WAYS TO HELP

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Hands on New Orleans
www.HandsOnNewOrleans.org

Common Ground Relief
www.CommonGroundRelief.org

CONTRIBUTE

A's And Aces
A's & Aces is a tax-deductible nonprofit charity dedicated to the well-being of New Orleans public school children. Our mission is to provide academic assistance, life skills and tennis instruction to an at-risk population that desperately needs healthy, safe opportunities to improve their lives.
www.AsAndAces.org

Boys Hope Girls Hope
Boys Hope Girls Hope helps academically capable and motivated children-in-need to meet their full potential and become men and women for others by providing value-centered, family-like homes, opportunities and education through college.
www.BoysHopeGirlsHope.org

Cafe Reconcile
The work of Reconcile New Orleans is to provide
at-risk youth an opportunity to learn life, interpersonal
skills and operational training for successful entry into
the hospitality and restaurant industries.
www.CafeReconcile.com

Children's Defense Fund
The Children's Defense Fund is a non-profit child advocacy organization that has worked relentlessly for 35 years to ensure a level playing field for all children. They champion policies and programs that lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education, and a moral and spiritual foundation. Supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations, CDF advocates nationwide on behalf of children to ensure children are always a priority.
www.ChildrensDefense.org

Contemporary Arts Center
"It's Not Your Fault" Program
It's Not Your Fault! is an innovative program for children of divorce and separation. The program, held at the CAC in collaboration with Voices For Children, was designed for children ages 5-16 and utilizes the arts to allow them to express their feelings of sadness, confusion and sometimes anger in a creative, constructive manner.
www.cacno.org.com

Edible SchoolYard New Orleans
Started in the Fall of 2006, ESY NOLA is working to revive and promote the rich gardening and culinary heritages of New Orleans while providing hands-on growing and cooking experiences for public school students at Green Charter and Arthur Ashe Charter Schools. Students in grades K-8 participate in gardening and cooking lessons that reinforce classroom coursework in core subjects (science, social studies, language and math.
www.esynola.org

Kid Camera Project
The New Orleans Kid Camera Project was created to address the psychological and emotional impacts of Hurricane Katrina on children returning home to New Orleans. Through the use of photography, creative writing and mixed media, children from flooded neighborhoods explore their environment and express themselves, their stories and feelings with their friends.
www.KidCameraProject.org

Operation Kids
Operation Kids is a public non profit organization dedicated
to improve the lives of children. Recognizing the many dimensions to a healthy, happy child, we support a researched community of charities providing solutions to issues affecting children's education, health, safety and well being.
www.OperationKids.com

YA/YA
Young Aspirations/Young Artists
YA/YA, Inc. is a non-profit arts and social service organization whose mission is to provide educational experiences and opportunities that empower artistically talented inner-city youth to be professionally self-sufficient through creative self-expression.
www.yayainc.com