Check back June 1st to see our 13-14 Partner Organizations and their projects.
New Orleans 2012-2013 Partner Organizations
LDSC positions are in line with our healthy futures initiative. Members will serve with organizations to improve the mental and physical health of Louisianians and to protect and preserve our environment. Members will also work with organizations to eliminate blight in order to build healthy and safe neighborhoods.
**Positions that are already filled are with returning members.
BARD Early College
Bard's Early College in New Orleans Program is a unique approach to Early College education, extending the academic resources of the college directly into a public high school.
Through partnerships with public high schools across New Orleans, the Early College Program offers tuition-free, Bard accredited coursework to ambitious high school juniors and seniors who face obstacles to higher education.
College Transfer Coordinator Special Projects Coordinator
Through partnerships with public high schools across New Orleans, the Early College Program offers tuition-free, Bard accredited coursework to ambitious high school juniors and seniors who face obstacles to higher education.
College Transfer Coordinator Special Projects Coordinator
Broadmoor Development Corporation
The
Broadmoor Development Corporation (BDC) is a non-profit community development
corporation whose mission is to enhance the economic well being of the
Broadmoor neighborhood. The BDC works closely with the Broadmoor Improvement
Association in order to coordinate resources to redevelop Broadmoor
comprehensively, ensure a broad level of social equity, and promote a
sustainable environment. The goals of the Broadmoor Development
Corporation’s current programmatic initiatives aim to create a healthy,
diverse, and sustainable neighborhood by using a tipping strategy to eradicate
blight and promote development.
2 Neighborhood Transformation Assistants
2 Neighborhood Transformation Assistants
Common Ground Health Clinic
The Common Ground Health Clinic is a non-profit organization that provides quality health care for the greater New Orleans community, and develops and
provides programs to address community health care needs through collaborative partnerships.
Bilingual Care Coordinator
provides programs to address community health care needs through collaborative partnerships.
Bilingual Care Coordinator
Edible Schoolyard New Orleans
ESY NOLA provides students with engaging hands-on learning experiences through weekly gardening and cooking classes and school-based seasonal events that promote the food traditions of New Orleans.
Two Edible Apprentice at Langston Hughes Academy - 1position open
One Garden Project and Volunteer Coordinator position filled
Two School Garden Apprentices positions filled
Two Edible Apprentice at Langston Hughes Academy - 1position open
One Garden Project and Volunteer Coordinator position filled
Two School Garden Apprentices positions filled
Greenlight New Orleans
Green Light uses energy efficient light bulbs to empower New Orleans residents to fight climate change as they rebuild the community.
Volunteer and Project Coordinator
Volunteer and Project Coordinator
Hagar's House
Hagar’s House is a sanctuary for women and children in New Orleans
that provides an open and empowering residential community, resource
coordination and a safe space to transition into sustainable housing.
We are a program of First Grace United Methodist Church and of the non-profit First Grace Community Alliance. Our community and services are open to those
in need without regard to race, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation,
national origin, age or gender identity. Holistic Education Coordinators - Positions Filled
that provides an open and empowering residential community, resource
coordination and a safe space to transition into sustainable housing.
We are a program of First Grace United Methodist Church and of the non-profit First Grace Community Alliance. Our community and services are open to those
in need without regard to race, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation,
national origin, age or gender identity. Holistic Education Coordinators - Positions Filled
Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative
Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative of New Orleans is a neighborhood-based nonprofit homebuilder that provides families with healthy and energy-efficient affordable housing opportunities. We partner with neighborhood residents, organizations and businesses to create and maintain a stable and thriving community.
Greenspace Coordinator
Greenspace Coordinator
Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools
We are a group of students in New Orleans who want to rethink and rebuild our
schools after Hurricane Katrina. Our vision is simple: a great education for
every kid in our city, no matter the color of their skin, what neighborhood they
stay in or how much money their parents make. No one deserves a voice in
rebuilding New Orleans schools more than the students who go to these places
every single day. That means us!
Campus Organizer Garden Coordinator - position filled
schools after Hurricane Katrina. Our vision is simple: a great education for
every kid in our city, no matter the color of their skin, what neighborhood they
stay in or how much money their parents make. No one deserves a voice in
rebuilding New Orleans schools more than the students who go to these places
every single day. That means us!
Campus Organizer Garden Coordinator - position filled
Harmony Neighborhood Development
Harmony Neighborhood Development (formerly NONDC) is a
non-profit comprehensive community development organization working in
Central City New Orleans.
Youth Training/ Career Development Coordinator
Youth Training/ Career Development Coordinator
New Orleans Outreach
The mission of New Orleans Outreach is to improve the quality of public education at our partner schools. We do this by linking volunteers and community resources through programs that respond to the needs of each school.
Special Projects Specialist and Programming Supervisor - Positions Filled
Special Projects Specialist and Programming Supervisor - Positions Filled
Orleans Public Defenders
The mission of the Orleans Public Defenders Office is to provide each eligible
client with client-centered legal representation of the highest quality –
zealous, conscientious, caring, professional, ethical and skilled – whether in
criminal, juvenile or municipal/traffic court.
Health Advocate
client with client-centered legal representation of the highest quality –
zealous, conscientious, caring, professional, ethical and skilled – whether in
criminal, juvenile or municipal/traffic court.
Health Advocate
Second Harvest Food Bank
The mission of Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is
to lead the fight against hunger in south Louisiana through food distribution,
advocacy, education and disaster response.
Cooking Matters Coordinator Volunteer Ambassador
to lead the fight against hunger in south Louisiana through food distribution,
advocacy, education and disaster response.
Cooking Matters Coordinator Volunteer Ambassador
Wilson Charter School
Work Hard. Be Kind. Be Better.
The mission of Andrew H. Wilson Charter School is to provide a
challenging, enriching, and meaningful curriculum that educates, nurtures, and
respects the individual student and the diverse community of learners in an
environment that is safe and conducive to learning. We believe in providing
students with the tools necessary to meet high academic expectations and achieve
academic success, thus building the skills and confidence needed to become
intelligent, ethical, responsible, and civic-minded adults.
2 Community Health and Wellness Coordinators
The mission of Andrew H. Wilson Charter School is to provide a
challenging, enriching, and meaningful curriculum that educates, nurtures, and
respects the individual student and the diverse community of learners in an
environment that is safe and conducive to learning. We believe in providing
students with the tools necessary to meet high academic expectations and achieve
academic success, thus building the skills and confidence needed to become
intelligent, ethical, responsible, and civic-minded adults.
2 Community Health and Wellness Coordinators
Youth Rebuilding New Orleans
Youth Rebuilding New Orleans engages local youth in the recovery and
rebirth of the New Orleans area. Volunteers help reduce blight by rebuilding
distressed and foreclosed homes. The finished homes are sold to teachers to
stabilize neighborhoods and positively impact the education system.
2 Youth Engagement Coordinators
rebirth of the New Orleans area. Volunteers help reduce blight by rebuilding
distressed and foreclosed homes. The finished homes are sold to teachers to
stabilize neighborhoods and positively impact the education system.
2 Youth Engagement Coordinators
