Louisiana Inspired highlights volunteer alternatives throughout south Louisiana. If your group has particular volunteer alternatives, please e-mail us at lainspired@theadvocate.com with particulars on the volunteer alternative, group and the contact/registration info volunteers would wish.

Acadiana: Faith House of Acadiana gives shelter, security, empowerment and advocacy for survivors of home violence. As of late 2020, over 11,000 individuals utilized their neighborhood shelter. Community members can volunteer immediately or not directly with every thing from common upkeep to disaster line response and youngsters’s program help. Direct service requires completion of a 40-hour home violence coaching program previous to initiation of service. Click here to study extra or assist. 

Baton Rouge: Mighty Moms was shaped in 2010 when a small group of native moms, gathering to hope for his or her kids, pals, lecturers and leaders, determined to proactively assist kids of their neighborhood who had been going with out meals. The Mighty Moms’ Full Tummy program works with the Livingston Parish college system to distribute meals every week. Volunteers pack a bag for youngsters who require meals via the weekend and ship it to the kid’s college. Volunteers of all ages, in addition to people, college teams and groups, are inspired. Click here to study extra or assist.

New Orleans: The New Neighbor Project helps immigrants and refugees within the west financial institution and New Orleans space. With 5 areas within the Westbank, it gives donation-based English as a Second Language and citizenship courses, together with citizenship utility help and scholarship alternatives. The program is in search of volunteer ESL lecturers and help workers. Volunteers don’t want educating expertise or want to talk one other language. All supplies and coaching are supplied. Click here to study extra or assist.