Following the success and popularity of the public BlightStat meetings, the City of New Orleans has launched a series of similar interdepartmental meetings that are open to the public. It is in a combination of demonstrating “transparency in government” and in realizing the value of citizen input that the City has set four regularly scheduled ”Stats:” BottomLineStat (first Thursday of the month), BlightStat (second Thursday of the month), ReqToChecksStat (third Thursday of the month), and QualityOfLifeStat (fourth Thursday of the month). Let us help you get your “Stats” in order. Continue reading
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2011
Thanks to funding from the Allstate Foundation, Beacon of Hope will be able to assist 15 Gentilly homeowners restore the exterior of their homes. One of the first recipients of the grant funding was Ms. Mildred, who is retired from Charity Hospital and has lived in her Fairmont Park home since 1997. Several volunteer groups worked on the home: Providence College from Rhode Island prepped and caulked the house, Ithaca College from New York painted the siding, trim and porches, while a group from Grace Church (also New York) completed the landscaping. Thanks to all who participated, Ms. Mildred’s home is brighter than ever! 
Saturday, January 7
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) will auction over 100 properties on Saturday, January 21st. A mix of Road Home (LLT) and NORA-owned lots, the pool of properties spans across the city. According to NORA, properties included in this auction are “generally located in neighborhoods that have seen strong redevelopment following the storm and have few Road Home properties.” See our 
Volunteers from the New Zion Baptist Church in Williamsburg, VA worked with Beacon of Hope this fall to help Ms. Shirley paint her Fairmont Park home. The house was in need of a fresh coat of paint and new gutters. Beacon of Hope and Carnival Cruise Lines were able to cover the cost of painting materials, but it was because of the generosity of the New Zion volunteers that she was able to have new gutters installed as a wonderful Christmas gift!