Twitter: @PlayworksNOLA
National Affiliate: Playworks, Mattel, New Balance, Salesforce
Operation Hours: Before,During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
MISSION:
Contact: To improve the health and well being of every child by providing
increased opportunities for physical activities and safe, meaningful
PLAY.
Ages Served: 5-12 Years
Grades Served: K-6th
Special Needs Served: Yes
Target Demographics: Kids of
all ethnicities in urban schools that
serve grades K-6th.
School Requirements: Teacher
prescence during Class Game
Time, Staff referral for Junior
Coach Program, Staff feedback on
annual surveys
Family Requirements: All
students must be affiliated with
a partner school site. We offer
volunteer opportunities for parents,
families and community members.
Fee for Schools: Yes
Fee for Students/Families:
Yes, league fee is $10 per season
includes 5-8 games and a t-shirt
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Where Operated: School Site
The Playworks program, an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, places full-time coaches in low-income schools
to provide opportunities for organized play during recess and
throughout the school day. Playworks activities are designed to
engage students in physical activity, foster social skills related to
cooperation and conflict resolution, improve students’ ability to
focus on class work, decrease behavioral problems, and improve
school climate.
Playworks Louisiana partners with schools to implement a five
component program including Recess transformation, Class Game
Time, Junior Coach Leadership Program for 5th and 6th graders,
Developmental Leagues and After School Programming. Playworks
also offers Professional Development workshops that focus on Group
Management Techniques and The Power of Play. These workshops
are available to any organization that interact youth.
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 24
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 9600
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Direct
Service only offered through school
site, training workshops offered to
school and non-school site for a fee
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: Gentilly, Central City,
Mid City, Uptown, Ninth Ward
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
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PRIME TIME
Family Reading Time
Miranda Restovic
Mailing Address: 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 300
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-620-2486
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: restovic@leh.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.primetimefamily.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: N/A
Twitter: N/A
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 74
Created by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) in
1991, the mission of PRIME TIME is to create the precondition for
future learning among economically and educationally vulnerable
families.
Ages Served: Birth-14 Years
Grades Served: Birth-8th
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 500-1,000
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
The goals of PRIME TIME are: delivering quality humanities
education experiences; increasing public library usage; increasing
family bonding and reading time; improving reading attitudes
and behaviors; providing developmentally and age-appropriate
humanities and literacy programming (preschool program); and
improving student academic achievement (school-aged program).
PRIME TIME Family Reading Time and PRIME TIME Preschool
reading and discussion programs are research and outcomes-based
initiatives that target children ages 3-10 and their parents. During
each 6-week program, trained program facilitators model at-home
read-aloud, book discussion, and age-appropriate humanities
exploration techniques for participating families. PRIME TIME
family reading and discussion programs help build reading
comprehension and critical thinking skills while showing participants
that reading and learning together can be a fun, family activity.
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
Puentes New Orleans, Inc.*
Contact: Scarlett Lanzas
Mailing Address: 1050 S Jefferson Davis Parkway, Suite 316
New Orleans, LA 70125
Phone: 504-821-7228
Special Needs Served: No
Email: slanzas@puentesno.org
Web: www.puentesno.org
Target Demographics: Latinos
and people of color
Facebook: Puentes & LatiNola
Twitter: LatiNolanow
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Ages Served: 12-18+ Years
Grades Served: 6th-Post 12th
School Requirements:
information not provided
Family Requirements:
information not provided
Fee for Schools: No
MISSION:
Fee for Students/Families: No
Puentes New Orleans mission is to build assets and create access
for and with Latinos of the Greater New Orleans area through civic
engagement, leadership development, economic asset building,
policy and advocacy.
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 51-100
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
The role of Puentes within the Latino community is to support
the inclusion of Latinos in public, political and socio-economic
life. Puentes is implementing programs to provide better education
for young Latinos; encouraging participation of Latino families in
decision making processes that impact us; and advocating across
ethnic lines for equitable distribution of resources, opportunity, and
justice. Puentes’ strategy of community development concentrates
on building the inter-ethnic power of the Latino community through
its civic engagement and advocacy work.
Puentes works in four programmatic areas: Policy-Advocacy,
Civic Engagement, Leadership Development and Economic Asset
Building. All four programs are implemented based on community
organizing, coalition building and inter-ethnic trust building
principles.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: N/A
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: East, Mid-City & West
Bank
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
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Pyramid Community Parent
Resource Center*
DJ Markey
Mailing Address: 3132 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70125
Phone: 504-218-8922
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: info@pyramidparentcenter.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.pyramidparentcenter.org
Facebook: N/A
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: During School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
MISSION:
Contact: The mission of Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center is to
strengthen community by reaching underserved families of children
and young adults who have disabilities with the information,
training, and support they deserve to achieve their maximum
potential.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: N/A
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
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Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center’s programs are
designed to support, assist and provide expertise to parents of
children with disabilities in traditionally underserved areas of New
Orleans.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center provides information
and training on special education and disability legislation, through
workshops, newsletters, referrals, and one-to-one assistance.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard & St. Charles
*information not updated
School Health Connection*
Marsha Broussard, DrPH
Mailing Address: 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 1200
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-301-9800
Special Needs Served: No
Email: schoolhealth@lphi.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.schoolhealthconnection.org
Facebook: School Health Connection
Twitter: N/A
School Requirements: Varies.
Contact School Health Connection
for more information.
