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Community resources

A guide to organizations, services, and local initiatives that support New Orleans residents. This category connects readers to practical information—housing assistance, mental health support, education programs, and more—designed to strengthen community well-being and access.

Alfred Marshall, a voice of experience

Marshall is one of the main forces behind the Oct. 11 charter amendment that would amend the New Orleans Bill of Rights to add “conviction history” alongside race, religion, disability, and gender.
by Katie Sikora for ANTIGRAVITY magazine October 10, 2025 Updated December 17, 2025

It takes all of us to help our unhoused neighbors

To further expand services for our neighbors in New Orleans, START CORP is working to develop a new clinic at the former St. Jude Community Center on North Rampart Street.
by Casey Guidry October 9, 2025 Updated December 17, 2025

Louisiana could be out billions, if controversial coastal-restoration stalls

The feds threaten to withhold $2.2 billion from the massive effort to save and restore the state’s diminishing coastline if leaders don’t act soon.
by Terry L. Jones for Floodlight November 11, 2024 Updated November 10, 2024

How much lead is in your water?

A New Orleans nonprofit will come to your home and test your household water
by Rebecca Malpass August 8, 2024 Updated August 7, 2024

Language Access in Bulbancha

Unless the city provides readily accessible translation and interpretation, true civic participation is impossible for New Orleanians who speak little or no English, the writers say.
by M.G. Olson and Rocio Aguilar May 17, 2024 Updated May 20, 2024

Tiếp cận Ngôn ngữ ở Bulbancha

by M.G. Olson and Rocio Aguilar May 17, 2024 Updated May 20, 2024

Acceso al Idioma en Bulbancha

A menos que la ciudad proporcione traducción e interpretación realmente accesibles, la participación cívica plena es imposible para los habitantes que hablan poco o nada de inglés en Nueva Orleans, dicen los autores.
by M.G. Olson and Rocio Aguilar May 17, 2024 Updated May 20, 2024

Environmental Forum: Sharing Our Stories

by Anne Mueller April 30, 2024 Updated April 30, 2024

Join us April 18 for a new event: Breaking Bread, Breaking News

New Orleans and South Louisiana have a rich tradition of gathering, and food plays a major part in bringing people together. When people gather and eat, they inevitably talk about the issues of the day. For many people that means what is happening in their own backyards. Local news as it were.
by Anne Mueller April 11, 2024 Updated April 11, 2024

Join us March 21 to learn how to find public records related to criminal justice

The event will take place from 6 to 7:30 on Thursday, March 21, at Propeller.
by Anne Mueller March 6, 2024 Updated March 15, 2024

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