New Orleans

If you’re visiting New Orleans, you have an opportunity to make a direct impact by supporting local, vetted nonprofits working on issues that matter. Below you’ll find links to organizations addressing key causes in this community.

Second Harvest Food Bank leads the fight against hunger and builds food security in South Louisiana by providing food access, advocacy, education, and disaster response.
CrescentCare's mission is to strengthen our entire community through whole-person healthcare and education.
Creating an environment where individuals can fulfill their potential and add to the long-term prosperity of their community.
Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people worldwide.
SBP helps communities reduce the time between disasters and recovery. We rebuild homes, increase resilience, and improve policies to better serve all survivors.
With offices in four major cities, and a team of hundreds of advocates, researchers, and policy experts, we work to transform the criminal legal and immigration system so that money doesn’t determine freedom; fewer people are incarcerated; and everyone behind bars is treated with dignity.
Enables women and their children to transition from a life of homelessness and poverty to one of stability and self-sufficiency. As the largest organization serving homeless women and children in New Orleans, we are dedicated to creating a safe, secure and stable environment where classes, tools and resources build the pathway to success.