National Affiliate: Louisiana Public Health Institute
Family Requirements: N/A
Operation Hours: During & After School
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: School Health Connection provides leadership and coordination to
promote healthy school communities and access to health services so
that children and youth in the Greater New Orleans area can reach
their full potential.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-12th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 10
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 6000
Room to Expand: Yes
Increase protective factors for youth and families through targeted
health promotion and health education programs; enhance student
health services at the school campus; change school culture to
reflect a priority on comprehensive health by creating a Coordinated
School Health action plan.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
The overall goal of School Health Connection (SHC) is to improve
the health of students and school communities. Through its
School Wellness Program, SHC works with schools to develop
comprehensive school wellness programs including the formation of
a school health advisory committee, completion of a school health
assessment, and development of a school wellness action plan. SHC
utilizes the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Coordinated
School Health model. SHC also provides support and technical
assistance to school-based health centers in the greater New Orleans
area.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
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Shalom Zone*
Jo Ann Cook
Mailing Address: 2309 Dryades Street
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-444-4013
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: joann322cook@yahoo.com
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.shalomzonenola.org
Facebook: N/A
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: Communities of Shalom/ Drew Landrieu
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
MISSION:
Contact: The mission of Shalom Zone Community, Inc is to serve as a
resource to rebuild the human element in its community by
facilitating systemic change and social justice for residents within the
Central City community of New Orleans, LA
Ages Served: 5-14 Years
Grades Served: K-12th
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1-50
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
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The objectives of our programs are to provide academic, cultural and
social enrichment activities that are designed to deter them from
crime, drugs, and violence.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: Central City
In an effort to restore peace, build posterity, and work for social
justice for the community within our Shalom Zone, we have
implemented three programs based on the needs identified by the
residents. The outgrowth of this has been three program components
designed to revitalize the community; Housing, Education and
Hurricane Recovery.
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
*information not updated
Smart Bodies
Denise Holston-West, MS, LDN, RD
Mailing Address: LSU AgCenter, 201 Knapp Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-4573
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: dholston@agcenter.lsu.edu
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.smartbodies.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/smartbodiesla
School Requirements:
Incorporate lessons into curricula
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Foundation and LSU AgCenter
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: The overall goal of the Smart Bodies Program is to promote lifelong
healthy eating patterns and physically active lifestyles to Louisiana’s
children and their families.
Ages Served: 5-11 Years
Grades Served: K-5th
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
The objectives of the program are to have children: Increase basic
nutrition knowledge, understand importance of physical activity,
increase time spent in physical activity, increase intake of fruit and
vegetables, and learn about the digestive system of the human body.
Smart Bodies integrates classroom activities with hands-on learning
to teach elementary school children how to build strong bodies and
develop active minds with 3 components: Body Walk, OrganWise
Guys, and 2-step classroom-based physical activities. LSU AgCenter
faculty provide technical assistance and training to teachers and
conduct a “kick off” for the program. Teachers will use curricular
materials in the classroom that are tied to benchmarks of the DOE.
Body Walk, an interactive exhibit of the human body, will visit the
school. Schools receive FREE curricular materials valued at $1,800.
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: No
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany (Statewide)
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Son of a Saint
Contact: Sonny Lee
Mailing Address: 2521 Metairie Lawn Drive Suite 217
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-655-8416
Special Needs Served: No
Email: sonny@sonofasaint.org
Web: www.sonofasaint.org
Target Demographics:
Fatherless young males
Facebook: Son of a Saint Sports Foundation
Twitter: @sonofasaintorg
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: During School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
To enhance the lives of fatherless young males through mentorship,
education, mental health services and recreational access.
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Ages Served: 5-18 Years
Grades Served: K-12th
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
The objective is to help fill the void of a father in the child’s life and
provide him with opportunities to succeed.
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Once a child joins our program between the ages of 9 - 13, he stays
in until he receives his acceptance letter to College. Each of the
kids in our core group kids are enriched by the programs below: I.
Education. Designed to ensure that each child in our program is
maintaining passing (A’s and B’s) conduct and grade point average.
II. Mentorship. Designed to aid in the academic, personal, and
overall development of our males. III. Mental Health. We partner
with Children’s Bureau of New Orleans to offer free evaluations and
counseling for our kids. IV. Recreation. Son of A Saint Foundation
coordinates and partially funds our kid’s participation in organized
recreational programs.
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
Southern Food and Beverage
Museum*
Liz Williams
Mailing Address: 1509 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-569-0405
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: liz@southernfood.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.southernfood.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: Southern Food and Beverage Museum
Twitter: @SouthernFood
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: The Southern Food and Beverage Museum is a nonprofit living
history organization dedicated to the discovery, understanding and
celebration of the food, drink and the related culture of the South.
SoFAB stresses nutritional and culinary literacy through camps, play
activities, and hands-on learning.
Ages Served: 5-18+ Years
Grades Served: K-Post 12th
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 51-100
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
The objective of the youth programming is to teach better nutrition,
self-reliance, and culinary identity through exposure to hands-on
cooking, nutritional games, and experimentation with food and
eating.
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
For elementary school children we have regular weekend
programs and a summer cooking camp. We work with teachers
to create personalized field trips including activities such as selfguided tours, scavenger hunts, personalized lectures, descriptive
language workshops, cooking demonstrations, and hands-on
cooking programs. We also do in-class programming (lectures,
demonstrations, workshops) in schools around the city.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
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Stand Up For Each Other
(SUFEO)*
Contact: Tyler Whittenberg
Mailing Address: 1600 Oretha C. Haley Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-410-5437
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: standupforeachother@gmail.com
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.sufeo.org
Facebook: N/A
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
MISSION:
SUFEO represents youth from various schools in New Orleans who
are being suspended or expelled.
