At this year’s Night Out Against Crime the crowd also took time to celebrate the progress the city has made in it’s crime reduction efforts, with the NOPD reporting a 70% drop in crime since 2022 and the lowest overall crime rates since the 1970s. Moreno not only credited the first responders and lawyers who […]
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Heal the Block is a community initiative bridging the gaps of access by bringing community resources and services to a central location in high need neighborhoods. At the top of this year Heal the Block expanded, beginning 90 days prior with environmental scans, canvassing, and community meetings in order to hear directly from residents and […]
Staff writer Sophie Kasakove spoke to community organizations and city leaders to learn more about the work being done to address neighborhood concerns in Central City. A neighborhood that has been deeply affected by blight and violence for the last few decades was once a cultural touchstone for jazz pioneers and social justice movements. Now […]
Community Justice released their fourth annual Violence Prevention Index (VPI) assessing the highest incidence of gun violence in 2021 and 2022 based on 35 criteria spanning three categories: Intervention and Risk Factor Reduction, Addressing the Root Causes of Violence, and Local Offices of Violence Prevention. New Orleans landed among the top ten cities with a […]
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Our conversations can move quickly from what’s working to keep neighborhoods safe to what needs to happen to keep our programs funded. In our combined 20+ years of leading this work, we learned sustained investment in community violence intervention (CVI) saves lives across Louisiana while half-measures cost us all dearly. Read more from our Peace […]
The New Orleans Children & Youth Planning Board just opened an exhibit over the weekend showcasing the work of their Youth Advisory Board focusing on themes of Health & Well-Being, Space & Place, Safety & Justice, Learning, Economic Stability, and Youth Voice. With work and contributions from the Center for Youth Equity (CYE), Junior Civic […]
We are so honored to share that we are one of two recipients of the Employee Charitable Giving Program. Fishman Haygood’s is celebrating three decades of excellence as a firm and chose to commemorate their anniversary with generosity. This inaugural annual program is spearheaded by employee nominations to support the community organizations of their choosing. […]
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Thanh Truong with FOX-8 looked to examine what has contributed to the annual decrease in violent crime in New Orleans, now the lowest rates since the 1960’s. He spoke with many community members including Executive Director, Ernest Johnson to learn how Ubuntu Village utilizes violence intervention practices to prevent acts of retaliation. But a decrease […]
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The Vera Institute of Justice, Washington University in St. Louis, and the Violence Prevention Institute at Tulane University partnered to published a gun violence dashboard supplying critical data to the organizations, agencies, and community leaders working to address gun violence. Providing data from 2019 to 2024 it compiles information from several city agencies to get […]
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School is out! But now what… Though summer is an exciting time, it can be stressful too. So we want to make sure you have everything you need to enjoy your summer. Here are the many services, resources, and programs to help make your summer less stressful and just a little more fun! As our […]
We are proud and excited to announce that our Executive Director, Ernest Johnson, is a 2026 R2I Community Champion Distinguished Service Award from the Greater New Orleans Funders Network.The award honors leadership and a deep commitment to equity nominated by the community-at-large. To learn more about the history of the award and the full recipient […]
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Last year marked the second year of INSTEAD’s programming, offering community-based diversion from the legal system for people arrested due unmet mental health needs. In Year 2, INSTEAD received 240 referrals, enrolled 86 participants, and celebrated the 100th participant enrolled in November. Among our participants 81% completed their programming and 76% engaged in services even […]
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