!PROGRAMS DIRECTORY FALL 2019 EDITION The New Orleans Youth Programs Directory is published by the New Orleans Youth Alliance (NOYA) with the generous support of the City of New Orleans, W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Baptist Community Ministries, and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. All information listed was obtained and collected from organizations who participated in a brief survey administered by NOYA. This information is subject to change. Any updates to this directory can be made via email to [email protected]. The Directory can also be accessed via web at neworleansyouthalliance.org Directory design by Zach Jackson, Dominique Butler, and Alexis Reed. www.neworleansyouthalliance.org © 2019 New Orleans Youth Alliance About the Youth Programs Directory 2 How to Use the Youth Programs Directory 3 Badge Key 4 Youth Programs (A-Z) 5-126 Resources for Schools & Programs (A-Z) 12-135 School Partnerships (A-Z) 136-154 New Orleans Recreation Development Commission Facilities (A-Z) 155-162 A Publication of 1 Welcome to the New Orleans Youth Programs Directory! This guide serves as a resource to connect youth, their families and the community to the youth-serving programs available in New Orleans. Our youth deserve every opportunity to learn, grow and lead, and this directory will help them make informed decisions about which programs are best suited for them. The New Orleans Youth Alliance (NOYA) is the youth development intermediary for the Greater New Orleans area. NOYA works to cultivate a system of high-quality, well-resourced youth development organizations that center youth leadership and racial equity in their work with young people. NOYA achieves its mission through three key areas of service: program quality and professional development, policy and advocacy, and organizational effectiveness. 2 The programs in this directory are listed under the following categories: Cultural Programs • Performing & Visual Arts Programming Conflict Resolution/Violence Prevention • Financial Literacy • Life Skills • Special Services Career Readiness • Entrepreneurship • Pre-Professional Programming ACT Preparation • Adult Basic Education • College Readiness • Early Childhood Development • HiSET Preparation • Literacy Education • STEM Programming • Tutoring Leadership Development • Service Learning Mentoring Sports & Recreation 3 This organization partners with the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission () NOLA-Youth Program Quality Initiative - This program has demonstrated a commitment to high quality youth development practices & continuous improvement. 4 www.neworleansyouthalliance.org 5 P. O. Box 871522 New Orleans, LA 70187 (504) 208-9337 www.100blackmennola.org The mission of the 100 Black Men of Metro New Orleans, Inc. is to provide support and improve the quality of life for African Americans, and youth in particular, in the New Orleans Community. The organization’s vision is to become the city’s strongest, most self-reliant African-American volunteer organization focused on education, enrichment and empowerment. Call (504) 208-9337 ☑ Life Skills & Special Services ☑ Leadership, Service & Social Justice ☑ Mentoring ☑ Meals Monthly Gifted & Talented Weekends ☑ Summer Spring Break ☑ Opportunity Youth ☑ Cisgender Boys Open to all youth 8-18, with a focus on Black males Transgender Boys ☑ No, all programs are free of cost Encouraged, but not required 6 612 Andrew Higgins Drive, 3rd Floor New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 475-8070 www.the1881institute.org The 1881 Institute–named after the year The Tuskegee Institute was founded –is a nonprofit workforce-development initiative that prepares underrepresented populations to successfully enter fields in engineering and technology. The 1881 also works to increase the labor pool of engineers and technicians in Louisiana and Mississippi. NORD Milne Recreation Center Education 5420 Franklin Avenue ☑ New Orleans, LA 70122 ☑ Leadership, Service & Social Justice Delgado Sidney Collier Campus 3727 Louisa Street New Orleans, LA 70126 ☑ Recreation ☑ Meals ☑ Stipends Daily After School Homeless Youth During School ☑ Summer Winter ☑ Opportunity Youth Spring ☑ System-Involved Youth Teens and young adults ☑ All Genders No, all programs are free of cost ☑ All Youth Encouraged, but not required 7 1750 Saint Bernard Avenue New Orleans, LA 70116 (504) 930-4412 www.826neworleans.org 826 New Orleans is a youth writing nonprofit. Our mission is to cultivate and support the voices of New Orleans's young writers ages 6-18 through creative collaborations with schools and communities. We help students in grades 1-12 strengthen their writing skills and then publish their work. N/A ☑ Education ☑ Meals ☑ Stipends ☑ Students with Disabilities ☑ LGBTQ+ System-Involved