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Hibernian Memorial Park, the 4-acre expanse being developed at 6800 West End Blvd., will be an interpretive site to increase awareness about the significance of the New Basin Canal.

Second Harvest Food Bank (SHFB) and food banks nationwide have been facing surging rates of hunger and food insecurity since the start of the pandemic – and the recent expiration of federal emergency SNAP benefits has only made this crisis worse.

When school is out, dance is in.

We’ve celebrated all the Gulf of Mexico gives through the Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s 2022 “What the Gulf Gives” social media campaign. 

Boys Town Louisiana serves the New Orleans community in many ways including our residential programs for adolescent youth in need.

Home Bank and Stonehenge Community Development partnered to fund the restoration of the historic Dew Drop Inn, which recently broke ground and kicked off construction.

Founded in 2008, Sankofa Community Development Corporation works alongside residents and stakeholders in the Lower Ninth Ward to identify social challenges, address them thoughtfully and efficiently, and build healthier communities.

May is American Wetlands Month, and salt marshes are essential for a healthy economy and environment.

The benefits of spending local have long-lasting impacts on businesses, their employees and your community.

An organization dedicated to supporting women and girls impacted by incarceration, Operation Restoration recently hosted “Politics at the Lunch Table: One Year Later” with District Attorney Jason Williams, Judge Nandi Campbell and Assistant District Attorney Teneé Felix.

Aug. 29 marked the 15th  anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and I remember the weeks after the storm being a PR professional’s “moment.”

Great Day Louisiana and McDonald’s want to know: What are your reasons to smile?

In the midst of quarantine, “Purple Bear,” a stuffed toy caught at Mardi Gras that became a local little girl’s faithful companion, went missing.

Nunez Community College Professor Ronald Chapman came up with an idea for an awareness campaign to support the efforts of the many frontline healthcare workers and first responders during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Community support is more important now than ever, as the New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter remains open and in service to some of our most vulnerable citizens.

I am hopeful social distancing will somehow bring us closer together long after COVID-19. It’s feelings like this that fuel communities in times of uncertainty.

A new decade is officially here, and social media is alight with decade recaps and the #10yearchallenge. Ten years of life events is a lot to digest, even when they aren’t yours!

Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union employees spent approximately 200 hours from September to November 2019 giving back to the communities in which the business serves.

Do you know what to do in case of a fire, flood or chemical release? Wally the Turtle has been helping kids in St. Bernard Parish learn just that for seven years.

You can kick off the holiday shopping season and support local businesses at the same time by participating in Small Business Saturday.

In the spirit of the Thanksgiving season, Mike Brandner Injury Attorneys was the presenting sponsor of the New Orleans nonprofit Brandner Gives Back’s Second Annual Turkey Giveaway.

For the second year, Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union handed out medals to racers as they crossed the Jazz Half Marathon finish line.

Followers of the local real estate market are in for a surprise.

This month, Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union is participating in breast cancer initiatives throughout the community.

Geaux Girl!  is a collaboration between New Orleans girls and women from all over our community. The magazine features impressive teen writing and virtual art, fun stuff to do for teens, real talk about adolescent reproductive health and so much more.

Read more about Shannon and the retreat center online via the Clarion Herald. Shannon Haddad is the new executive director…

Recently, Chalmette Refining donated 3,216 pounds of frozen food to the Second Harvest Food Bank (SHFB), an organization that is leading the fight against hunger in South Louisiana by providing food access, advocacy, education and disaster response. SHFB provides food and support to more than 700 community partners and programs across 23 parishes.

One of the many things I handled during my years at The Times-Picayune was the Loving Cup ceremony. Before I was more intimately involved, I thought this was just some award that was given to a well-known person in the community, to someone who knew a lot of people and sat on a lot of boards.

Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union is proud to announce its 2019 Peter C. Bertucci Scholarship Program winners. Each student received $1,000 with their respective schools receiving $300 and sponsoring teachers each receiving $100. High school seniors who are members of JFFCU were eligible to apply. Winners include:

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