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Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: To restore faith, home and community to needy persons in the greater new orleans area by bringing the hope of jesus christ through the operation of the volunteer camp restore. Volunteers and staff physically rebuild family dwellings, churches and schools and participate in numerous other restoration projects while providing emotional and spiritual care to those in need.
Programs: Provided temporary housing and support for 2939 volunteers who contributed over 100,000 hours of service in the greater new orleans area. Work included support for the various missions of dozens of churches and nonprofits, as well as home restoration projects, 75 of which were supervised by camp restore staff.
operated 2 senior citizen centers in the lower ninth ward and new orleans east.
w. K. Kellogg foundation grant to build organizational capacity to become more youth centered and increase economic opportunities for and promote positive narratives about youth through the new orleans young men and boys of color initiative ("ymvp program"). The 18 month program will train two new orleans young men of color to share their stories through film.