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Community Foundation Issues Additional $52,000 for COVID-19 Relief
Community Foundation of North Louisiana has announced the second round of grants from the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund that was established on March 16, 2020. This brings the total amount granted from the Fund to $95,000. The second round grants, totaling $52,000,...
Dealing with Powerlessness
“If I can share my weaknesses with others, and compassionately collaborate to solve problems, the potential is truly boundless.” Steve Gleason, former New Orleans Saint and ALS Survivor In 12-step addiction programs, the first step to recovery is to admit you are...
BCBSLA Foundation Awards $50,000 to North Louisiana COVID-19 Relief
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant for COVID-19 relief efforts in North Louisiana. The grant was made to Community Foundation of North Louisiana’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, which has already granted $43,000 to...
Community Foundation Issues $43,000 for COVID-19 Relief
Community Foundation of North Louisiana created the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund to assist nonprofit organizations that are directly responding to the coronavirus pandemic. This week CFNLA awarded the first round of grants from the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund....
COVID-19 Emergency Federal Relief for Nonprofits
Dear Friends, Over the last few days Community Foundation of North Louisiana has participated in several national webinars to understand the benefits available for nonprofit organizations as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The following is a summary of the...
Uncertain Times Will Bring Us Together
When Hurricane Katrina roared onshore in August of 2005, I was one year into my legal career having just graduated from law school in May of 2004. My then fiancé (now husband) and I had closed on our very first house in New Orleans just a few weeks before. In the...
Results from Early Childhood Policy Summit
In 2018, approximately 3,150 children in the Shreveport-Bossier MSA were not kindergarten ready or, put another way, 59% of children were deemed not kindergarten ready in both Caddo and Bossier Parishes. To address this problem, Step Forward held the Northwest...
WPN Addressing Early Childhood Needs
Since 2005, the Women’s Philanthropy Network, a fund of the Community Foundation, has granted over $1.1 million to effective educational programs in our area. Recognizing the needs of our community’s youngest members, this group of dedicated women has turned their...
Early Childhood Experiences Matter
Until my tenure at Community Foundation of North Louisiana, an ace was nothing more to me than a suit in a deck of cards. Now when I hear the word ACEs, I associate it with Adverse Childhood Experiences. ACEs are common across all populations. However, some...
Gratitude, and Also… a Call to Action!
It has been said we learn our belief systems as very small children and move through life creating experiences to match those beliefs. Sometimes our beliefs limit our lives and prevent us from reaching our potential. Limiting beliefs, whether conscious or...