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
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Stand Up for Each Other (SUFEO) is a collaboration of the Juvenile
Justice Project of Louisiana, law students from Loyola University
New Orleans and Tulane University and Young Adults Striving for
Success that has stepped up to help kids stay in school. SUFEO
addresses the disproportionate impact of suspensions and expulsions
on students by teaching youth ways to exercise their statutory right
to administrative hearings. Law students, young adults, and parents
learn how the process works and how representation operates in
juvenile administrative hearings.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
SUFEO represents youth from various schools in New Orleans who
are being suspended or expelled. SUFEO also provides intervention
services which are conducted with the student to prevent future
suspensions and expulsions.
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
*information not updated
Start the Adventure in Reading
(STAIR)
Sara Woodard
Mailing Address: 1545 State Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-899-0820
Special Needs Served: No
Email: swoodard@stairnola.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.stairnola.org
Facebook: Start the Adventure in Reading (STAIR)
School Requirements: Teacher
recommendation
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Family Requirements: School
affiliation
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: STAIR’s mission is: to increase the reading level of “skill deficient”
children who participate in the program;to increase each
participant’s sense of self-worth and esteem by providing a program
which expands each child’s knowledge of self and the greater world
of reading; to provide a caring environment which will promote
a greater and more meaningful dialogue among multi-ethnic
volunteers, children, teachers and parents.
STAIR’s focus is on 1st-3rd grade students. Children are identified
by their teachers as candidates for the program. They simply need
some ongoing extra attention and encouragement in order to catch
up with their peers. The STAIR Program enters the child’s life
early, before the problem becomes acute, and provides one-on-one
tutoring over the course of a year using volunteer tutors to get the
children back on track, to help them succeed rather than fail, and to
nurture an enthusiasm for school.
Start the Adventure in Reading (STAIR) is a 28-year-old children’s
literacy program that provides free one-on-one after school tutoring
in reading to at-risk public elementary school students as well as
literacy support to family members. STAIR recruits, trains and
places community volunteers and college work study/service learning
students as tutors at its 29 tutoring sites in Orleans, Jefferson,
Plaquemines and St. Tammany parishes.
Ages Served: 5-11 Years
Grades Served: K-5th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 16-20
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Tammany
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Stone Center for
Latin American Studies*
Contact: Denise Woltering
Mailing Address: 6801 Freret Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-862-3143
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: crcrts@tulane.edu
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.stonecenter.tulane.edu
Facebook: The Stone Center for Latin American Studies –
Tulane University
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Fee for Schools: No
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
MISSION:
Twitter: Family Requirements:
Information not provided
The Center educates the university about the multicultural
and multi-faceted importance of Latin America and makes this
importance felt in the community at large. In order to ensure
accurate, integrated content for K-12 classrooms, we provide
services such as K-12 teacher training workshops and conferences,
free lending library curricular materials, documentary and feature
film series, slide and curriculum publications, faculty and graduate
student speakers, and personalized consulting.
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 16-20
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
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To strengthen and increase the study of Latin America at the K-12
level and support globally competent schools.
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
The Latin American Resource Center is one of the largest and
most comprehensive of its kind and is dedicated to continuing and
improving educational outreach programs in Latin American studies
by providing various services such as a lending library, a visitor
speaker’s bureau, film series, professional development workshops,
community programming, bilingual reading hour at the New Orleans
Public Library and more.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
SUNO
Educational Talent Search Program*
Contact: Ruth W. Johnson
Mailing Address: 6801 Press Drive, Building 39
New Orleans, LA 70126
Phone: 504-286-5209
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: rjohnson@suno.edu
Web: www.suno.edu/Educational_Talent_Search
Facebook: SUNO Educational Talent Search Program
Target Demographics: Low
income, first generation college
students
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: Federal TRiO Programs
Operation Hours: During School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
To provide information and inspiration for future self-reliance.
Ages Served: 12-18+ Years
Grades Served: 9th-Post 12th
School Requirements: School
staff or self-referral
Family Requirements:
Partcipants must be enrolled in one
of the target schools
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: No
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 500-1,000
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
High School Retention; High School Graduation; Assistance with
Rigorous Secondary School Curriculum; Postsecondary Enrollment;
Postscecondary Completion in 6 Years.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided:
Limited
Academic Counseling; Career Guidance; Postsecondary Admission
and Retention; Financial Aid Assistance; Tutoring; College &
Cultural Tours; Community Involvement; Evaluation
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: Gentilly, Ninth Ward &
Treme
Other Parishes Served:
None
*information not updated
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Teaching Responsible
Earth Education*
Sue Brown, Debi Theobald
Mailing Address: 1504 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-525-9020
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: tree@treetalk.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.treetalk.org
Facebook: Teaching Responsible Earth Education
Twitter: N/A
School Requirements: A
teacher from the school must
attend the program
National Affiliate: N/A
Family Requirements: N/A
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: Yes
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
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To educate children and adults about the life science processes that
governs our planet, to inspire them to appreciate the natural world,
and to motivate them to protect it.
