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 SYMPOSIUM SERIES: Community Benefit Agreements Thursday, June 28, 6 - 8p @ Nelson Elementary School, 3121 St. Bernard Ave. Come find out how Community Benefit Agreements (CBAs) can potentially contribute to the development of your neighborhoods! Panelists include David Marcello, Executive Director of the Tulane University Public Law Center; Howard Page, Community Organizer, Steps Coalition; and Andreanecia Morris, Vice President of Providence Community Housing. To learn more about this event, and to RSVP, please click here. |
NPN + NOCOG Community Survey
Please take a few moments to complete our survey, designed to further examine the City's 2012 budget allocations and use of our tax dollars. To learn more about the city's budgeting process, take a look at our Understanding the City Budget guide.
The survey results will be compiled into a Report Card that reflects our neighbor's opinions of how the City has performed in the first quarter of 2012, and will be presented to the City's Budget Committee. We need YOUR feedback to ensure that our City's budgeting process and outcomes are effective and transparent! Please click here to take this brief survey.
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Advertise with NPN
Reach 3500 readers (& growing!) weekly through our Tidbits e-letter + more than 100 locations in Orleans Parish through our bi-monthly Trumpet! Contact info@npnnola.com to discuss pricing & purchase an ad.
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Juneteenth Fundraiser
Tuesday, June 19, 5 - 7:30p
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"We bend, but we don't break":
Nurturing Just Visions for Human Rights in Post-Earthquake Haiti
Like in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Haitians are fighting for their human rights, justice and a voice in their own reconstruction. Learn how you can support their struggles! This event will feature a panel discussion, recent videos and a book launch for Tectonic Shifts: Haiti Since the Earthquake. Speakers include Dr. Yvelyne Germain-McCarthy, President of the Association Haitienne de Developpement Humain, Wadner Pierre, journalist from Haiti now living in New Orleans, Alexis Erkert, Coordinator for the Haiti program of New Orleans-based organization Other Worlds, and Deepa Panchang, author of several articles on cholera and the right to water in Haiti and contributor to Tectonic Shifts.
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ATLs INSTILLettos Fundraiser
Wednesday, June 20, 7 - 10p @ Nola's Finest (formerly The Perfect Fit) 1533 St Bernard Ave.
Join Assurance for Tomorrows' Leaders Youth Foundation, Inc. (ATLs) for their INSTILLettos Fundraiser. Speakers include Mr. Oliver Thomas, Queen of Teenz and Executive Director of YOUTHanasia Foundation, Mrs. Kimberly Dilosa, and Founder of Positive Energy Dance Society Gentelle Pedescleaux. It will be a night of enjoyment for grown ups that will benefit our youth. Free refreshments, door prizes, raffles and more! Tickets are available now for only $15.00, a small donation that will make a big impact because saving our future starts with YOUth! For more information, and to purchase tickets, please click here.
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2nd Community Training:
Citizen's Guides to Land Use & Urban Design
Saturday, June 23, 10a - 1:30p @ Norman Mayer Branch Library, 3001 Gentilly Blvd.
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Reforming Education in
Post-Katrina Louisiana
Tuesday, June 19, 6 - 8p @ Dillard University,
Professional Schools Building - Georges Auditorium,
2601 Gentilly Blvd.
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and its local chapter, the New Orleans Association of Black Journalists (NOABJ), bring together local educational advocates on various sides of the debate to share their thoughts in a public forum to examine the pros and cons of this still-evolving school system. To ground the discussion in data, the Orleans Place Matters team will premiere the Orleans Parish Health Equity Report. For more information about this event and the various panelists, please click here.
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Louisiana Incarcerated: An Evening with Cindy Chang
Wednesday, June 20, 6 - 8p @ Loyola University, Roussel Hall (located in the Communications/Music Complex on the corner of St. Charles Ave. & Calhoun St.)
Loyola University's Institute for Quality and Equity in Education, in conjunction with the Foundation for Louisiana, will host "Louisiana Incarcerated: An Evening with Cindy Chang," a panel discussion convened to examine the multifaceted issue of the business of incarceration in Louisiana. Panelists include Marlin Gusman, Orleans Parish sheriff, Norris Henderson, executive director of V.O.T.E., Dana Kaplan, executive director of JJPL, Melissa Sawyer, executive director of YEP, and more. For more information about this event, please click here.
