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October 2023
2023 Community Counts
Accurate data is essential to help our community set priorities, track progress, formulate policy, and allocate resources. To help drive change in our area, the Community Foundation has been tracking data and publishing Community Counts since 2008. Data for the Shreveport-Bossier Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is collected and tracked in six categories – Population, Economics, Human Capital, Health, Social Environment, and Physical Environment. For the Community Foundation, this data guides all that we do. We encourage all to use Community Counts…
Find out more »Shreveport Ideas Festival: My Ascension Documentary Screening
Join CFNLA and the Women’s Philanthropy Network for a screening of MY ASCENSION, a documentary about suicide prevention for teens. At 16 years old, varsity cheerleader Emma Benoit attempted to end her life. MY ASCENSION is the story of the day that changed Emma’s life, and everything that’s happened since. For Years, Emma quietly struggled with anxiety and depression, too ashamed to share her pain with family or friends. Through navigating the challenges of recovery, she discovers purpose and passion…
Find out more »November 2023
Shreveport Ideas Festival: Trauma and Early Brain Development with Dr. Charles Zeanah
Join CFNLA and the Women's Philanthropy Network for a presentation by Dr. Charles Zeanah about the effects trauma has on early brain development. Dr. Zeanah is the Vice Chair of Tulane School of Medicine's Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Executive Director of The Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. He conducts research on the effects of abuse, neglect, serious deprivation and exposure to violence on young children and on interventions designed to help them recover.…
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