NEW ORLEANS - Verizon will present its inaugural Youth Empowerment Day on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Dillard University in honor of National Youth Mentoring Month. The event will feature interactive educational activities, motivational speakers and exercises that will expose participants…
NEW ORLEANS - The Urban Conservancy announced its 2020 Urban Hero honorees, five individuals who epitomize the Urban Conservancy's core values and have been instrumental in shaping a vision for a vibrant and resilient New Orleans. “Since 2001, the Urban…
WASHINGTON - America’s leading companies and law firms are stepping up in record numbers to adopt increasingly forward-looking policies and practices to meet the needs of their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workers in the U.S. and abroad,…
NEW ORLEANS - Here's the week that was: Monday Gov. John Bel Edwards was inaugurated for his second term but even he was thinking of other things ... roughly 76,000 Fans of the LSU and Clemson college football programs gathered…
NEW ORLEANS — The eighth annual Love Your City Awards will celebrate impactful businesses and organizations in New Orleans at a ceremony scheduled for 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 at the Sheraton Hotel. This year’s theme is Face…
METAIRIE – Typically, when parade-goers eagerly yell at float riders to throw them something, what they get in return are beads, balls, cups, or other krewe specialty throws. This year, however, thanks to two local nonprofits - Grounds Krewe and…
NEW ORLEANS – AT&T presented the New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter with a $10,000 check after AT&T customer service representative Latoya Maclin submitting a winning entry for the company’s Homeless and Food Insecurity Challenge. “I am passionate about this…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana should reject a planned $9.4 billion plastics complex because at least one slave cemetery is on the grounds and others may be on recently purchased property that remains unstudied, activists say. “I am concerned about…
NEW ORLEANS — Amid a citywide landscape cluttered with self-serving signs and messages, one local business is providing love to locals with no strings attached. Maison Vie New Orleans Therapy and Counseling is running a month-long initiative that coincides with World Mental Health…
NEW ORLEANS — During a community event in Algiers on Saturday, Sept. 28, the New Orleans Complete Streets Coalition, alongside Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the City of New Orleans, launched Let's Move Forward, a campaign to highlight the benefits of…
NEW ORLEANS – Cajun Navy Relief is calling for donations of urgently needed supplies to help those impacted by tropical storm Imelda — the worst storm to hit Texas since Hurricane Harvey. Details were shared in a press release. The group…
NEW ORLEANS – Winn-Dixie and Port Orleans Brewing Co. have announced a partnership focused on a two-part campaign inviting customers to “Lend a Helping Can.” This special partnership will support cancer patients receiving treatment at the Ochsner Cancer Institute with a Winn-Dixie Community Donation Program and a Port…
NEW ORLEANS – Hosted by the New Orleans Chapter of American Cancer Society's Junior Executive Board, “Meet The Shuckers” is the kick off to announce this year’s 20 young professional honorees who will raise funds in the fight against cancer,…
NEW ORLEANS – Café Reconcile and Delgado Community College are pleased to announce a partnership to offer Café Reconcile participants and alumni a free College and Career Readiness class starting Fall 2019 at Café Reconcile, located at 1631 Oretha Castle…
NEW ORLEANS – Lyft, whose mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation, today announced the expansion of its Wheels for All Grants program to support the important work of New Orleans area non-profit organizations focused on…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc. for the past 38 years, is extending its Strategic Community Investment Program to New Orleans and will invest $1 million or more in the community. Organizations are invited to…
NEW ORLEANS — During its 2019 fiscal year, Hogs for the Cause – the premier funding source for pediatric brain cancer outreach services in the United States – dispersed grants and made charitable contributions of nearly $1 million, delivering a 21-percent increase in giving over…
NEW ORLEANS —For the second year in a row, Hancock Whitney, in partnership with the Greater New Orleans Foundation, is offering competitive grant opportunities to help nonprofits broaden community development efforts across the five Gulf South states the bank serves.…
NEW ORLEANS –Cox Enterprises and The Trust for Public Land opened the nomination process for the Cox Conserves Heroes program today. The program serves to honor environmental volunteers who create, preserve or enhance shared outdoor spaces in their local communities.…
NEW ORLEANS - Raising money for a nonprofit is not much different than running a business, says Julia Turkevich, the donor specialist for Boys Town Louisiana – the regional chapter of a national organization that supports troubled children and families,…
NEW ORLEANS - Kate Kelley, the executive director of the American Cancer Society South Region Louisiana Area, has been named one of 30 staff members across the nation to receive the organization’s first-ever CEO Club award. The group of high performers from six…
NEW ORLEANS – Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic officials announced in a press release the final tally of $1,212,561.64 of in-kind and financial donations to local New Orleans charity stemming from this year’s race and Run For It program.…
NEW ORLEANS - HyPride, PFLAG New Orleans, CrescentCare, HRC Louisiana and Jewish Pride NOLA are proud to announce the return of the 2nd Annual Pride Prom NOLA on Friday, May 10, from from 8 p.m. to midnight, at Hyatt Regency New Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS - On Wednesday, May 1, the Young Leadership Council (YLC) and Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) will launch Get Down & GiveNOLA at YLC Wednesday at the Square, a partnership to mobilize and inspire a new wave of…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BUSINESS WIRE) - Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, has announced a donation of $225,774 to the American Red Cross. This donation will support Alabama and Georgia…
NEW ORLEANS – Entergy shareholders provided $9.7 million in grants in 2018 to support more than 700 nonprofit organizations that provide essential services and help build healthy, vibrant communities across Louisiana. Approximately 50 percent of the contributions went to…
NEW ORLEANS, La. – On Friday, March 8, Lyft transportation service partnered with the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), a local non-profit dedicated to helping underserved youth in the Greater New Orleans community through mentoring, education, and employment training programs. Details were shared in a…
NEW ORLEANS - Because the local restaurant scene has been riddled with shocking sexual harassment scandals, chef Susan Spicer spoke with her staff about various types of misconduct, whether it’s verbal abuse from customers, or threatening behavior from coworkers. The…
LOUISIANA – Cox Communications recently awarded $15,500 to local nonprofits in the New Orleans area through Cox Charities Community Investment program, which is funded by employees. The company received 38 applications from local nonprofits in this now-third year grant cycle,…
NEW ORLEANS – The Galatoire Foundation raised $148,000 at its annual Mardi Gras Auction, held on Monday, Feb. 4, in the famed Galatoire’s first floor dining room. There were 77 paddles sold for this year’s Mardi Gras Auction where the…