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Workplace Wellness Luncheon
Thursday, June 21, 12 - 1:30p @ Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
Ashe Cultural Arts Center invites you to a Workplace Wellness Luncheon on the topic, "Keep Him Healthy." This luncheon will feature Nebeyou Abebe of LPHI and David Kulick of Crescent City Beacon Community. This event is free and open to the public.
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The Lens Summer Salon: Road Home Program
The Lens' Summer Salon will focus on Road Home Properties & Blight. This discussion is free and open to public, and refreshments will be served. RSVP to amueller@thelensnola.org or 483.1811. More information on this event can be found here.
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Home Buyer Workshop
Monday, June 25, 5:30 - 8:30p @ NDF, 1429 S. Rampart St.
The Neighborhood Development Foundation (NDF) provides home buyer education in a classroom environment. This environment allows participants to receive valuable information, ask questions, and learn from the responses to the questions of others. To learn more about this workshop & participate, please click here.
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Call for Auditions: Talented Youthfest 2012
Saturday, June 23, 12 - 5p @
New Orleans Crescent City Grill, 1673 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072
Auditions are being held for Talented YOUTHFest 2012, which will be at the Oakwood Center on July 21, 2012. Talented YOUTHFest 2012 is the first event of the "EVERY kid is a SUPERSTAR: Campaign for Positive Youth News Production In GNO." The event is the city's first event for youth, by youth, featuring rising youth news-makers from Greater New Orleans. For more information about the auditions, please click here.
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"Welcome Baby" Parenting Classes & More!
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Community Health Fair
Saturday, June 30, 10a @ Greater Saint Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 182 West St. Peter, Belle Chasse, 70037
Join the Greater Saint Peter Missionary Baptist Church & Belle Chasse community for their Plaquemines Parish Health Fair. Various resources will be available.
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Celebration of the Drum
Saturday, June 30 & Sunday, July 1, various times & locations
Featuring internationally acclaimed percussionist Hamid Drake, this celebration is a healing event using the drum and worldwide rhythms to help transform our community through art. Percussionists and drummers from around the world will take turns expressing themselves by way of the rhythms of their countries. To learn more about the celebration and related events, please visit Ashe Cultural Arts Center's website.
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City Council to Vote on Master Plan Amendments
City Council will vote on all of the proposed Master Plan Amendments at its June 28 meeting. City Council has until early July to act on these Master Plan Amendments, and this will likely be its last opportunity to do so. Information on all of the proposed Master Plan Amendments can be found here.
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New Orleans Food & Farm Network Creates
NOLA Food & Farm Exchange (NOLA FFEx)
The New Orleans Food & Farm Network has created the NOLA Food & Farm Exchange (NOLA FFEx) designed to help New Orleanians sell/buy/exchange produce, soil, compost, tools, and services. There are a bunch of New Orleanians that are growing a lot. If you're one of them, wouldn't it be great if you could exchange some of your bounty for another's? The new online New Orleans Food & Farm Exchange (NOLA FFEx) is available to help.
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Head Start Recruitment for 2012-13
Various Head Start and Early Head Start Centers around New Orleans are accepting applications for children ages 6 weeks - 5 years of age. For location information and to apply, please click here.
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Volunteers Needed for 2012 AARP Life@50+
Join AARP and their energetic band of volunteers to be goodwill ambassadors to more than 25,000 guests at the 2012 AARP Life@50+ National Event and Expo in New Orleans in September. Life @50+ showcases educational forums, hundreds of interactive exhibitors and celebrity speakers. Volunteers receive free event registration, a free t-shirt, free parking and a meal voucher for each scheduled shift. For more information, and to sign up, please click here.
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Development Director
The Louisiana Association of Non-Profits (LANO) seeks a Development Director to lead their grants management and prospect research, track funding opportunities and communicate the value of partnering with the Association. For more information about this position, and to apply, please click here.
