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What’s In My BackYard (WIMBY), Roady Home

Nola Bound

Common Ground Health Clinic Resource Guide: http://cghc.org/CGHCResourceGuideV2.pdf

Parents Guide to Public Schools: http://www.nolaparentsguide.org/ParentsGuide.pdf

Mental Health Resources: Mental Health Resources

NPN Resource Guide:

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS

Gutting, Restoration and Neighborhood Recovery

  • Trinity Christian Community
    • Contacts: Evelyn Turner - Director of Training , Jean-Paul Bartley - Americorps Coordinator, Kevin Brown - Executive Director. Phone: (504) 482-7822 Email: eett3@aol.com
    • Note: To receive Americorps workers a site match is need for 2007-2008 year.

  • City Year
    • Contacts: John Bergner, City Year LA Coordinator, (504)
      208-7673 Email: jbergner07@cityyear.org
    • Notes: City Year unites a diverse group of 17-24 year olds to do a year
      of community service and leadership development; we currently have 50 job
      openings in Baton Rouge and New Orleans Starting September 2007
  • Mardi Gras Service Corps
    • Contacts: Felix - Director. Office at Ashe Cultural Arts Center. Phone: (504) 273-6219 Email: mgscorps@gmail.com
  • HANDS-ON New Orleans
    • Contacts: Amy Allen - Asst Director. Work actively with community to identify their needs. Large flexible work force. Phone: (504) 899-5589 Email: handsonamy@gmail.com
  • PHOENIX of New Orleans (PNOLA)
    • Contacts: Ryan Porcinelli - Gutting and Rebuilding, Nick Vielle & Autry Watkins - Advocacy Outreach, Nathan Rothstein - Research and Development, Paul Ikemire - Executive Director. Phone: (504) 342-4399 Email: ryanporcinelli@gmail.com
  • Urban Impact Ministries & Castle Rock Community Church
    • Contacts: Phone: (504) 523-5556 Email: uim@urbanimpact.org
  • Common Ground
    • Contacts: Amelia - Volunteer Coordinator , Adrienne -Crew & Gutting Director, Brandon Darvy - ED. Phone: (504) 421-1205 Email: commongroundvolunteers@gmail.com
    • Note: Call to see if Common Ground has extra crews to send to your neighborhood area. Have lists of houses that need gutting and/or restoration.
  • Relief Spark
    • Contacts: Office. 504.739.9448,
    • Note: We are a first responder that is based in New Orleans. We provide marketing, pr and volunteers to a variety of grassroots non-profits and we also offer the opportunity for volunteers to get involved in our own projects such as: gardening and yard upkeep, family fun days and green rebuilding.
  • Student Hurricane Network
    • Contacts: General Inquiries, general@studenthurricanenetwork.org.To get involved in student trips to the affected regions, Lauren at shntrips@gmail.com
      Note: This group may be able to help your neighborhood association research housing succession issues, community benefits agreements and other research intensive needs or projects you may have.
  • Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
    • Contacts: Susan Foto - Volunteer Coordinator, Darlene Davilier - Volunteer Coordinator, Archdeacon Dennis McManis - Operations Director. Phone: (504) 895-4304 Email: sfoto@edola.org
    • Note: The Office of Disaster Recovery received the largest grant from Episcopal Diocese in their history. Call to find out more about how volunteers can start a relationship with your community.
  • The Beacon of Hope Resource Center
    • Contacts: Executive Director, Jackie Richard 504 309-5120 JRichard@lakewoodbeacon.org
      Director of Volunteers, Liz Widener
      504 312-2748, Liz@lakewoodbeacon.org
  • Emergency Communities
    • Contacts: (917) 442-8900
    • Notes: Located in the Lower 9th Ward – offers a community center
      for returning residents that has laundry services, internet and a relief
      kitchen that serves 3 meals a day. In addition to those services the
      organization guts houses and is beginning to rebuild.

University & Student Service Learning Organizations

  • LUCAP
    • Contacts: Wilhemina Peragin - Student Director, wperagin@loyno.edu, Phone: (504) 865-2140 Email: jwsteubi@loyno.edu
  • TULANE Center for Public Service (CPS)
    • Contacts: Phone: (504) 862-8060 Email: mschigod@tulane.edu Melissa Schigoda - Sr. Program Coordinator, Michael Pizzolatto - Sr. Program Coordinator (mpizzola@tulane.edu) , Amanda Burberger - Assistant Director.
    • Note: Tulane CPS has a variety of resources to offer
      neighborhood groups.

      • Americorps Vista: Your neighborhood group may be eligible to receive an Americorp worker who helps build administrative and voluntering capacity in your organization. Plus, Tulane houses the volunteers.
      • Tulane Student Interns: From neighborhood housing surveys to flyering the neighborhood, your neighborhood can partner with thousands of bright students.

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