New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

Neighborhoods Served:
• Sixth Ward / Treme / Lafitte

Planning District:
1

Ward:
6

Zip Codes:
70113

Boundaries:
ECFLF conducts most of its work in Central City. All Central City residents qualify for full, free membership at Mahalia Jackson Center. All others qualify for other free types of memberships. All are welcome. ECFLF turns next to Treme as part of the Iberville/Treme Transformation Plan of HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (Choice) Grant.

Council Representative:
Stacy Head

State Representative:
Neil Abramson, Walter Leger, Karen Carter-Peterson

Police Precinct:
6

President / Director:
Dr. Pat Cooper, CEO

Mission:

ECFLF conducts most of its work in Central City, New Orleans. ECFLF is heaquartered at its pilot project, Mahalia Jackson Center, which provides top level birth-to-five early education, complemented by many services for children and their families, all under one roof. Services include adult education, job training and placement, teen parenting, prenatal care, medical, nutrition, fitness and other health services, social services including WIC and nutrition assistance, a public library branch, and more. ECFLF also focuses on holistic care for the Central City community and schools, and adds Treme to the focus as part of the Iberville/Treme Transformation Plan of HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (Choice) Grant.To request more information and to learn about volunteer and employment opportunities, call 504-359-6802.

Current Priorities:

• Comunity Health
• Cultural and Community Facilities
• Economic Development
• Public Education
• Quality of Life, Preservation, and Zoning
• Re-population and Membership
• Resident Case Management
• Youth Engagement

Partners:

Mahalia Jackson Center onsite partners/service providers are listed below.
For a list of ECFLF partners in all endeavors, please visit www.childrenarewaiting.org:
OPSB
TCA (Head Start & Early Head Start)
St. Thomas Community Health Center
Hetep De-Stress Center
Department of Child & Family Services
Department of Education
Central City Renaissance Alliance
Department of Health and Hospitals
Workforce Commission/Job1
Office of Juvenile Justice
Boys Town Louisiana
New Orleans Public Library
LA Endowment for the Humanities/Prime Time/Family Reading Time
Center for African and African American Studies/SUNO
Mahalia Jackson Center Arts Council
Circle of Courage
God’s Vineyard

For More Info:

www.childrenarewaiting.org