Louisiana Bucket Brigade

Since the oil spill, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade is training additional local volunteers to sample the air quality in the coastal parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemines, and lower Jefferson. Equipped with EPA-approved ‘buckets,’ the volunteers monitor and report the quality of air in their communities. With a grant of $49,990 from the Greater New Orleans [...]

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Exxon Mobile Fund

[lang_spa] El propósito del fondo Exxon Mobile, un fondo aconsejado por los donantes de la Greater New Orleans Foundation, es mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas en Algiers y en  St. Bernard Parish. Un comité de consulta de líderes empresariales y cívicos se reúne anualmente para repasar los pedidos de otorgamiento en toda [...]

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Kudos for KID smART

Local arts-in-education nonprofit KID smART is a growing presence in the dynamic local public education sector.  Rather than reform of school finance and governance, KID smART’s emphasis is on reform of curriculum and pedagogy.  Its core value is that the arts have the power to engage children in learning across the curriculum. KID smART’s focus is [...]

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Saving Energy with Global Green

Ms. Betty Lou Thomas returned to her home in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans, LA, after Hurricane Katrina to find the exterior intact, but the interior totally destroyed.  She used insurance money to start the repairs for her home.  Before she moved back in, thieves had stolen her copper plumbing and electrical wiring.  In [...]

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Operation Helping Hands

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What started as a volunteer organization quickly grew into a program of Catholic Charities. Operation Helping Hands has provided assistance to thousands of families post-Katrina. New Orleans East resident Gloria Cole tells a poignant story about her husband Anthony, who unfortunately passed away shortly after moving into their new home, but who was so grateful to the volunteers of Operation Helping Hands.

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Mahalia Jackson Early Learning Center

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While it’s called an early learning center, the emphasis is as much on children as their families. This one-stop center prepares everyone for success explains founders Phyllis Landrieu and Dr. Pat Cooper. On the Central City campus, there are programs for children, GED-prep classes, a health clinic, a library, and technology, nutrition, and health classes.

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The Urban Conservancy

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Promoting neighborhoods and locally-owned businesses is at the heart of Dana Eness’ work with the Urban Conservancy. We should all do our part to support locally-owned businesses because they are the fabric of our community.

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Responsibility House

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Providing a safe-haven for people like Jody is key to the success of the work of Michael Martin at Responsibility House, a Gretna-based home that provides stabilization for the homeless and mentally-ill.

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Bird Rescue in Buras

When our media tour group first enters the small warehouse of the International Bird Rescue Research Center, I can’t see the bird being washed. Four staff members in protective gear stand around a large sink full of soapy water. A line of caution tape and an eagle-eyed staff member maintain a safe distance between us [...]

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The Crescent Fund

The Crescent Fund is a group of next-generation leaders working together to use their resources and skills to support initiatives effecting positive change in the Greater New Orleans community. The Crescent Fund is a donor advised fund held at the Greater New Orleans Foundation. All questions should be sent to info@nolacrescentfund.org. In 2010, the Crescent [...]

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