Community Impact Podcast
1) Us Helping Us: Formerly Incarcerated Men Assist One Another Through The First 72+
The First 72+ seeks to stop the cycle of incarceration by fostering independence and self-sustainability. Imagine you've just spent years, maybe decades, incarcerated. You’ve paid your debt to society...Show More
2) Community Visions Unlimited Rebuilds Neighborhoods Through Art
Community Visions Unlimited seeks to rebuild neighborhoods through art, housing, and empowerment. If you drive around New Orleans, there’s a chance you may run across utility boxes on street corners a...Show More
3) Cafe Reconcile Transforms The Lives Of Young Adults Through Reconciliation
Cafe Reconcile brings innovative life skills and job training to young people from severely at-risk communities. “ So the word of the day today is open-mindedness. What does it mean to have an open mi...Show More
4) Green Light New Orleans Makes A Large Impact Through Small Actions
Green Light New Orleans strives to operate as a model of energy efficiency and sustainability. I’m in the backyard of Ms. Mira Cosey’s home. She tells me what vegetables she’s been growing in her gard...Show More
5) Community Impact: A Clinic That Plays To Musicians' Health Needs
Community Impact is WWNO's series on nonprofit organizations in the New Orleans region, a partnership between WWNO and the Greater New Orleans Foundation. In this edition Jasmin Lopez visits the New O...Show More
6) Women Who Were Sex Trafficked Find Strength And Reclaim Their Lives At Eden House
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the average age of entry into prostitution in the United States is 12-14. Eden House is a two-year residential program for women who have been commercially...Show More
Women Who Were Sex Trafficked Find Strength And Reclaim Their Lives At Eden House
05:00 | Apr 12th, 2016
7) Neighborhood Housing Services Of New Orleans Helps The Aging Stay In Their Homes
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Orleans , Inc. revitalizes communities by increasing the number of homeowners and transforming vacant or substandard properties into sustainable homeownership. The...Show More
Neighborhood Housing Services Of New Orleans Helps The Aging Stay In Their Homes
04:05 | Dec 8th, 2015
8) NewCorp Acts As A Catalyst For Wealth For Disadvantaged Communities
NewCorp has served as convener of the Mardi Gras Indian nations including the Yellow Pocahontas, Mohawk Hunters, Washitaw Nation, Apache Nation, Naypayshni Cherokee Warriors, Fiyiyi, Indians of the Na...Show More
9) VA Trains Employees With Skills Needed To Advance Their Careers
The Hudson Thomas Program is a workforce training program of the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System aimed at increasing the fundamental skills needed to advance the careers of incumbent em...Show More
10) Louisiana Appleseed Makes Getting A Clear Property Title Easier
Louisiana Appleseed recruits professionals to donate pro bono time to solve problems at their root cause. Their goal is to advance social justice by creating change at a systemic level. Louisiana Appl...Show More