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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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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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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The Summer Academic and Cultural Enrichment Program (SACE), started in 2024, is a nine week program giving young boys, ages 15 to 20 years old, the opportunity to learn about their history and expand their view of their future with career and education exploration. Sponsored by the United Way of Southeast Louisiana, the program embeds […]
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In February 2023, Ernest Johnson, Executive Director and Co-founder of Ubuntu Village NOLA, speaks with Staff writer Joni Hess on the foundation of our programming and how we holistically address the underlying factors of violence and poverty in our communities. “Until we change the philosophy on how we care, or the type of lens through […]
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