Ages Served: 5-14 Years
Grades Served: K-12th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1200
Room to Expand: Yes
T.R.E.E.’s goal is to teach science processes while also instilling in
students an appreciation for the natural world through meaningful
learning experiences. Each program is designed to increase academic
success as well as empower students to gain a personal appreciation
for nature. The lessons are designed to encourage conscious and
informed decision making processes and inspire students to seek out
positive interactions with both the natural world and their learning
community. Each program meets the needs of individual learning
styles as well as encourages community building.
T.R.E.E. provides innovative programs which immerse children in
a safe and natural learning environment while teaching 1/3 of the
required benchmarks in Science and Language Arts for 4th, 5th
and 7th grade. Programs improve life science test scores for state
and national standards, while enabling students to obtain a deeper
understanding of and appreciation for the natural world. T.R.E.E.’s
programs empower students by furthering their understanding of
themselves and their environment through highly engaging, handson, problem-solving based learning experiences in an Outdoor
Classroom.
Offered to the Public: Services
only offered through school sites
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines & St.
Charles
*information not updated
teachNOLA*
Lauren Neupert
Mailing Address: 200 Broadway, Suite 108
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-274-3648
Special Needs Served: No
Email: lneupert@tntp.org
Web: www.teachnola.org
Target Demographics: Students
in open enrollment public schools
Facebook: TeachNOLA
Twitter: @teachnola
National Affiliate: The New Teacher Project
Operation Hours: Before/During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: TNTP’s mission is to end the injustice of educational inequality
by providing excellent teachers to the students who need them
most and by advancing policies and practices that ensure effective
teaching in every classroom.
Ages Served: Birth-18 Years
Grades Served: Birth-12th
School Requirements:
Candidates must have a bachelor’s
degree, at least a 2.5 GPA, and
they are not allowed to have
been through another teacher
preparation program.
Family Requirements: We work
with students at open enrollment
schools in Orleans, Jefferson,
and East Baton Rouge Parish
schools that agree to partner with
teachNOLA / TNTP Academy.
Fee for Schools: Yes
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Our objective is to narrow and eventually close the achievement
gap that exists for our poor and minority students in Jefferson
Parish, Orleans Parish, and schools operated by the Recovery School
District.
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
Room to Expand: Yes
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
teachNOLA operates the teachNOLA Teaching Fellows Program
which seeks accomplished mid-career professionals and recent
college graduates who believe all students can succeed in school and
who are prepared to do what it takes to achieve that vision.
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: Yes,
must come from neighborhoods
served
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
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Total Community Action, Inc.*
Ashley Thomas
Mailing Address: 1420 South Jefferson Davis Parkway
New Orleans, LA 70125
Phone: 504-373-6372
Email: ashley.thomas@tca-nola.org
Web: www.tca-nola.org
Facebook: Total Community Action
Twitter: @TCANOLA
National Affiliate: N/A
Operation Hours: Before, During & After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
MISSION:
Contact: To reduce poverty in our community by providing human services,
experiences and opportunities that move persons from poverty to
self-sufficency.
Ages Served: Birth-4, 15-18+
Years
Grades Served: Birth-PreK &
9-12th
Special Needs Served: Yes
Target Demographics: N/A
School Requirements:
information not provided
Family Requirements:
information not provided
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
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Total Community Action, Inc. is a nonprofit community-based
agency, dedicated to serving the needs of the disadvantaged. TCA
has worked with families to overcome the social and economic
conditions that perpetuate poverty. Services provided by TCA
address the needs of the poor and near poor by providing direct
assistance, as well as the opportunity for people to better themselves.
The agency offers two service delivery models: Total Access and
Total Family. In Total Access, low income families achieve economic
success through workforce development programs, income and work
supports, financial services, and asset building that are together in
one location. Other services include education enrichment (all
ages), energy assistance, tax assistance, employment assistance,
and weatherization. Total Family is an intensive case management
system to help families become self sufficient.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: Central City, East,
Gentilly, Gert Town, Hollygrove,
Ninth Ward, St. Roch, Uptown &
West Bank
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
*information not updated
Urban League College Track*
Contact: Sherdren Burnside
Mailing Address: 2912 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-620-2332
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: sherdren@collegetrack.org
Web: www.collegetrack.org
Target Demographics: Low
Income Students
Facebook: Urban League College Track
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: College Track National
Operation Hours: After School
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
College Track is the catalyst for change for under-resourced high
school students who are motivated to earn a college degree.
Ages Served: 12-18+ Years
Grades Served: 9th-Post 12th
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Fee for Schools: No
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
Where Operated: Independent
Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
Each program has a set of clearly-defined student goals and
expectations that are mapped to higher education admission
requirements. These core programs form College Track’s foundation,
but, like anything else, it is the intangibles that make the real
difference. The staff and volunteers set high standards, encouraging
and supporting students when students feel daunted and providing
tough love when students are not performing to their potential.
Academic Affairs reinforces high standards and accountability that
enable our students to enter college and succeed in life. Student Life
provides students the opportunities, resources, and tools to explore
their passions and constructively engage in their communities.
College Affairs guides students in all aspects related to college
admissions and helps students find college scholarships. College
Success provides support to our college students through academic
advising and help finding financial aid.
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
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Urban League
Parent Information Center
Arielle McConduit
Mailing Address: 2912 Canal Street, 2nd floor Rear
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-620-2332
Special Needs Served: No
Email: amcconduit@urbanleagueneworleans.org
Web: www.urbanleagueneworleans.org
Facebook: N/A
Target Demographics: Parents,
grandparents, and guardians of
school-age children.