Youth ☑ Daily All Genders After School ☑ During School Weekends Summer No No, all programs are free of cost Encouraged, but not required 8 1036 Arabella Street New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 487-1147 (504) 434-2259 www.asandaces.org A's & Aces is a 503nonprofit organization founded in 2008 with a mission to provide academic assistance, life skills and tennis to New Orleans public school children and others who lack access to high-quality academic assistance and tennis. Our sport-based youth development model is used to expose and engage many, and retain all youth with high interest and a committed parent who want to succeed by using tennis to assist their pathways to college and beyond. Joe Brown Park Education 5601 Read Blvd ☑ New Orleans, LA 70127 Leadership, Service & Social Justice Dillard University ☑ 2601 Gentilly Blvd New Orleans, LA 70122 ☑ Recreation ☑ All Genders Daily Weekends After School During School Summer Winter Break Spring Break Ages 6-18 Encouraged, but not required 9 Alpha Youth Leadership Academy ADDRESS: 3019 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 PHONE: 504-909-4158 WEBSITE: http://www.sigmalambda.org ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION: The Brothers of the Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha have partnered with Warren Easton Charter High School to provide mentoring services to two groups of young men-- one group of sophomores and one group of juniors. We meet once a month a WECHS to focus on goal setting, academic check-ins, and general bonding among the mentees. We have a goal to build strong future leaders-- young men who will leave Easton with a clearer sense of who they are and what they will ultimately become. OFFERINGS: N/A ☑ Life Skills & Special Services ☑ Leadership, Service & Social Justice ☑ Mentoring SUPPORTS: ☑ Breakfast WHO THE PROGRAM SERVES: WHEN THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED: All Youth Monthly ☑ We meet on the 4th Thursdays of each month Cisender Boys ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: ☑ We are currently serving 10th and 11th graders At Warren Easton High COST: No, all programs are free of cost PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT: No 10 Bard Early College ADDRESS: 3820 Saint Claude Avenue New Orleans, LA 70117 PHONE: (504) 439-0122 WEBSITE: bhsec.bard.edu/ecno/ ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION: Bard Early College in New Orleans engages bright, intellectually invested students with a tuition-free, immersive liberal arts curriculum. By promoting authentic and supportive undergraduate opportunities, faculty and staff prepare students of all academic backgrounds for further college success. OTHER LOCATIONS: OFFERINGS: (See School Partnerships) Cohen College Prep ☑ Education Collegiate Academies International High KIPP L.B. Landry-Walker High WHO THE PROGRAM SERVES: Livingston Collegiate Academy ☑ All Youth ☑ All Genders WHEN THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED: Daily During School ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Ages of 15-19 Good academic standing and commitment COST: No, all programs are free of cost PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT: No 11 PO Box 8844 New Orleans, LA 70182 (504) 382-9646 www.thebeautifulfoundation.org The Beautiful Foundation provides a safe space for adolescent girls to learn and express themselves through school based and community programming. Call (504) 382-9646 ☑ Life Skills & Special Services ☑ Leadership, Service & Social Justice ☑ Mentoring ☑ Cisgender Girls Weekly During School Summer Winter Break Spring Break Ages 12-22 Encouraged, but not required 12 320 North Carrollton Avenue, Suite 102 New Orleans, LA 70119 (504) 566-0707 www.bgcsela.org Our mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. We provide a world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who walks through our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle. Joe Brown Park ☑ Life Skills & Special Services 5601 Read Blvd New Orleans, LA 7012 Career Exploration & Job Training ☑ NFL/YET Club 1140 South Broad Avenue ☑ Education New Orleans, LA 70125 ☑ Leadership, Service & Social Justice ☑ Mentoring ☑ Recreation Daily After School ☑ Meals Summer ☑ Transportation Ages 6-18 with parent/guardian signatures on registration forms ☑ All Youth ☑ All Genders Encouraged, but not required 13 4327 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 (504) 252-9025 www.youthbreakout.org Breakout is a nonprofit with a mission to end criminalization of LGBTQ+ youth in New Orleans. We serve youth between the ages of 13-25 through healing, organizing and leadership development to address core issues of job education and housing for LGBTQ+ youth. N/A ☑ Education ☑ Leadership, Service & Social