Helpful Non-Profit Organizations
Non-Profit Partners
GENTILLY
Beacon of Hope Resource Center
145 Robert E Lee Blvd Suite 200
New Orleans LA 70124
Tel: 504.644.4125 ask for Connie Uddo
LOWER 9TH WARD
Common Ground Relief, Inc.
Common Ground can design and install residential rain gardens. Trees from their nursery are also available for planting in residential yards.
1800 Deslonde Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
Tel: 504.312.1729
Lowernine.org
Lowernine trains and assembles groups of volunteers to help rebuild homes and landscape improvements that require skilled and unskilled labor.
6018 El Dorado Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
Tel: 504.278.1240 ask for Rick Prose
The Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development
CSED can assist with organizing skilled and non-skilled volunteer labor to help you build your landscape improvements.
Tel: 504.430.9041 ask for Kathy Muse or Warrenetta Banks
The School at Blair Grocery
They have a youth job training program and can help with skilled and unskilled labor needs
Tel: 718.415.0890 as for Nat Turner or e-mail him at turner@ny2no.com
CITY-WIDE
Bayou Rebirth
5700 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70115
Tel: 504.267.5724
E-mail: Contact Us
Green Project
2831 Marais Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
Tel: 504-945-0240
E-mail: info@thegreenproject.org
Hike for KaTREEna
Hike for KaTREEna is a non-profit organization dedicated to replanting the tens of thousands of trees lost to hurricanes and flooding in the Greater New Orleans region through a program that fosters community participation and stewardship.
1509 Filmore Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70122
Tel: 504-644-4125
FAX: 504-309-5440
E-mail: info@hikeforkatreena.org
Matt’s Trees – Replanting New Orleans
A nonprofit dedicated to replanting trees and native landscaping that would positively impact the well-being of every returning resident. We believe that New Orleans can be replanted sustainably and intentionally, and that the redevelopment of the city has to include the restoration of its unique environment.
Contact: Lauren Sloan
Email: mattstrees.lauren@yahoo.com
Old City Building Center
341 N. Hennessey Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Tel: 504.495.7904 ask for Dawn
Whole Foods Market
Please feel free to contact Whole Foods for help assembling a team of unskilled volunteer labor. They ask that you provide all materials, tools, and at least one skilled project overseer.
Tel : 504.899.9119 ×210 ask for Kristina Bradford
Annunciation Mission
Please feel free to contact Annunciation Mission for help assembling a team of unskilled volunteer labor. They ask that you provide all materials for the project.
Tel: 504.895.8697
New Orleans Rebirth Volunteer Program at the First Uniterian Universalist Church
Please feel free to contact this organization for help assembling a team of unskilled volunteer labor. They ask that you provide all materials for the project.
phone: 504-866-4170
- Parkway Partners
Parkway Partners can help you choose the right tree and/or shrub for the right space, help you with a planting plan, provide locally grown trees and shrubs that are already adapted to our planting zone, and will deliver your plants to your Lot Next Door – all for very reasonable prices. Installation labor is not included. Parkway Partners also helps build community gardens (www.parkwaypartnersnola.org), and they have amazing plant sales every second Saturday, including a free educational series.
1137 Baronne St. New Orleans, LA 70113
Office hours – Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Tel: 504.620.2224
contact Nell Howard
nhoward@parkwaypartnersnola.org
- Recirculating Farms Coalition
The Recirculating Farms Coalition supports building eco-friendly farms that use clean, recycled water to grow accessible fresh food. They can show you how to build a your own mini recirculating farm that includes vegetables, fish, water and soils all in one contained system.
5721 Magazine Street, #191
New Orleans, Louisiana 70115
Tel: 813.785.8386
contact Marianne Cufone
Mcufone@recirculatingfarms.org