New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

Neighborhoods Served:
• Central City / Magnolia
• Mid-City
• West Riverside

Planning District:
1

Zip Codes:
70125

Police Precinct:
0

President / Director:
Scarlett Lanzas

Mission:

LatiNola, a program of Puentes, is a city wide civic engagement and cultural awareness program aimed at increasing volunteerism and civic participation among the city’s Latinos. LatiNola has several components; the LatiNola Youth Leadership Council (LYLC), LatiNola Votes – a voter registration campaign-, the Welcoming Louisiana Campaign, aimed at making our community more immigrant-friendly, Service Learning and planning community events and doing outreach. In addition, LatiNola also has a Volunteer Program which is the backbone of our activities and also provides internship opportunities.

Current Priorities:

• Comunity Health
• Cultural and Community Facilities
• Public Education
• Volunteer Management
• Youth Engagement

Partners:

El Congreso
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Latino Farmer’s Co-Op
Latino Criminal Justice Coalition
Louisiana Latino Health Coalition
Latin American Civic Association of Louisiana
Hispanic Apostolate

Advocacy Center
Villages of the East Coalition
Forum on Racial & Ethnic Equity
VAYLA
MQVN
Neighborhoods Partnership Network
NOCOG partners

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