New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

Ready to file your 2009 taxes? Don’t pay for it; come have your taxes prepared for free by IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers! ASI Federal Credit Union and its non-profit partner A Shared Initiative are once again providing free tax preparation for community members through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. ASI Federal Credit Union will operate sites at its Westwego and Harahan branches, while A Shared Initiative will host free tax preparation at the Clifford N. Rosenthal Community Resource Center on St. Claude Avenue in the Upper Ninth Ward.

Each VITA site will operate on Fridays from 9 am until 4:30 pm and Saturdays from 9 am until 1 pm from January 22nd, 2010 through April 3rd, 2010. Tax preparation is performed on an appointment basis, but walk-ins are also welcome as time permits.

Please call 504.733.1733 ext. 79211 and speak with Tonnette Rising to schedule an appointment.

Site locations:

ASI Federal Credit Union – Harahan
5508 Citrus Blvd
Harahan LA 70123

ASI Federal Credit Union – Westwego
1554 Westbank Expressway
Westwego LA 70094

A Shared Initiative – St. Claude
Clifford N. Rosenthal Community Resource Center
3401 St. Claude Ave
New Orleans LA 70117

A Shared Initiative, Inc. (ASII) has completed construction on the new community center in the St. Claude community. The community center is located at 3401 St. Claude Ave. in the Upper Ninth Ward.

We are entering the finals steps before opening the doors to provide services to St. Claude, but we need help from the surrounding community! ASII is seeking in-kind donations to assist us in furnishing the community center. If you have any of the items below to donate, or know someone else who may, please contact Katie Triplett at or 504.733.1733 ×79214

We can use all the help we can get, but these are the items we desperately need:

- Refrigerator – Microwave – Kitchen table w/ (4) chairs – (4) shelving units for the offices – Artwork to be displayed within the center – Exterior landscaping- bushes, rocks and/or mulch

We are incredibly excited about the opportunity to serve the Ninth Ward and the surrounding communities. It has been a long process, but the we can finally see the finish line! Thank you for all of your help, New Orleans!

A Shared Initiative, Inc. is proud to partner with Ochsner and USA Triathlon to bring the Ironman to New Orleans on April 5, 2009. This race has a rich history, and this will be the inaugural running in New Orleans!

We are in need of more energetic people to come out and help between April 1-5. For more information, and to download the required volunteer forms, please visit:

Ironman Volunteer Sign-up Page

You can also contact our volunteer coordinator, Katie Triplett, at . We look forward to seeing members from the community this weekend!