Community
Shares of Louisiana
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| Community Shares of Louisiana | |||
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Jennifer Minogue |
Working in Louisiana to end poverty, abuse and intolerance, housing
discrimination, unfair labor practices. Your donation also supports higher
education, senior rights, and social equality. | ||
| Organizations belonging to Community Shares of Louisiana: | |||
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Alliance for Affordable Energy | |||
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Gary Groesch |
The Alliance is a community-based, membership organization that works to
lower utility bills, protect consumer rights, challenge unfair utility
practices, make homes energy efficient, and promote a cleaner environment in
Louisiana. | ||
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American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Louisiana | |||
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Joe Cook |
Louisiana's foremost defender of individual freedom in our Bill of Rights.
Educates and litigates freedom of speech, assembly and religion plus equal
protection under law, fair treatment and privacy rights. | ||
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Bread for the World of New Orleans Chapter | |||
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Sr. Jane Remson, O. Carm. |
The mission of New Orleans Bread for the World is to organize people and
collaborate with community based organizations and institutions in developing
solutions to hunger and poverty through prayer, education and advocacy. | ||
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The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | |||
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Mark Davies |
The Coalition is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Louisiana’s
coastal swamps, marshes, waters, and barrier shorelines and to the stewardship
of natural resources, communities and the economies of the region | ||
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Fair Housing Action Center (FHAC) | |||
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Chris Brown |
Works to eliminate housing discrimination through education, investigation,
and enforcement. FHAC works to promote fair competition throughout the housing
marketplace, including the rental, sales, lending, and homeowners' insurance
markets. | ||
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Gulf Restoration Network (GRN) | |||
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Susie Little |
A diverse network of local, regional, and national organizations committed to
restoring and protecting the Gulf of Mexico. GRN monitors Louisiana's water
quality issues and works to address the Dead Zone. | ||
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Hope House | |||
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Don Everard |
A faith-based neighborhood Center that responds to the needs of its neighbors
with programs and collaborative action. Providing emergency assistance, adult
education, youth recreation, homeless assistance and education for justice. | ||
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The Lambda Center | |||
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Morris Welch |
Operates community Center and provides programs to promote understanding
between gay and heterosexual communities and to promote well-being of gay,
lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people in greater Baton Rouge area. | ||
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Lindy's Place | |||
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Dale Robinson-Rogers |
A temporary residence for homeless women that endeavors to break the cycle of
homelessness, unemployment, and poverty by enabling women to become emotionally
and economically self-sufficient, contributing members of society. | ||
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Louisiana Citizens for Tax Justice | |||
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Zack Nauth |
We unite low and moderate income families to fight unjust economic policies
that bind them into involuntary poverty, prevent the proper education of our
children, and deny life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. | ||
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Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) | |||
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Rebecca Gerdes |
A statewide organization which works to create, maintain, and preserve a
cleaner and healthier environment in Louisiana by fostering cooperation and
communication among individuals and organizations to address environmental
problems. | ||
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Louisiana Injured Workers Union Education Fund | |||
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Ruby Mouton |
A statewide organization helping injured workers to obtain medical, financial
and information resources and promoting the formation of support and advocacy
groups for workers who have been hurt on the job. | ||
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Louisiana Labor Neighbor Project | |||
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Pam Taylor |
This program helps grassroots people organize themselves for social,
economic, environmental, and workplace justice by providing technical assistance
and leadership training to community groups. | ||
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My House, Inc. | |||
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Laura Dial |
My House facilitates the intellectual and emotional growth of low-income
students, families, and undereducated adults through: an after-school program,
summer enrichment camp, teen pregnancy prevention project, and job development
program. | ||
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Planned Parenthood of Louisiana and the Mississippi Delta | |||
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Robbie Denny |
Planned Parenthood empowers individuals and families to take control of their
lives and futures by providing family planning services, including reproductive
healthcare, education, and advocacy. | ||
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Seniors with Power United for Rights (SPUR) | |||
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Josephine Elow |
SPUR is a grassroots community organization of low-income seniors who work
for decent housing, prescription drug availability, quality health care, and
accessible and affordable transportation for elderly and disabled people. | ||
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Uptown Shepherd Center | |||
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Sylvia Warren |
The Center is an opportunity for senior citizens to continue independent,
healthy, meaningful lives. The Center offers educational classes, exercise,
recreational activities, noon meals, transportation, outings, and special
holiday events. | ||
