Community Center of St. Bernard
Community Improvement
At the Community Center of St. Bernard, we believe that having access to nutritious food is a top priority. We are committed to responding to the needs of our community through our Food Pantry. We value and respect every client that comes through our doors. We are here for you.
Step Foundation Inc
Youth Development
The mission of S.T.E.P. Foundation Inc. is to provide support for the transgender and at-risk youth living in Greater New Orleans. Our goal is to help all young community individuals succeed through job training and support programs.
Cathedral Montessori School
Education
Cathedral Montessori School is committed to honoring the uniqueness of each child. Our classrooms foster a love of learning and independent thinking, as students explore personal interests and engage in self-directed projects. The Montessori environment offers students a wide variety of materials and activities that emphasize concentration, problem-solving, and self-motivation-skills necessary for future success in education and life.
New Orleans Chamber Orchestra
Arts & Culture
The New Orleans Chamber Orchestra is committed to enriching our musical community by presenting concerts of the highest quality featuring the areas finest musicians in works of local interest, including those of New Orleans composers. Founded by Phillip Larroque and Maxim Samarov the New Orleans Chamber Orchestra debuted in the summer of 2016. The fully professional ensemble presents a summer season of concerts and an annual composition competition as well as outreach concerts.
Lift Louisiana, a Project of the Tides Center
Human Rights
Lift builds a better Louisiana for women, girls and gender expansive people by advocating for reproductive health, rights and justice. We use litigation, legislation, policy advocacy with government agencies and private institutions, community engagement, and organizing to advance reproductive justice. Lift works to ensure access to pregnancy care, abortion services, comprehensive sex education, affordable contraception, gender affirming care, and to protect the rights of all pregnant people.
Train Up a Child NOLA
Youth Development
In the vibrant tapestry of New Orleans, Train Up a Child NOLA weaves opportunity from adversity. We empower disadvantaged youth, not with handouts, but with the transformative power of dance, mentorship, and scholarships. We ignite their dreams, fuel their passions, and watch them blossom into confident, resilient leaders who redefine their own possibilities.
Tulane University
Education
Tulane's purpose is to create, communicate and conserve knowledge in order to enrich the capacity of individuals, organizations and communities to think, to learn and to act and lead with integrity and wisdom.
Take Paws Rescue
Animals
The mission of Take Paws Rescue is to meet the moral obligation to protect and save the lives of pets in need of rescue in Louisiana. Take Paws Rescue enacts this mission by pulling pets from shelters and preparing them for transport to fosters, adopters, rescue organizations, and other shelters around the U.S. in need of adoptable pets.
I Give Back
Youth Development
The mission of I Give Back Inc. is to expose and empower youth, young adults, and their families by providing access to resources, cutting edge education, and community-based health and wellness initiatives.
Phoenix Communities of NOLA
Education
To provide New Orleans middle and high school students with access to quality in-school, after-school, and summer programming that is safe and fosters an environment that ensures their needs are consistently met.
Rayne Early Childhood Program
Education
Rayne Early Childhood Education Program is a nationally accredited early childhood education program that serves children ages 6 weeks to 6 years. Children learn through play, storytelling, music, and everyday experiences, in a warm and loving environment. We focus on the development of the whole child, including physical, cognitive, social, emotional and spiritual growth, through the cooperative effort of our parents and teachers.
The 18th Ward Sports Club
Youth Development
Overview: The 18th Ward delivers high-quality, low-cost youth sports programs in New Orleans, welcoming every young person regardless of race, gender, income, or neighborhood. Our city is divided into 17 wards - we created The 18th Ward so kids and families from across the whole city can come together and build community through sports.
Our Daily Bread Food Bank of Tangipahoa
Human Services
Our Daily Bread is a non-profit food bank in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, whose mission is to alleviate hunger and make an eternal impact by sharing kindness and compassion with everyone in need.
Algiers Economic Development Foundation
Community Improvement
The mission of AEDF is to build a sustainable, business friendly environment that grows investments and jobs in Westbank New Orleans through advocacy, marketing and business development, recruitment and retention.
Symphony Of New Orleans
Arts & Culture
The mission of the Symphony Of New Orleans is to provide meaningful educational and professional opportunities to the collegiate and post-collegiate community in New Orleans through musical excellence while revitalizing symphonic music's role in the New Orleans community. SONO will do this through making music at the highest level possible, giving community musicians a chance to make music with and learn from professional-level conductors, soloists, and principals.