Twitter: N/A
School Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: National Urban League
Family Requirements: N/A
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: Varies
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
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The Urban League Parent Information Center (ULPIC) strives to
empower parents to be successful agents and advocates for excellent
public schools, to educate parents about school choices, and to equip
them with skills to become leaders in their child’s school.
Ages Served: Birth-18 Years
Grades Served: All Grades
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: N/A
Room to Expand: Yes
The Urban League Parent Information Center (ULPIC) strives to
be the premiere resource for parents in their pursuit to help children
be successful in school. Our vision is realized through advocacy
efforts, school partnerships, parent workshops and trainings, and
publications.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
ULPIC serves as a resource provider and liaison to development
opportunities for parents through a variety of mediums, including
parent newsletters, community events and signature activities, such
as the annual Urban League Schools Expo and High School Fair, the
New Orleans Guide to High Schools, Parent Leadership Academy,
PRIDE (Parents Ready to be Involved to Deliver Excellence), and its
“I Am Engaged” campaign.
Other Parishes Served:
N/A
Vietnamese Initiatives in
Economic Training (VIET)
Contact: Cyndi Nguyen
Mailing Address: 13435 Granville Street
New Orleans, LA 70129
Phone: 504-255-0400
Special Needs Served: No
Email: Cyndi@vietno.org
Web: www.vietno.org
Target Demographics:
Vietnamese and African American
Facebook: Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training
(VIET)
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Works to develop educational and economic training programs and
act as a resource center for minority residents in Louisiana
Ages Served: 5-14, 18+ Years
Grades Served: K-8th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 1-5
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 101-500
VIET’s objective is to empower community members through
structured programs that provide supportive services. VIET’s
objective is to provide working families and avenue of support
toward their children and to keep our children safe and away from
the violence streets.
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Expanded Learning Time and Summer Camp works to provide
tutorial services, cultural service, recreational and health activities.
Free Tax Preparation Services to provide free tax education and
literacy. Family Resource and Assistance Program works with
families that were affected by related disasters. Business Technical
Assistance Program works with small minority business owners to
help expand and sustain the business. VIET is also a SNAP site
which provide assistance to individuals who need help to apply for
Supplement Need Assistance Program (known as Food Stamp).
Neighborhoods
Served: East
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
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Volunteers of America Mentoring
Children of Promise
Sherlyn Hughes
Mailing Address: 320 Hammond Highway Suite 300
Metairie, LA 70003
Phone: VIET
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: shughes@voagno.org
Web: www.voagno.org
Target Demographics: Youth
whose parent is incarcerated.
Facebook: N/A
School Requirements: N/A
Twitter: N/A
Family Requirements: N/A
National Affiliate: Volunteers of America
Fee for Schools: No
Operation Hours: After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Contact: 92
To be the premiere nonprofit human service provider and deliver
quality programs and services: in stewardship of the resources
entrusted to us; create new ways to serve people, while measuring
our results managing change and planning for the future, and more
importantly fulfilling the mission of service in our communities.
Ages Served: 0-18 Years
Grades Served: Birth- Post12th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: information not
provided
Room to Expand: Yes
Mentoring Children of Promise is a community-based program
for at risk youth ages 4-18. The program is dedicated to providing
these children with quality, long-term mentors. It also offers a
broad network of social services and community supports to their
caregivers to help the whole family be stronger and more successful.
Each mentor meets with their mentee for at least 8 hours a month.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Mentoring Children of Promise (MCP), a free program of Volunteers
of America Greater New Orleans, is funded by the Administration of
Children and Families Department of Health and Human Services
in collaboration with local churches and community organizations
in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes. Mentoring Children of Promise
was created in response to the need of children with an incarcerated
parent or guardian and youth at risk between the ages of 4-18 years
old to help build their self-esteem, sustain stability and develop a
positive relationship with a caring adult volunteer mentor.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
Watson Memorial Child
Development Center*
Thiffani Watson, Yolanda Parker
Mailing Address: 4422 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504-899-4400
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: tbwatz@gmail.com
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: N/A
Facebook: N/A
School Requirements:
Information not provided
Twitter: N/A
National Affiliate: N/A
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
Operation Hours: Before, During & After School
Fee for Schools: No
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Fee for Students/Families:
Information not provided
MISSION:
Contact: To provide a nurturing and stimulating environment for parents and
children from diverse backgrounds will receive a solid foundation
for learning, which encourages social skills, develops gross and
fine motor skills, and ensures each individual child is prepared to
enter a kindergarten program by being taught reading, writing, and
arithmetic skills, with a major emphasis on arts and sciences and the
world around them.
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
N/A
Ages Served: Birth-11 Years
Grades Served: Birth-PreK
Where Operated: School Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: N/A
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1-50
Room to Expand: Information
not provided
Offered to the Public:
Information not provided
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Watson Memorial provides services for children ages 6 weeks to 5
years old, providing a holistic approach to learning including, but not
limited to art, math, reading, science, social studies, and music.
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
*information not updated
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WYES*
Contact: Monica Turner
Mailing Address: 916 Navarre Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone: 504-840-4884
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: mturner@wyes.org
Web: www.wyes.org
Target Demographics: GNO at
Risk Population
Facebook: WYES New Orleans
Twitter: @WYESTV
National Affiliate: Greater New Orleans Educational Foundation
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break
Ages Served: All Ages
Grades Served: All Grades
School Requirements: Teacher
recommendation
Family Requirements: Viewing
Area
Fee for Schools: No
MISSION:
Fee for Students/Families: Yes
WYES sees our community as a place in which quality education
is readily available to all who seek it, in which our rich cultural
heritage is valued, and in which we regularly succeed in our efforts to
improve the quality of life for ourselves, our family and our region.
