After facing a critical shortage of summer youth programs post-Katrina, a group of local foundations and organizations created the Unified Summer Grants Collaborative in 2006 to support safe activities for New Orleans-area youth. The collaborative has continued to address the ongoing need for affordable, safe, educational and recreational youth activities and to leverage partner resources through this collaborative effort.
Information on Summer Programs is now available at neworleans.ilivehere.info. To find summer specific details click on the ‘Summer Programs’ tab located above the resource map at neworleans.ilivehere.info. Please share this valuable information with families and other interested community members. This resource will provide children, youth, and families with the most up to date resources available in New Orleans Summer 2010.
If you are running a program that is not listed or know of an addition resource please register on the site or contact Eric Jensen (ejensen@gnoafterschool.org) as soon as possible for inclusion.
Over three years, the Collaborative has awarded grants totaling $3.4 million to a variety of summer programs across the New Orleans area that serve vulnerable, low-income youth, who, with this support, have had opportunities to engage in academic enrichment, cultural and arts programs, sports and physical recreation, cooking, and nutrition activities.
