Mission In response to the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ and in keeping with our Baptist heritage, Baptist Community Ministries is committed to improving the physical, mental, and spiritual health of people and communities in the five-parish Greater New Orleans area. Core Values Baptist Community Ministries is a faith-based Christian organization that seeks to embody five core values: 1. Faithfulness – Honor God in all that we do 2. Compassion – Exhibit unconditional love and acceptance to our community members 3. Respect – Demonstrate reverence for the dignity and cultural diversity of each person in our community 4. Sustainability – Demand responsible stewardship of our charitable assets 5. Transparency – Commit to being an accountable and trustworthy community partner Three Pillars of BCM Chaplaincy Services – Chaplaincy Services provides spiritual care and consultation to individuals, groups, and institutions, regardless of their religious affiliation. Congregational Wellness – Congregational Wellness trains church members to implement wellness ministries within congregations and communities they serve, promoting the health and well-being of its members. Grants – BCM strives to provide a better quality of life for all people in the region through grantmaking with specific zones of interest in health, education, and public safety.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation is the philanthropic institution dedicated to driving positive impact through philanthropy, leadership, and action in the Greater New Orleans Region. Our roots extend back to the Community Chest of New Orleans established in 1924. For over 90 years, we’ve connected our donors and fundholders with causes that they’re passionate about to affect transformational change. It’s how we help people make the most of their investment, while helping the members of our communities that need it most. But we don’t just do philanthropy. We provide civic leadership within the Greater New Orleans region to help address the biggest challenges facing the place we love, so that we can improve the everyday lives of the people that live here—today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. We have a long legacy of helping others help the people of the Greater New Orleans region. We helped make the most of generous donations in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, playing a key part in the recovery of the region. We created the Community Revitalization Fund, which has helped develop nearly 9,500 housing units. And we created the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund in 2010 to support the people affected by the worst oil spill in history. Along with those unique events, we help support our region on a daily basis. Now, we manage more than 900 funds in a variety of causes that have both short-term and long-term impact. And we’ll continue to do everything we can to make the Greater New Orleans region better now, and for generations to come.

Greater New Orleans, Inc. is a regional economic development alliance serving the 10-parish region of Southeast Louisiana. Our mission to create a thriving economy, and excellent quality of life, for everyone. GNO, Inc. will accomplish this by pursuing an aggressive agenda of business development: marketing the region and relocating companies to the region; and product development: improving regional business conditions -- through policy, workforce, research, and communications initiatives.

The Terrytown 5th District Volunteer Fire Department provides Fire/Resuce Services and Fire Prevention Education to the community.

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Girl Scouts Louisiana East is a leadership development organization for girls, K-12th grade, in 23 parishes in southeast Louisiana. Headquartered in New Orleans with a Regional Service Center in Baton Rouge, Girl Scouts Louisiana East serves nearly 13,000 girls and 5,500 adults in the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. Its mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

The mission of Urban League of Louisiana is to assist African Americans and other communities seeking equity to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights.

Founded in 2004, the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is a New Orleans-based non-profit organization that annually serves over 1,000 underserved children and young adults between the ages 7-24. YEP has grown significantly over the last 13 years. In our first year of operation, YEP had one program; served 25 youth; and had an annual budget of $235,000. We now have seven locations in the Greater New Orleans region and operate ten programs. YEP’s mission is to engage underserved young people through community-based education, mentoring and employment readiness programs to help them develop skills and strengthen ties to family and community. Through YEP’s core programs, we address key barriers that impede young people from succeeding. Specifically, YEP addresses overarching challenges that include illiteracy, poverty and crime. YEP’s continuum of effective services attack the root causes of these social ills and provide young people with the supports and skills they need to succeed in school and in their communities. YEP operates 11 different programs within four main focus areas: Mentoring/Youth Advocacy, Adult Education and Literacy, Enrichment, and Postsecondary Transition Services and Employment Readiness. For more information visit our website: www.youthempowermentproject.org and follow us on social media: @yepnola

Travelers Aid Society of Greater New Orleans (TAS) is committed to preventing homelessness and to helping homeless or stranded families and individuals regain a self-sufficient lifestyle. Today, Travelers Aid provides Crisis-Intervention counseling and support services for the homeless and stranded travelers who may become homeless. -Crisis-Intervention Counseling/Case Management -Job Search Assistance -Support Services -Day Shelter All Services are offered to persons regardless of race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation or economic status.

The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families harmed by pollution and vulnerable to climate change in the Gulf Coast Region through research, education, community and student engagement for policy change, as well as health and safety training for environmental careers.

Team Gleason has provided over $10 million in adventure, technology, equipment, and care services to over 15,000 people living with ALS and countless others through advocacy, support and ultimately bringing an end to the disease. Team Gleason's mission is to improve life for people living with ALS by delivering innovative technology and equipment, as well as providing and empowering an improved life experience.

The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is an environmental health & justice organization supporting communities' use of grassroots action to become informed, sustainable neighborhoods free from industrial pollution. The organization is named for the bucket tool used to take air samples and was founded in 2000 by Director Anne Rolfes. We have provided technical support, especially in the areas of air monitoring and media training, to residents of Norco, Chalmette, New Sarpy, Alsen, Mossville, the Holy Cross Neighborhood in New Orleans, and Plaquemine. The primary recipient of our services for the last three years has been the St. Bernard Citizens for Environmental Quality. We go door to door in communities to document problems use that documentation to facilitate change. To help communities reach their goals we may: introduce a bill in the legislature, arrange a meeting between residents and the facility’s insurers, conduct research to increase the pressure on the facility/corporation, or hold educational sessions in the neighborhood. Our powerful and diverse tools are put in the hands of neighborhood residents so that they can reach their goals.