Foundation for Louisiana's focus areas are a key link between our program activities and our overall theory of change. By building leadership capacity among residents to engage in decision-making practices, our efforts help to create the critical mass needed to advocate for meaningful social change.
Projects We Support
Rising Out of Homelessness
Helping people rise out of homelessness is one of the toughest challenges in the affordable housing arena. Every story of homelessness is heartbreaking; those of homeless veterans are especially tough.
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Unity of New Orleans is redeveloping this building into 109 units of affordable housing
Grants Build Capacity, Leadership in Growing Latino Community
Puentes was conceived as a Latino-run, Latino-serving community development organization in 2007 with a mission to address needs for civic engagement, coalition building and advocacy around social justice issues affecting Latinos in the New Orleans area.
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Giving Transit Riders a Voice
One of Foundation for Louisiana's first Equity Working Group's scores a major policy win: securing a voice for public transit riders within the Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
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Residents attending Voices for Transportation Choices try to plan a trip route using available tools.
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Helping people rise out of homelessness is one of the toughest challenges in the affordable housing arena.
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