Community Impact

To tackle perilously-low rates of immunizations, a local initiative is bringing free vaccinations directly to neighborhoods and schools.

The nation’s leader in real estate development for the arts has a new plan for a Tremé school property with long roots.

How one New Orleans nonprofit is helping develop tomorrow's generation of philanthropists and helping address today's community causes.

An applied research center is helping small communities along the coast cope with change by building networks, sharing knowledge and kindling hope.

Lessons about food, about sustainability and about community are taking root in urban farming plots across the city, and NOLA Green Roots is helping develop a network among them.

A new tool to channel private investment into wetlands restoration is one example of how the Idea Village and its Water Challenge are helping turn vexing problems into promising opportunities.

In Central City, not far from the Superdome, a supportive housing program is providing stability, compassion and hope for chronically homeless people as they rebuild their lives.

In the fight to reduce infant mortality rates, one nonprofit is putting friendship and community on the front line.

One local nonprofit is helping make public transit in New Orleans a smoother ride, and its latest project will let people pinpoint just when that next streetcar will come along. 

With a history of service dating back to 1892, one nonprofit is finding new ways to help children and families deal with very modern challenges.