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Nonprofit Spotlight
Every year, we come in contact with numerous nonprofits working tirelessly for the good of our region. Here, we shine the spotlight on a few, as a way of spreading the word and saying thank you for making a difference.
posted by
GNOF | 20 July 2010
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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posted by
GNOF | 19 July 2010
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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posted by
GNOF | 2 June 2010
The Mahalia Jackson Center received a Community IMPACT grant from the Greater New Orleans Foundat ion. The Center is a project of the Central City Funders Collaborative, of which GNOF is a member.
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posted by
GNOF | 27 April 2010
From food banks to literacy to rebuilding homes in St. Bernard Parish, One Brick has organized groups of volunteers to contribute tens of thousands of hours of service to more than 500 organizations across the country since 2001 [...]
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posted by
GNOF | 18 February 2010
The small staff of Neighborhood Housing Services recently received a thank you letter from Lucy Williams, a senior resident of Marrero, for their help in repairing the extensive storm damage to her house [...]
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posted by
GNOF | 26 January 2010
Jacinta Gonzalez and Dennis Soriano work for the New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice to fight the exploitation of workers. In the post-Katrina landscape, thousands of displaced New Orleanians who wished to rebuild their city were unable to find jobs. On the other hand, hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought in to [...]
Read the rest of Fair Working Conditions for All »
posted by
GNOF | 14 January 2010
Between the Peristyle and Storyland, City Park’s new Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn is attracting visitors even before all the concrete is poured in the flower beds. A jogger passes a young family walking down the brick path while an older woman relaxes with [...]
Read the rest of The Grass is Greener at City Park »
posted by
GNOF | 27 October 2009
Nat Turner arrived in the Lower 9th Ward from New York with $12 and a vision. His dream was to start an alternative high school in the still ravished Blair Grocery building. Now, thanks to a small but dedicated staff and hundreds of volunteers, school is in session.
Read the rest of Growing Growers: Our School at Blair Grocery »
posted by
GNOF | 29 September 2009
When Paul Ikemire moved to New Orleans in 2005 to attend Tulane Medical School, he had no idea what an impact his new neighborhood and the following months would have on his life. Wanting to live close to the medical school and be part of the community he expected to serve at Charity Hospital, he [...]
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posted by
GNOF | 18 September 2009
Since the flood, Sweet Home New Orleans (SHNO) has been helping to revitalize the damage suffered by musicians and other contributors to New Orleans’ cultural heritage, including distributing over $2.5 million in direct aid to over 2,500 musicians, Mardi Gras Indians, and Social Aid & Pleasure Club members. To reach these keepers of New Orleans’ [...]
Read the rest of Keeping the Beat Alive — Sweet Home New Orleans »
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