More than $100,000 Awarded to Louisiana Non-Profits
The LBF has nine regional Community Partnership Panels (CCP) which identify areas of need throughout the year in addition to the regular LBF grant cycle. The CPP’s foster collaboration, respond to arising community needs, and encourage local involvement in the designation of grant funds. Each panel has an annual budget of $15,000. Those CPP’s who have not yet designated all of their funding will do so by June 30, 2019.
Grantees are listed by region below. To see the LBF’s full grant list for 2018-19 click here.
CPP Funding 2018-2019
July 1, 2018 – January 18, 2019
Acadiana - $13,900
Louis A. Martinet Society - $3,500: Funded materials for their 35th Anniversary celebration, including an educational video about the organization as well as banner panels to highlight the mission values of the organization.
The Extra Mile - $10,400: Funded a security officer and volunteer recruitment and training initiatives.
Bayou Region - $15,000
CASA of Lafourche - $5,000: Funded travel costs incurred by advocates to ensure that consistent contact and advocacy are maintained. Each advocate is required to visit the children in their placements every month and to attend all meetings with resource providers.
CASA of Terrebonne - $5,000: Funded recruiting, training and retention efforts of volunteer advocates, including advertising and training and included social media ads, digital ads, curriculum fees, training supplies and materials, etc.
The Haven - $5,000: Funded expenses incurred from raising awareness of availability of legal services for domestic violence survivors and provided free legal education to domestic violence survivors regarding their legal rights. Expenses include salary and benefits, billboards, rack cards, and brochures.
Central - $15,000
Teen Court of Avoyelles - $6,500: Funded salary and benefits for employees. The goal of the program is to provide an alternative for first-time juvenile offenders to avoid the juvenile justice system and have no juvenile record as well as to provide law-related education concerning juvenile law to adolescents and adults in Avoyelles Parish.
Children’s Advocacy Network - $6,755: Funding for parish specific booklets that explain the interview process and processes associated with all parties involved in the CINC court system. Books are to be distributed to each parish court house. Victims and their families will be educated on resources available.
LBF Oral History Project - $1,745: Video production of approved nominees.
Greater Orleans - $15,000
CrescentCare - $3,500: Funding for name change assistance project. Materials will be developed to let patients know of the project.
Justice and Accountability Center - $3,500: Funding helped JAC better serve re-entry court participants by centralizing their case management through a single staff attorney, to be housed at JAC. Funds will be used for salary and benefits of the staff attorney.
Lower 9th Ward Homeownership Association - $7,000: Funding was for direct representation of pre-storm residents in negations with collection attorneys; coordination with SLLS for representation if law suits are filed; development of policy-level solutions; leadership of working group of area legal agencies to refine policy solutions; advocacy with the state of Louisiana to adopt policy solutions; development of training materials; presentation of trainings to other advocates; and provision of advice and consultation to other advocates.
Pink House - $1,000: Pink House is a personal development academy for girls between 13-18 years old that exposes students to life skills, mentoring and career opportunities. Funds will enhance focus on legal issues. Seminars address dating violence, understanding legal rights and bullying. Their goal is to also incorporate sessions that discuss women’s rights and cybercrimes.
Northeast - $15,000
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation - $4,500: Funds will be used to purchase inexpensive “tablet” type devices to be placed in local libraries, to increase access to free legal help for those unable to get to an ALSC office.
Pine Hills Advocacy Center - $10,000: Funding for the director’s salary/benefits, counseling services/forensic interview services and to hire an additional forensic interviewer. The center offers forensic interviews, counseling, medical advocacy, prevention education, courtroom advocacy and a 24-hour hotline.
LBF Oral History Project - $500: Video production of approved nominee.
Northshore - $15,000
Children’s Advocacy Center-Hope House - $9,000: Funding to expand forensic interviewing services and a forensic interviewing recording system. The goal is to provide neutral, non-leading forensic interviewing legal services to potential child victims of abuse in St. Tammany and Washington Parishes.
Family Promise of St. Tammany - $2,500: Funding assisted clients with legal representation. The goal of the program is to assist homeless families in becoming self-sufficient by aiding them in removing their current legal barriers.
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - $3,000: Funding for outreach materials for their Northshore Pro Bono 10-year anniversary. The goals of the project are to help recruit and train more volunteers to increase free civil legal resources for vulnerable people living in Washington and St. Tammany Parishes; to help retain and reinvigorate current/past volunteers; and to increase awareness in the legal, judicial and local community about the unmet needs of low-income people, etc.
LBF Oral History Project - $500: Video production of approved nominee.
Northwest - $11,575
Volunteers for Youth Justice - $10,000: VYJ Teen Court aims to reduce the number of youths entering the Juvenile Court System for minor offenses. Students will interact with adult mentors who can serve as role models, students will practice public speaking and debate skills to foster feelings of confidence and pride and will earn community service hours. Funds will cover salaries, security, program expenses and student field trips.
LBF Oral History Project - $1,575: Video productions of approved nominees.