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Policy Manager
The Prevention Research Center at Tulane University is seeking a Policy and Advocacy Program Manager for the Tulane University Prevention Research Center (TU-PRC), the Mary Amelia Center (MAC) Women's Center, and the Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training (MCHLT) Program. The deadline to apply is Friday, June 22. For more information about this position, and to apply, please click here.
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New Orleans Organizer
Stand For Children is seeking a New Orleans Organizer to be responsible for the implementation of an established organizing model in New Orleans. The New Orleans Organizer will build and manage an engaged army of at least 18-20 leaders and 180-200 members within the New Orleans community who take local action, develop the leadership skills of members, and initiate and lead campaigns. For more information about this opportunity and to apply, please click here.
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SAVE-THE-DATE: National Urban League Conference
Wednesday, July 25 - Saturday, July 28 @ Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Join national business leaders, politicians & great entertainment for the National Urban League's conference in New Orleans. To learn more about the conference, and to register, please click here.
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NPN Neighborhood Spotlight:
Gentilly Heights East Neighborhood Association
The Gentilly Heights East Neighborhood Association (GHENA)'s mission is to help neighbors maintain and/or improve the quality of life of our community by being vigilant and focusing our efforts on safety, aesthetics and environment; working closely with community organizations, local, state and national officials, educators, health care agencies and businesses. Learn more about GHENA here.
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NPN Member Spotlight: Rebuilding Together New Orleans
Rebuilding Together New Orleans (RTNO) is a program of the Preservation Resoruce Center of New Orleans and an affiliate of the national non-profit organization Rebuilding Together, Inc. Utilizing both professional services and volunteer labor, Rebuilding Together helps low-income families in neighborhoods throughout New Orleans live in warmth, safety, and dignity. For more information about RTNO, please click here.
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FUNDRAISING & GRANTS
Cedric Richmond's Grant E-Newsletter
Click here for June's grant opportunities! Congressman Cedric Richmond has created a federal grants e-newsletter that can be emailed monthly to you with a list of new or updated federal grants highlighting valuable community funding. Do you know of a non-profit organization that could use this list? Share! Anyone in the 2nd Congressional District may subscribe to the grants e-newsletter by emailing Richmond.Grants@mail.house.gov. If you need assistance with any federal grant, please contact grant coordinator, Teresita Bordenave, at 288.3777 or Richmond.Grants@mail.house.gov.
State Farm Youth Advisory Board Invites Grant Applications for Service-Learning Projects
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board, a philanthropic program of State Farm is accepting applications for youth service-learning projects designed to create sustainable local change in communities across the United States and Canada. Projects must be designed to address the root cause of the following issues: access to higher education/closing the achievement gap, financial literacy, community safety and natural disaster preparedness, social health and wellness, and environmental responsibility. Applicant organizations must be a K-12 public or charter school, or institution of higher education. Nonprofit organizations also are eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to impact student achievement within the public K-12 curriculum. Grants will range from $25,000 to $100,000. View the complete RFP here.
2012-13 Request for Application (RFA) for Community Advocacy Grants (CAGs)
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) has released its 2012-13 Request for Application (RFA) for Community Advocacy Grants (CAGs). You can review the RFA and find answers to the RFA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) through our website. The purpose of these grants is to foster community involvement in carrying out TFL's goals of reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, preventing tobacco initiation by youth, and reducing tobacco-related health disparities. TFLCAGs assist in the growth and development of statewide capacity building and mobilization efforts for tobacco prevention and control. It is through the statewide coordination of these strengthened efforts that the goal of prevention is met through policy change. The three areas that the RFA will focus on are youth, young adults (college/university), and employees disparately impacted by tobacco in the workplace. The CAGs funding period will be from July 1, 2012 to June 15, 2013 (FY 12/13). Benefits to the TFL Community Advocacy Grantees include: funding for staff support stipends, funding for community capacity building and staff professional development, and networking opportunities through membership in your regional coalition.Please contact Cassandra at ccontreras@lphi.org or 301.9839 if you have any questions.
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Louisiana eGrants
This website from the State of Louisiana Division of Administration is a one-stop grants portal that will allow citizens, non-profits, businesses, and faith-based organizations to identify funding opportunities in accordance with the Executive Order BJ 2008-76. The registration is quick and easy; just enter your email address here to enter the site.
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