New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

What: Rebuilding Together New Orleans’ Annual October Build Project is a volunteer opportunity exclusively for local organizations, corporations, families and friends to, join hands, pick up a hammer or a paint brush, and make a difference in the lives low income elderly or disabled homeowners.

When: Friday and Saturday, October 2nd, 3rd and 9th, and 10th (with rain dates on the 16th and 17th)

Teams of 10 people or more are encouraged to sign up to participate. Volunteers are asked to provide their own lunch and transportation and must be at least 15 years or older. Each team will self appoint a House Captain, who will take ownership of the project, creating supply lists, overseeing the workscope, and working directly with RTNO House Captains and Construction Managers.

To sign up, contact Rebecca at:

Rebecca Crenshaw
Special Projects Officer
Rebuilding Together New Orleans
923 Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

Fax: 504-636-3072
Please call 504-636-3383 for questions.

While there is no volunteer fee for this event, RTNO welcomes pledges or in-kind donations to utilize in all stages of the rebuilding process. Pledges of any amount are welcome and are used to cover materials, safety equipment, and overhead costs. Valuable in-kind donations include paint supplies, lumber, tile, flooring, hardware, hand tools and power tools, and safety gear. These items represent our most frequently used supplies, which we constantly replenish throughout the year to complete rebuilding projects.

Now is the time to roll up your sleeves and help your neighbors!

*To be included as a project sponsor in media outlets and t-shirts, please sign up by July 31st, 2009

Thanks for your support! Hope to hear from you soon!

On June 11th, LDEQ will host a public hearing asking for public comments regarding the Louisiana Generating proposal. We need to let LDEQ know we don’t want more dirty coal in Louisiana. The Big Cajun II coal plant makes no sense financially or environmentally. Louisiana Generating already sends all of the power generated by Big Cajun II out-of-state, leaving our communities to suffer the health and environmental hazards and their current proposal will only add to these problems.

http://action.sierraclub.org/StopBigCajunII

Louisianans cannot afford to pay the long-term costs of coal emission exposure: mercury poisoning, impaired childhood development, respiratory diseases, contaminated fish, waterways and soil. Louisiana Generating should do what dozens of other utility companies are doing across the country: Invest in energy efficiency programs and renewable sources of energy to meet electricity demands responsibly, instead of investing in an expensive, polluting technology that jeopardizes public health and damages our environment.

Please follow the link to take action, and send a comment to LDEQ telling them you don’t want new coal in Louisiana.
http://action.sierraclub.org/StopBigCajunII

For More Information, Please Contact:
Jordan Macha, 504-861-4837 /

http://rasheedakbarlivertransplantfund.bbnow.org/

Rasheed Akbar has been a New Orleans musician for 30 years. Known as “The Ambassador of Decatur Street”. He has entertained the natives and tourists of the City of New Orleans with his street entertainment series “Easy Street” and has played with some of the best brass bands known to the city such as Kirk Joseph and the Backyard Groove, The New Orleans Jazz Ramblers, James Andrews Band, Eureka Brass Band, The New Orleans All-Star Brass Band, and The Mohogany Brass Band , and the Original Royal Players Brass Band are just a few to name.

Now battling the need for a liver transplant he needs all the help and support we as a community can reach out to give.

You may make an online donation for Rasheed at the website above or you may also mail your check or money order to Regions Bank 15 Bull St. Savannah, Ga. 31401. Make payable to “Liver Transplant Fund”

You may email for more info

The Phoenix of New Orleans is conducting a survey of properties in Lower Mid City. The purpose of the survey is to track recovery efforts and progress in the area, to gauge the resilience of the neighborhood properties in the case of another hurricane, and to determine how many residents live in the area. Our survey area is over 200 blocks, so we need the help of volunteers from the community. Times available for volunteering are 10 am to 4 pm, Monday through Saturday. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Kevin Dillon at 504-208-4821 or .

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!

Hello Everyone,

If you have family, friends or clients currently residing in the Lower 9th Ward, struggling to renovate their home or residents seeking to rebuild in the Lower 9th Ward, please contact NENA at 5043736483. Phone interviews are available.

Thanks,
Leroy Crafword
Outreach and Housing Development Coordinator
http://www.9thwardnena.org

The Mission of the Broadmoor Moishe House (aka MoisheNOLA) is to establish an open, accessible space that serves to complement the young professional Jewish and secular communities. At the core of Moishe NOLA is a charge to spark meaningful relationships, creative expression and social action for the purpose of enhancing the city of New Orleans. Moishe NOLA, the local house supported by the Moishe House nonprofit, has been in New Orleans since May 2008, and was founded by Gill Benedek and Jonathan Graboyes. Working for the Neighborhood Partnership Network (NPN) and the Broadmoor Improvement Association (BIA), respectively, they deliberately chose to establish the Moishe House of New Orleans in the Broadmoor neighborhood, to encourage secular and interfaith community dialogue and to foster the growth of a community center within a diverse and thriving neighborhood.

Description of Internship:
Intern will develop and promote programming for the Broadmoor Moishe House. Programming will focus on an array of local issues such as: hurricane recovery/rebuilding, New Orleans politics, the restoration of the Jewish community in the Broadmoor neighborhood/greater New Orleans, and social events for the Moishe House network. Intern will work to complete a 2-3 month independent project/study. Potential projects may include: sponsoring the rebuild of a Broadmoor home, a series of programs highlighting issues in New Orleans politics and policy, Jewish history in New Orleans and the post-Katrina efforts to revive the Jewish community, public relations and marketing, Moishe House New Orleans sustainability study. The New Orleans Moishe House sponsors 5-7 events per month. In addition to completing an independent project, expected outcomes include: event planning and promotion of regular monthly events (i.e. service Moishe House New Orleans projects, Shabbat dinners, social events, etc…) a complete schedule for a 6 month calendar of upcoming events, and regular contributions to the MoisheNola blog.

To Apply email or visit Broadmoor Internships

WHAT: 24 HOUR Homeless Point In Time Survey

WHEN: Tuesday January 27 at Noon to Wednesday January 28 at Noon

WHERE: throughout Greater New Orleans

WHY: To document and count the number of homeless throughout our city To gain a better understanding of the post Katrina homelessness crisis To knowledgably advocate for the rights and needs of those in disadvantaged situations

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

UNITY needs more than 250 volunteers to assist in making this Point In Time Homeless survey as accurate and precise as possible.

• There will be many stations throughout New Orleans.
• Each volunteer group will be assigned to a station, and have a staffed team leader to assist them at their assigned location.
• Each team leader will have a walkie-talkie to be able to communicate with other stations, as well as UNITY staff
• Volunteers will be observing and counting the homeless within their location. Volunteers will be administering a short survey to each homeless individual.
• Volunteer groups will receive a training on best methods to administer the survey to these individuals.
• Each shift will last 4 hours. Snacks may be provided. There will also be a Wrap Up Party following this 24 hour event!!

Attached is a general flyer regarding the Point In Time Survey, as well as the survey that volunteers will be administering

Contact Amanda Mills at (504) 821-4496 Ext. 103 or to volunteer.

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

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.

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 .