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 30+
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 1000+
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
Room to Expand: Yes
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To increase the likelihood that Greater New Orleans children will
enter school ready to learn.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered through schools sites and
public
Transportation Provided: No
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
No, may come from other
neighborhoods
WYES Educational Services was established in 1995 in response to
our community’s most urgent educational goal – ensuring that all
children begin school “ready to learn.”
Neighborhoods
Served: All/Citywide
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles & St.
Tammany
*information not updated
Young Audiences of Louisiana
Contact: Jenny James
Mailing Address: 615 Baronne Street, Suite 201
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-523-3525
Special Needs Served: Yes
Email: info@ya4la.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.ya4la.org
School Requirements: N/A
Facebook: Young Audiences of Louisiana
Twitter: @ya4la
Family Requirements: School
affiliation
National Affiliate: Young Audiences Inc.
Operation Hours: During/After School & Weekends
Fee for Schools: Depends (Ex.
Income Based, Sliding Scale, Etc)
Service Seasons: Fall, Spring & Summer
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Inspiring, empowering, and uniting children and communities
through education, arts and culture.
Ages Served: 0-18 Years
Grades Served: Birth-12th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 25
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 2000
Room to Expand: Yes
Students without access to the arts are 45% more likely to drop out
than students who are fortunate enough to have the arts included in
their education. It is the goal of Young Audiences to ensure that all
children have equal access to quality arts in education programs to
both improve their academic skills and teach positive life skills that
will increase their self esteem and make good choices.
1. Visual and Performing Arts Programs for students in PK-12. 2.
After School and Summer Programs combine academics, arts,
culture and sports, and life skills to engage and educate students.
3. Arts-Integrated Residencies that connect to curriculum.
4. Professional Development for teachers in using the arts to support
learning in the classroom.
5. Learning through the Arts- Arts for Learning Lessons is a
supplemental literacy curriculum geared for grades 2-6.
6. Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts
residencies specially designed to encourage early literacy and
STEM for preschoolers.
Offered to the Public: Services
offered directly to the public
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods: N/A
Neighborhoods
Served: Garden District, Gentilly,
Lakeview, Uptown & Westbank
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson
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Youth Run NOLA
Contact: Denali Lander
Mailing Address: 1840 Euterpe Street
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 303-819-1588
Special Needs Served: Limited
Email: dlander@yrnola.org
Target Demographics: N/A
Web: www.yrnola.org
School Requirements: Public
Facebook: Youth Run NOLA
Twitter: @youthrunnola
Family Requirements:
Information not provided
National Affiliate: N/A
Fee for Schools: No
Operation Hours: After School & Weekends
Service Seasons: Fall & Spring
Fee for Students/Families: No
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION:
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE:
MISSION:
Youth Run NOLA empowers underserved youth through running.
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Ages Served: 12-18 Years
Grades Served: 6-12th
Where Operated: School Site
and Independent Site
Number of Sites Capable
of Serving: 18
Number of Students Capable
of Serving: 250
Room to Expand: Yes, 20142015 school year
Our program aligns objectives to four values and the acquired skills
and mindsets to live a healthy lifestyle:
Health: lasting physical and mental wellness
Hope: deep-seated optimism and sense of possibility
Commitment: Enduring drive to reach the finish line and achieve
success
Community: promoting connections and awareness of family, school,
organization & neighborhood.
Youth Run NOLA is an after-school youth development program
for at-risk middle and high school students in Greater New Orleans
region. Practices are held twice a week by teacher-coaches and
volunteers at our 18 school- and community-based chapters and
operates on an 8-month school calendar. At practices, students
participate in a demanding routine of stretching and daily running
objectives, as well as on-going dialogue about nutrition, hydration,
and wellness. Lessons are reinforced at monthly races hosted by
community organizations, where students share the joy of completing
a race with the greater running community of New Orleans.
Offered to the Public: Volunteer
opportunities monthly
Transportation Provided: Yes
Limited to Participants from
Specific Neighborhoods:
Information not provided
Neighborhoods
Served: East, Mid-City, Uptown
& West Bank
Other Parishes Served:
