Teen Life Counts
Teen Life Counts is a school-based suicide prevention and awareness program. Currently, TLC reaches 7,000 teens each year in 45 public, private, and parochial schools in a five-parish area. It has been expanded to the Northshore, which is experiencing a high rate of teen suicide.
Students in the TLC program learn how to identify warning signs of depression and suicide, how to talk to a troubled friend, and where to go to get help. They are also taught the importance of breaking a secret to save a life and the danger of alcohol and substance abuse by those who are depressed or suicidal.
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Second Harvest Food Bank
Saturday May 10th Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, in conjunction with the US Postal Service, will host the 16th Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive. If you’re living in the Greater New Orleans area you can help by donating a bag filled with nonperishable food items and leaving it by your mailbox for the letter carriers to pick up. Or just drop them off at your neighborhood post office.
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Season's Grief
Season’s Grief is New Orleans’ first and only nonprofit grief center. Seasons Grief and Loss Center was started 1978 because there was a need for a grief and loss center. Seasons offers specialized bereavement counseling and psychotherapy to children and coping with the loss of a significant loved one.
Some people are still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Katrina. It’s great that they can fin solace in Season’s Grief. More information is available at www.seasonsgriefcenter.org.
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Nola City Bark
NOLA City Bark is New Orleans’ first officially designated dog park. It started in August, 2007 by a group of dog lovers who believe that rebuilding a better New Orleans means addressing quality of life issues. In January 2008, the group was officially incorporated as NOLA City Bark, a non-profit organization run by a volunteer board of directors.
This park will allow Greater New Orleans to grow like other major dog friendly cities, such as Atlanta, Houston, Tampa, Seattle, San Francisco and Chicago. The mission of NOLA City Bark is to develop a safe and sustainable area in City Park for off-leash, owner supervised, socialization of your canine companions in order to provide personal and community enrichment, recreation, educational activities, and promote the health and well-being of the citizens and canines of metropolitan New Orleans. You can find out more information by logging onto www.nolacitybark.org.
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The Greater New Orleans Foundation
The Greater New Orleans Foundation improves the quality of life for all citizens of our area, now and for future generations. The GNO Foundation hopes to serve the community's common good and to work through others (individuals, groups and organizations) to respond to community issues and opportunities. More information about the Greater New Orleans Foundation is available at www.gnof.org.
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The Audubon Nature Insititute
Audubon Nature Institute celebrates the Wonders of Nature. Your donations are what helps feed and care for the animals, educate a diverse audience about the natural world, and fund the conservation programs so that the animals we see today will be around for generations to come.
The city is still struggling with tourism since the storm and every donation helps rebuild the touism industry. There are many ways you can give, from donating money to adopting an animal. Find out more information, by logging onto www.auduboninstitute.org.
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Kid smART
KID smART’s mission is to work with the arts to engage children in learning about themselves and the world in which they live. Arts education makes a big impact on the developmental growth of all children. Kids learn how to express themselves through art . More young artist read for pleasure, are more interested in school, and are interested in writing. Since the strom Kid smART has come back better than before. Log onto www.kidsmart.org for more information.
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Habitat for Humanity
The New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity is celebrating 25 years of building in the New Orleans area. Over 200 homes have been built and since the storm over 100 families have homes because of Habitat for Humanity. Log onto www.habitat-nola.org and find out how you can help and even read the Habitat blog.
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The Sugarplum Ball
Be at the New Orleans Museum of Art for Children's Hospital's Sugarplum Ball. The black-tie gala will be April 12th and there will be food and music. There will also be a live and silent auction to benefit Children's Hospital's new state-of-the-art Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. You can log onto www.chnola.com to find out more information.
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The New Orleans Art Association
The New Orleans Art Association celebrates 120 years of devotion to art. The goals of the NOAA are to promote art and recognize artists in the community by exhibiting and publicizing their work throughout the New Orleans area. The NOAA members are professional artists, weekend painters, businessmen, students, housewives and art lovers who have joined together making the Association an important educational tool for themselves and for the community. More information is available on www.neworleansartassociation.com.
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Boys Hope Girls Hope
Boys Hope Girls Hope helps children-in-need to meet their full potential and become men and women for others by providing value-centered, family-like homes, opportunities and education through college. As a privately funded non-profit organization, Boys Hope Girls Hope New Orleans needs your contributions to continue their work. You can help by volunteering or sending in donations. You can log onto www.boyshopegirlshope.org, for more information on Boys Hope Girls Hope.
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St. Baldrick's Foundation
The St. Baldrick's Foundations raises awareness and funds to cure cancer in children. When you support St. Baldricks you also support cancer research and fellowships. St. Baldrick's is a volunteer-driven fundraising event for childhood cancer research. Thousands of volunteers shave their heads in solidarity of children with cancer, while requesting donations of support from friends and family. If you would like more information, log onto www.stbaldricks.org.
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The New Orleans Katrina Memorial
The New Orleans Katrina Memorial was started to raise money to honor and build a mausoleum for the unidentified, identified and unclaimed victims of Hurricane Katrina. Donations will also go towards remembrance plaques for the victims. Dr. Frank Minyard, the Orleans Parish Coroner, is responsible for the interment of the remains and because of the New Orleans Katrina Memorial they have a place to be housed.
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