New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

Monthly neighborhood association meeting. (The final 2008 meeting was Oct.23.) (potluck, year-in-review).

2009 Agenda: Problems/Goals;FGNA Banking;G-Fest 2009;Dillard CDC Programs;Community garden;Sreening date for levees.org film; Committee reports;Citywide MasterPlan;Neighborhood surveys;R-I-S UNO.

Annual Dues $12.00

Bring a Neighbor/ Meet a Neighbor!!!

There will be NO FGNA GENERAL MEETINGS in NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, 2008
Next general FGNA meeting will occur January 22, 2009 at 6:30PM at Rouse’s Lakefront, 2nd floor

Wishing safe and Happy Holidays to all
F.G.N.A.

Rebuilding Together New Orleans is currently accepting homeowner applications. If your house needs rebuilding or repairing, please consider applying to RTNO’s program for low-income elderly and/or disabled homeowners. If accepted into the program, we will help to repair your home using both volunteer and professional labor at little cost to you, the homeowner.

Having rebuilt more than 1,000 homes since 1988, RTNO is the largest rehab nonprofit in the city of New Orleans and a trusted member of the community.

To request an application, please contact Sara Moore at 504.636.3061 or

Rebuilding Together is trying to promote local volunteerism in the community. New Orleanians working to rebuild their city! One weekend a month is set aside for volunteer groups from the Greater New Orleans Area. The workdays are Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sign up for one day or the whole weekend! There is no fee for local groups.

The following weekends are set aside for local volunteer builds:

To volunteer, please contact Caitlin Metzguer at or 504.636.3076

Please spread the word throughout your community that if anyone has recently moved to New Orleans they are invited to attend our 7th Annual Newcomers Breakfast on October 23rd, 8:00am at Gallier Hall.
More information can be found at http://www.makeneworleanshome.com

We are a non-profit that promotes New Orleans as a great place to live, welcomes newcomers, and manages a one-stop nexus of information about life in New Orleans. or 561-0247

Looking for cheap building materials to use in the reconstruction of your home? Want to preserve the historic architecture and identity of New Orleans while saving the planet at the same time?

For all of your rebuilding needs, stop by the Preservation Resource Center Salvage Store on 2801 Marais St. (the orange building between the train tracks and St. Ferdinand). Look through our extensive supply of used architectural elements such as roofing tiles, doors, windows, cabinets, bricks and columns. Lower your rebuilding costs and decrease the amount of construction waste that goes into the landfill! There is something for everyone!

Store Hours: 9-4 Tuesday through Saturday.

Address: 2801 Marais St. (right next to the Green Project)

For more information please contact Melanie Linn at

The Central City Renaissance Alliance is looking for a full-time Community Organizer, with 3-5 years experience. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Send resumes to

For a full job description, please see our website http://www.myccra.org. The description is posted on the “Download” page.

For the past twenty years, Rebuilding Together New Orleans (formerly “ Christmas in October”) has worked with local community partners to provide home renovations for low-income elderly and disabled homeowners.

Weekend 1: Friday, October 3, Saturday, October 4
Weekend 2: Friday, October 10, Saturday October 11

Contact Sean Vissar, (504) 636-3076,

Montly outdoor Market promoting Local Farmers, Healthy Foods and Natural Products.

We are interested in looking for volunteers to assist with our youth programs. Call Janet Tobias at (504) 427-7969 or email or

The residents of Rosedale Subdivision are committed to revitalize our community. We need assistance to create a plan of action and volunteers to help with basic neighborhood clean up. Please feel free to contact Linda at or 504-244-8520.

If you are not aware Governor Jindal vetoed a lot of funds that will support non profit organizations and social services around Greater New Orleans and other areas of need. Take a moment to read the article about its impact on TCEP – Harmony House. Click on this link: http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/current/news_feat.php

Thank you to the Gambit for the story.

The New Orleans Women Shelter is looking for donations to support its non-profit shelter offering case management to homeless women and New Orleans children. Resident needs include kitchenware and furniture. Shelter needs include computers, cleaning products and other items. For a full list go to New Orleans Women Shelter and click on Wish List.

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Our volunteers participate as ESL classroom instructors. They are responsible for leading all classroom activities for their assigned class, following a curriculum provided by HACS, but will also need to spend time planning and organizing their own lessons. Instructors should be able to maintain order in the classroom, make the class educational, and create an enjoyable atmosphere. They are required to attend a Teacher Training at the beginning of the semester where they will be introduced to HACS classroom and lesson planning best practices. Teachers should be energetic during class and committed to the program for the entire semester with as few absences as possible. ESL Teachers at the Tulane and Esperanza Sites will have Teaching Assistants from a Tulane Latin-American Studies class.

For more information or to apply please email .

Project Home Again is accepting applications for the new homes that we are building on St. Bernard Avenue in Gentilly. These homes are being built for families who earn less than 80% of the area median income. The families must own a damaged home or vacant lot in Gentilly that they are willing to swap for a new home. Two, three and four bedroom homes are available. Qualifications can be found on our website and in the resources section of this website.

see http://www.projecthomeagain.net for more information or email .

Small grants for unexpected emergencies. Modest Needs offers grants of up to $1000 to help people meet unexpected expenses such as auto repair, medical bills, or an unusually large utility bill.

For further information please go to modestneeds.org

Benefit: We can do a survey of your community members and give you the results, which you can use for planning and advocacy. Funders ask for data about your needs, and this will give you some. Benefits to your community are described here: http://www.lsu.edu/katrinasurvey/WhatLearn.htm. The questionnaire is here: http://www.lsu.edu/katrinasurvey/lsukatrinasurvey-nolageneral.pdf.

Applications are due by August 21st.

Forms can be found in the resources section.