Jefferson & St. Bernard
Summer Camps
Kiddie Kids Daycare & Preschool,
LLC Summer Camp
Age: 4-12
6142 St. Claude Ave. - (504) 279-5900
kiddiekidsdaycare@yahoo.com
Equest Farm’s Summer Camp Reading and Math Summer
Bridge Camp
Ages: PreK4-9 yrs
8358 Lake Forest Blvd. - (504) 914-1057
Just for Girls
Ages: 6 and up
1001 Filmore Ave. - (504) 483-9398
www.equestfarm.com
Ages: Grades K-5th
7500 Bullard Ave. - Ste. 102 Contact
Toni Alexander, 504-371-5386
www.justforgirlsonline.com
Holy Cross Girls’ Soccer Camp Academy of the Sacred Heart Ages: 4-12 boy/girls
5500 Paris Ave. - (504) 942-1884
www.holycrosstigers:com,
contacthc@holycrosstigers.com
The Benjamin Foundation
Ages: 8- l 5 year olds
2601 Gentilly Blvd.
(Dillard University) - (504)258-0200
(504)342-6977
www.benjaminfoundation.org
Mount Carmel Academy
Ages: 8th to 12th grade girls
7027 Milne Blvd. - (504)288-7626
www.mcacubs.om
Crusader Camp Ages: 6 – 12 yr old boys
4401 Elysian Fields Ave.
(504) 283-1561
www.brothermartin.com
Camp Cabrini Ages: Boys and Girls 1st - 8th grade
1400 Moss St. - (504) 482-1193
campcabrini@yahoo.com
New Orleans Kidcam City Park Ages: 3-13 boys/girls
1 Palm Dr.- 877-4-kidcam
www.kidcamcamps.com
New Orleans Museum of Art
Summer Camp
Ages: 5-12
1 Collins Diboll Cir. - (504) 658-4128
education@noma.org
A Desire For Change
Summer Program
Ages: 5-12
P.O. Box 8575,70182
Contact Dwana C,aliste-(504) 415-5985
adesireforchange@gmail.com
Ages: Boys/girls entering K-5th grade
4521 Saint Charles Ave. - (504)269-1230
www.ashrosary.org,
Audubon Zoo Summer Camp and
Zoo Explorers Summer Camp
Ages: Boys and Girls 5th through 7th grade
6500 MagazinemSt. - (504) 212-5357
Camp Carrollton
Ages: Boys/girls ages 6-12
2528 S. Carrollton Ave. I (504) 862-5300
carrolltonavenue@comcast.com,
Christian Brothers
Ages: Boys/girls entering 3rd-7th grade
8 Friederichs Ave. I Contact Heath
Barker, (504)486-6770
www.cbs-no.org
Crescent City Gymnastics Ages:4-12, Boys and Girls
7800 Earhart Blvd. – (504) 861-1740
www.crescentcitygymnastics.com
Jesuit High School
summer Day Camp
Ages: Boys/girls gardes 5-9
4133 Banks St. – Contact Troy Baglio
(504) 486-6631
baglio@jesuitnola.org
Kingsley House Summer Camp
Ages: 5-12, Teen Camp 13-17
1600 Constance St.
Contact Trinell Farria
(504)523-6221 ext. 187
tfarria@kingsleyhouse.org
Louise S. McGehee
Summer Gate Programs
Ages: Girls ONLY
currently in grades Pre-K-4
2343 Prytania St. – Contact Natalie True
(504)561-1224
www.mcgeheeschool.com
Loyola University
Sports and Leisure Camp
Ages: Boys/girls ages 5-13
6363 St. Charles Ave.
Contact Zach Bracey (504)864-7356
zrbracey@loyno.edu
Ogden Museum Art and Drama Camp
Ages: Varies depending on the camp
925 Camp St. – Contact Ellen Balkin
(504)539-9608
ebalkin@cox.net
St. Georges Episopal School: Dragon
and Castletree Summer Camp
DeLaSalle Summer Camp
Ages: 1-14
Ages: Boys/girls entering grades 1-7
5300 St. Charles Ave. – Contact Johnny
Collins, (504) 895-5717 ext. 139
www.delasallenola.com
Dominican Sports Camp
Ages: For girls completing grades 4th-8th
7701 Wamsley Ave. – Contact Meg
Womble (504) 865-9401, ext. 129
mwomble@stmarydominican.org
923 Napoleon Ave.
Contact Emma Whitman (Dragon Camp)
(504) 891-5509 and Patrick Summerour
(504)891-5509 ext.151
www.stgeorgesepiscopal.com
www.castletree.net
Trinity Episcopal
School Summer Camp
1315 Seaton Ave.
(504)525-8661 ext. 727
Emeril Lagasse Foundation
sbeard@trinitynola.com
Ages: 6-14
Ursuline Academy Summer Arts Camp 900 Camp St. – (504) 528-3805
Ages: Girls grades Pre-K-8th
www.cacno.org
2635 State St. – Contact Maria Schneider
Greater New Orleans
(504)931-6099
Youth Orchestra
mschneider@ursulineneworleans.org
Ages: 7-12 and 12-19
Ya-Ya, Inc.
