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 A Guide to Community Resources for Families and Schools Spring 2014 Copyright ©2014 New Orleans Kids Partnership (NOKP) All rights reserved. Except as provided by the Copyright Act 1968, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher. Sponsors New Orleans Kids Partnership “Together we can - and we will - prepare children and youth for college, work and life.” General Colin Powell, Founder, America’s Promise Alliance 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 [email protected]. 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: [email protected] 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 1 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 3 Alliance for a Healthier Generation - Healthy Schools Program* Contact: Stephanie Keeffe Mailing Address: N/A Phone: 504-330-0185 Email: [email protected] 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. 4 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: [email protected] 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 5 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: [email protected] 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 6 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: [email protected] 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 7 Bayou Rebirth* Colleen Morgan Mailing Address: 3043 Maurepas Street New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: 504-701-1880 Special Needs Served: No Email: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 9 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: [email protected] 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 10 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: [email protected] 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 11 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: [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 13 Café Reconcile* Luke Crochet Mailing Address: 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard New Orleans, LA 70113 Phone: 504-568-1157 Special Needs Served: No Email: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 15 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 17 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 19 City Year New Orleans Peggy Mendoza Mailing Address: 805 Howard Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Phone: 504-208-0553 Special Needs Served: Limited Email: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 21 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 23 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 25 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: [email protected] 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 26 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: [email protected] 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. 27 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: [email protected] 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. 28 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: [email protected] 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 29 Each One Save One Julie Moore Mailing Address: 1636 Toledano Street New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-896-9979 Special Needs Served: Limited Email: [email protected] 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 30 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: [email protected] 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 31 East Jefferson Family YMCA* Contact: Jamie Andrepont Mailing Address: 6691 Riverside Drive Metairie, LA 70003 Phone: 504-888-9622 Special Needs Served: Limited Email: [email protected] 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 32 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: [email protected] 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 33 Excel Star, Inc* Pamela Phillips Mailing Address: P.O. Box 74308 Metairie, LA 70033 Phone: 504-575-0031 Special Needs Served: y Email: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 35 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: [email protected] 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 36 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: [email protected] 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 37 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 39 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: [email protected] 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 40 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: [email protected] 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 41 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 42 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: [email protected] 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 43 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: [email protected] 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 44 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: [email protected] 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 45 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: [email protected] 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 46 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: [email protected] 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 47 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: [email protected] 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. 48 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: [email protected] 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 49 Kedila Family Learning Center* Contact: Dipo Mosadomi Mailing Address: P.O. Box 57525 New Orleans, LA 70157 Phone: 504-723-8831 Email: [email protected] 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. 50 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: [email protected] 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 51 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 53 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: [email protected] 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. 54 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: [email protected] 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 55 Louisiana Children’s Museum* Eileen Engel Mailing Address: 420 Julia Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-523-1357 Special Needs Served: Yes Email: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 57 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: [email protected] 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. 58 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: [email protected] 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 59 Louisiana State Museum* Memory Seymour Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2448 New Orleans, LA 70176 Phone: 225-219-0731 Special Needs Served: Yes Email: [email protected] 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, [email protected], at least two weeks in advance. Operation Hours: During School Service Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer & Winter Break PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: MISSION: Contact: 60 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, [email protected], 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, [email protected]. 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: [email protected] 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 61 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: [email protected] 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 62 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: [email protected] 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 63 Mid-City Ministries* Perry Rogers Mailing Address: 4540 South Carrollton Avenue New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: 504-304-9900 Special Needs Served: Limited Email: [email protected] 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 64 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: [email protected] 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 65 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: [email protected] 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: Contact: 66 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: [email protected] 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 67 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: [email protected] 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 68 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: [email protected] 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 69 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: [email protected] 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 70 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: [email protected] 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 71 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 73 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 75 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: [email protected] 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 76 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: [email protected] 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 77 Shalom Zone* Jo Ann Cook Mailing Address: 2309 Dryades Street New Orleans, LA 70113 Phone: 504-444-4013 Special Needs Served: Limited Email: [email protected] 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 78 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: [email protected] 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) 79 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: [email protected] 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. 80 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: [email protected] 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 81 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: [email protected] 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 82 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: [email protected] 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 83 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: [email protected] 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 84 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: [email protected] 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 85 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: [email protected] 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: Contact: 86 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: [email protected] 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 87 Total Community Action, Inc.* Ashley Thomas Mailing Address: 1420 South Jefferson Davis Parkway New Orleans, LA 70125 Phone: 504-373-6372 Email: [email protected] 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 88 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: [email protected] 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 89 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: [email protected] 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: Contact: 90 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: [email protected] 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 91 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 93 WYES* Contact: Monica Turner Mailing Address: 916 Navarre Ave. New Orleans, LA 70124 Phone: 504-840-4884 Special Needs Served: Yes Email: [email protected] 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 94 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: [email protected] 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 95 Youth Run NOLA Contact: Denali Lander Mailing Address: 1840 Euterpe Street New Orleans, LA 70113 Phone: 303-819-1588 Special Needs Served: Limited Email: [email protected] 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. 96 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 [email protected] 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, [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] A Desire For Change Summer Program Ages: 5-12 P.O. Box 8575,70182 Contact Dwana C,aliste-(504) 415-5985 [email protected] 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 [email protected], 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 [email protected] Kingsley House Summer Camp Ages: 5-12, Teen Camp 13-17 1600 Constance St. Contact Trinell Farria (504)523-6221 ext. 187 [email protected] 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 [email protected] Ogden Museum Art and Drama Camp Ages: Varies depending on the camp 925 Camp St. – Contact Ellen Balkin (504)539-9608 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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, [email protected] 97 Index 98 100 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 [email protected] 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. BULLYING PREVENTION Proudly Supporting the Connect2Educate Notebook Rob Zrabkowski President & Owner 429 Wall Blvd., Suite 10 Gretna, LA 70056 504-392-7774 [email protected] 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
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