Literacy
Alliance of Greater New Orleans
www.literacyalliancegno.org/
Provides local
literacy providers with access to current information and training
and pursue a collaborative, community-based research agenda. The
New Orleans Area Literacy Initiative convenes representatives
from adult basic education providers and community groups in a
5-parish area.
Success
by 6
(no web site) Todd Battiste phone: (504) 827-6852
or email: toddb@unitedwaynola.org
Public and private partners working together to deliver nationally
proven solutions that ensure all children from birth to six are
healthy, nurtured and ready to succeed.
Greater New Orleans Afterschool Partnership
(no web site) Natashia Watson phone:(504) 304-8265
or email: ntrotman@gnoafterschool.org
Afterschool Partnership brings together key stakeholders in Afterschool programming to participate in planning, training, information
sharing, and networking. The collaborative is currently comprised
of more than 400 organizations that provide programming and care
to school-age children during out of school time hours.
Substance
Abuse Services Alliance (SASA)
www.sasagno.org
SASA administers an ongoing collaborative process to plan, coordinate
and monitor a comprehensive continuum of effective substance abuse/dependency
treatment and prevention services. This includes planning, needs
assessment, evaluation and resource/fund development.
New
Orleans Neighborhood Development Collaborative (NONDC)
www.nondc.org
NONDC is a partnership of funders and local leaders in
the community development field whose purpose is to reinvigorate
the physical, economic, and social fabric of New Orleans' neighborhoods
by supporting the professional development of community-based
development corporations (CDCs) and to expand and stabilize the
community development industry in the New Orleans area.
Arts
Council of New Orleans
www.artscouncilofneworleans.org/
The official arts agency for the City of New Orleans, the
Arts Council works in partnership with city government to meet
the needs of the community based on three guiding principles:
supporting the rich and diverse cultures that define this city,
acting as an advocate for the cultural community, and promoting
the arts as a business and a means of economic development.
Unity
for the Homeless
www.unityforthehomeless.org
Unity's goals are to assist homeless persons to become self-sufficient
and regain self-esteem; to engage in planning and policy evaluation
efforts to maximize the use of existing resources; to allow for
a systemic approach for tapping significant new funds and encouraging
collaborative efforts; and to advocate for policy changes affecting
homelessness.
N.O.
Council on Aging
www.nocoa.org/
Responsible for seeing that a comprehensive and coordinated assortment
of social, recreational, educational, employment and nutritional
services are made available for the approximately 85,000 persons
aged 60 or over in the City of New Orleans.