Listed below are selected organizations that are currently engaged in organizing, hosting or identifying community service projects for groups visiting New Orleans, contributing to the city’s recovery.

New Orleans Area Habitat For Humanity
Contact: (504) 861-2077; www.habitat-nola.org
This group will be building homes for many months (years) to come. Most visible site is Musician’s Village in the Upper Ninth Ward, but they have sites all around the metropolitan area.

Catholic Charities
Contact: Shannon Murphy, Director of Volunteers
(504)-310-6962; smurphy@archdiocese-no.org
www.ccano.org
This multi-faceted organization serves a variety of organizations and needs, including response and recovery, housing, healthcare and education. Second Harvest Food Bank offers half-day opportunities to serve the community by sorting and packing food, helping with special events, food delivery and pick-ups, and office assistance.

Beacon of Hope
Contact: Heather Huth, Volunteer Coordinator
(504) 322-2514 or (504) 309-5120 (on site); volunteer@lakewoodbeacon.org;
www.lakewoodbeacon.org
Founded in the Lakeview neighborhood, The Beacon of Hope Resource Center is a grass roots organization taking pro-active measures to rebuild neighborhoods that are vital and essential to the rebuilding of the City of New Orleans. Beacon of Hope has expanded to include the Lakeview, Gentilly, and Lower 9th Ward communities.

City Park, New Orleans
Contact: Jim Morrison
(504) 483-9459; jmorrison@nocp.org;
http://neworleanscitypark.com/volunteer.html
City Park sustained $43 million dollars in damages from Hurricane Katrina. Volunteers are essential for the recovery of the Park and for the Park to take its place in the cultural and recreational rebirth of New Orleans.

New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD)
Contact: Larry Barabino
New Orleans City Hall
(504) 382-3663; lbarabino@cityofno.com
The New Orleans Recreation Department is the official department for youth programs. A majority of their parks and play spots were damaged in the flood and they need volunteers to help clean up and restore parks and play spots.

Hands On New Orleans
Contact: Sam McKenzie
smckenzie@handsonnetwork.org; volunteer@handsonneworleans.org
www.handsonneworleans.org
Much like City Year, Hands on New Orleans can help identify a project, often for groups of all ages. All skill levels are needed. Some projects include working at schools, parks homes and with non-profit agencies.

Green Light New Orleans
Contact: Andi Hoffman
(504) 324.2429; andihoffman@greenlightneworleans.org 
www.greenlightneworleans.org
Green Light New Orleans is a non-profit environmental organization that is working to reduce resident’s energy bills by providing energy efficient compact florescent light bulbs and installing them for free. Volunteers assist in installing the bulbs.

City Year
Contact: Chris Flood
cflood@cityyear.org; (504) 344-5153
www.cityyear.org/sites/louisiana
City Year is a group of young people dedicating a year of life to service, in New Orleans as it relates to recovery. They can help to identify opportunities for service and coordinate the activity at various locations around the city including schools and other organizations with needs.

Preservation Resource Center’s Rebuilding Together New Orleans
Contact: Alyssa Provencio
(504) 636-3076; aprovencio@prcno.org 
Rebuilding Together New Orleans is a program of the Preservation Resource Center and has been revitalizing homes and communities in New Orleans for 20 years. Their primary focus is rebuilding the homes of low-income elderly and disabled homeowners in Orleans Parish, targeting five neighborhoods.

Bayou Rebirth
Contact: Colleen Morgan
(504) 267-7500; coleen@bayourebirth.org 
Bayou Rebirth is a new program that has the mission of matching volunteers to wetlands restoration projects in the Southeast Louisiana.

St. Bernard Project
Contact: St. Bernard Project’s Volunteer Department
(504) 277-6831; volunteer@stbernardproject.org 
The St. Bernard project is a non-profit, grassroots organization that began rebuilding homes in August 2006 in St. Bernard Parish.

There’s No Place Like Home National™ (a program of Jeanie C. Linders Fund)
(407) 478-1700;contact@jclfund.org
www.theresnoplacelikehomenational.org
This organization is building 12 homes in New Orleans. Volunteers can paint, clean up or landscape.

Katrinacorps
Contact: Ray Thomas
(313) 477- 2879; info@katrinacorps.org
www.katrinacorps.org
This grass-roots organization works with multiple groups and hosts a variety of different project opportunities, including rebuilding, house gutting, mold remediation, land preservation and mentoring.

Donation Opportunities

Please keep in mind that most of the organizations listed accept much needed financial donations to help them continue with their respective missions. Other organizations welcoming financial support include:

Operation Kids/Brees Dream Foundation Initiative
http://www.change.org/operationkids/projects
This project, led by Saints Quarterback Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, seeks to improve/enhance the lives of children in New Orleans.

Friends of New Orleans Public Library
(504) 596-2587; fnopl@gno.lib.la.us 
As New Orleans Public Library rebuilds, the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library are on the scene to lend a hand. Financial support is now the Library’s greatest need.

Make It Right Foundation
(504) 208-9265
www.makeitrightnola.org
The mission of this organization is to act as a catalyst for redevelopment of the Lower Ninth Ward by building a neighborhood comprised of safe and healthy homes.