Lower 9th Ward Village
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Disaster Relief
- Education & Literacy
Location
1001 Charbonnet St.New Orleans, LA 70117 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The Lower 9th Ward Village is a community center that serves as a hub where all community members can access and create essential resources to empower themselves, be self sufficient; to become whole after Katrina and beyond, and sustain an equitable quality of life.
Description
The Lower 9th Ward Village is a community-driven, community-led, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization and neighborhood center based in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana. The main goal of the Village is to bring together the entire Lower 9th Ward and to empower community members to be self-sufficient and to sustain an equitable quality of life. The Village focuses on connecting the elderly and youth, with services and providing care and guidance from the community as a whole. It takes a village...