1539 Jackson Ave., suite 410
Ages:Boys/girls ages 6-13
Contact Katie Peters, (504) 861-1801
338 Baronne St. – (504)529-3306
www.gnoyo.org, gnoyo@gnoyo.org
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100 Black Men of Metro New Orleans.................................................. 1
Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (JJPL)......................................... 49
Agenda for Children.............................................................................. 2
Kedila Family Learning Center............................................................ 50
All Souls Church and Community Center............................................ 3
KID smART......................................................................................... 51
Alliance for a Healthier Generation - Healthy Schools Program......... 4
Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools..................................................... 52
American Friends Service Committee................................................... 5
Kids Walk Coalition............................................................................. 53
Artist Corps New Orleans..................................................................... 6
Leading Educators, Greater New Orleans........................................... 54
Ashé Cultural Arts Center.................................................................... 7
Longue Vue House and Gardens......................................................... 55
Bayou Rebirth........................................................................................ 8
Louisiana Children’s Museum.............................................................. 56
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge.............................................. 9
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.......................................... 57
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana............................................. 10
Louisiana Outdoors Outreach Program - LOOP................................ 58
Boy Scouts of America – Southeast Louisiana Council...................... 11
Louisiana SPCA................................................................................... 59
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater New Orleans.................................. 12
Louisiana State Museum...................................................................... 60
Broadmoor Education Corridor........................................................... 13
LSU AgCenter Orleans Parish 4-H..................................................... 61
Café Reconcile..................................................................................... 14
LSUHSC School-Based Health Centers.............................................. 62
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans................................. 15
Mercy Family Center, Project Fleur-de-lis........................................... 63
Center for Restorative Approaches at Neighborhood Housing Services........ 16
Mid-City Ministries.............................................................................. 64
Central City Renaissance Alliance...................................................... 17
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA)............................. 65
Chakula cha Jua Theater Company.................................................... 18
New Orleans Dance Collective........................................................... 66
Children’s Bureau of New Orleans...................................................... 19
New Orleans Museum of Art.............................................................. 67
City Year New Orleans......................................................................... 20
New Orleans Public Library................................................................. 68
Communities In Schools of Greater New Orleans, Inc....................... 21
New Orleans Saints............................................................................. 69
Community Mediation Services formerly listed as Turning Point Partners....... 22
Ogden Museum of Southern Art......................................................... 70
Community Works of Louisiana, Inc................................................... 23
Parkway Partners.................................................................................. 71
Connect to Protect.............................................................................. 24
Pentecost Baptist Church Educational and Outreach Program.......... 72
Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for Greater New Orleans......... 25
Playworks Louisiana............................................................................. 73
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).................................... 26
PRIME TIME Family Reading Time.................................................... 74
Crescent City Lights Youth Theater.................................................... 27
Puentes New Orleans, Inc................................................................... 75
Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans................................... 28
Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center..................................... 76
Directed Initiatives for Youth, Inc. DBA Excite All Stars.................. 29
School Health Connection.................................................................. 77
Each One Save One............................................................................ 30
Shalom Zone........................................................................................ 78
Early Childhood & Family Learning Foundation................................ 31
Smart Bodies........................................................................................ 79
East Jefferson Family YMCA............................................................... 32
Son of a Saint....................................................................................... 80
The Edible Schoolyard New Orleans................................................... 33
Southern Food and Beverage Museum................................................ 81
Excel Star, Inc...................................................................................... 34
Stand Up For Each Other (SUFEO)................................................... 82
Families Helping Families of SELA...................................................... 35
Start the Adventure in Reading (STAIR)........................................... 83
Family Service of Greater New Orleans.............................................. 36
Stone Center for Latin American Studies........................................... 84
First Book-Greater New Orleans......................................................... 37
SUNO Educational Talent Search Program........................................ 85
For The Children................................................................................. 38
Teaching Responsible Earth Education............................................... 86
Freret Neighborhood Center of NHS.................................................. 39
teachNOLA......................................................................................... 87
Girls First.............................................................................................. 40
Total Community Action, Inc.............................................................. 88
Girls on the Run of New Orleans........................................................ 41
Urban League College Track............................................................... 89
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern, LA............................................ 42
Urban League Parent Information Center........................................... 90
Great Resources Where Y’at (GRoW)................................................ 43
Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training (VIET)......................... 91
HandsOn New Orleans....................................................................... 44
Volunteers of America Mentoring Children of Promise...................... 92
Healthy Lifestyle Choices.................................................................... 45
Watson Memorial Child Development Center.................................... 93
Hope Stone Kids New Orleans............................................................ 46
WYES................................................................................................... 94
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (Barataria Preserve)... 47
Young Audiences of Louisiana............................................................. 95
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Crescent City District... 48
Youth Run NOLA................................................................................ 96
Great Resources Whereyat (“GRoW”) provides children and youth ages 8 to 18 that
live OR attend school in 70122 and 70126 zip codes (Gentilly and New Orleans East)
with a wide range of free activities that integrate physical fitness, increase nutrition
education and increase activities for whole family engagement.
SATURDAYS FROM 10 A.M. TO 3 P.M.
Ages 8-9
Ages 10-18
Ages 8-18 & Parents
Tutoring
Games
Biking
Family Reading
Karate
Yoga
Biking
Soccer, Tennis, Basketball
Dance
Cooking Classes
Community Service
Contests, Parties, Rewards!
Plus Health Nutz Nation, an online fitness club for youth ages 13-18
Email Danielle@grownola.org
Call 504 220-2321
Visit www.grownola.org
PARTICIPATING SERVICE PROVIDERS:
4-H, Ashé Cultural Arts Center, Each One Save One, Hands On NOLA, Kids ReThink
New Orleans Schools, LA Endowment for the Humanities, LA Public Health Institute,
NO Public Library, Playworks, STAIR, Up 2 Us, Young Audiences of LA.
SPONSORS:
Orleans
Parish
The LSU AgCenter’s Orleans Parish 4-H Youth Development program
offers resources and activities that help young people develop
life-changing leadership abilities, citizenship qualities and other skills.
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Proudly Supporting the
Connect2Educate Notebook
Rob Zrabkowski
President & Owner
429 Wall Blvd., Suite 10
Gretna, LA 70056
504-392-7774
robz@abbeyprinting.com
1300 Perdido Street . City Hall Room BW15 . New Orleans, LA 70112 . 504-658-2900
Visit our website: LSUAgCenter.com/Orleans
The C2E Notebook is a project of the New Orleans Kids Partnership’s Family Engagement
Working Group. The Family Engagement Working Group member organizations include: Family
Service of Greater New Orleans; Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (C2E Notebook
founding member); New Orleans Public Library; Start the Adventure in Reading - STAIR (C2E
Notebook founding member); Urban League of Greater New Orleans; and 4-H/LSU AgCenter.
Many thanks to all the member organizations who made this resource possible.
Made Possible by the Following Sponsors
Spring 2014