Gentilly Youth Initiative
Fall 2011
Gentilly Youth Initiative Resource List
Below is an initial list of resources for the Gentilly Youth Initiative. Goals for this list are to increase its size, post it online,
create a downloadable PDF version for distribution. An annual event will be planned, beginning in the Spring of 2012, to invite
resources to present their programs to parents and youth.
Non-Profits
Audubon Nature Institute
BikeEasy
Audubon Insectarium
423 Canal Street
New Orleans LA 70130
Gillian H. Rabalais
Volunteer Coordinator
504-307-2116
grabalais@auduboninstitute.org
Aquarium of Americas
#1 Canal St., 70130
Georgjean R. Crosley
Admin Coordinator for Volunteers/Education
504-378-2524-5120
gcrosley@ auduboninstitute.org
Tags: Science, Nature, Volunteering
1024 Elysian Fields Ave.
New Orleans LA 70117
Bikeeasy.org
504-861-4022
Jamie Wine
Executive Director
Cell: 504-656-6224
Jamie@bikeeasy.org
Tags: Fitness
Bayou Rebirth
Wetlands Education and Restoration
5700 Loyola Ave.
New Orleans LA 70115
bayourebirth.org
Colleen Morgan
colleen@bayourebirth.org
504-267-5724
Cell: 504-701-1880
Tags: Nature, Ecology
Beacon of Hope
Resource Center
145 Robert E Lee Blvd, Ste.200
New Orleans LA 70124
www.lakewoodbeacon.org
Neighborhood Coordinator
Tina Marquardt -Executive Director
email: tina@lakewoodbeacon.org
Ph:504-309-5120
Cell: 504-628-2751
fax:504-324-0487
Tags: Volunteering, Public Service
The First Tee of Greater New Orleans
http://www.thefirstteenola.org/Club/Scripts/Ho
me/home.asp
The First Tee of Greater New Orleans
1050 S. Jefferson Davis Pkwy
Suite 237
New Orleans, LA 70125
Phone: 504-304-3309
Fax: 504-304-3310
Email: customerservice@thefirstteenola.org
Tags: Sports, Character Development
Gentilly Community Center of Hope
A place for community activities.
2747 Robert E. Lee Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70122
Pastor Donald Nicholas
504-453-7450
Donald_nchls@yahoo.com
Tags: Activity Venue
Girl Scouts Louisiana East
Girl Scouts Louisiana East, is the newly realigned Girl Scout
council formed from combining Girl Scouts - Audubon
Council and The Girl Scout Council of Southeast Louisiana
in April 2008. GSLE is responsible for both organizing and
maintaining the quality of Girl Scouting in 23 parishes in
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southeast Louisiana. Chartered by Girl Scouts of the USA,
in 2010 Girl Scouts Louisiana East served about 16,500
girls, with 7,100 committed adults serving as volunteers.
Kevin Shipp
email: lshipp@gsle.org
gsle.org For information please call: 800-644-7571.
Tags: Scouting
Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra
To inspire young musicians through engaging and
rewarding orchestral music experiences.
http://www.gnoyo.org/
Tags: Music
The Idea Village
The Idea Village Strategy:
The Idea Village team
supports high impact entrepreneurial talent by identifying
growth challenges, setting goals, providing business
strategy, marketing support and financial direction. In
addition, The Idea Village provides access to development
grants, talent and innovative work spaces. With a ten year
track record and focused strategic plan, The Idea Village
will support new entrepreneurial ventures through The
Idea Village Entrepreneur Challenge™, build the
entrepreneurial ecosystem through The IDEAbank™ and
develop entrepreneurial talent through IDEAcorps™.
http://www.ideavillage.org/
515 Girod St.
NOLA 70130
http://www.ideavillage.org/
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Invention
Locker Room LLC.
Terrance Jones
tjones9@tulane.edu
Tags: College Prep, Computer Literacy
Longue Vue House & Gardens
Hilairie Schackai
hschackai@longuevue.com
7 Bamboo Road
New Orleans LA 70124
Phone: (504) 488-5488
Fax: (504) 488-3153
Tags: Architecture, Gardening, Design
Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp
New Orleans Office:
Marjorie Sulcer
Business Manager
124 Roselyn Park Place
New Orleans, Louisiana 70131
Phone: 225-223-5225, 504-392-2002
Email: jazzcamp@louisarmstrongjazzcamp.com
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Tags: Music
Louisiana Boy’s State
Anthony J. Haywood, Jr
BuffaloSoldier2@msn.com
PO Box 8380, Gentilly Station
New Orleans LA 70182-8380
Phone: (504) 261-6888
Boy’s State, Girl’s State, Scouting
Tags: Civics, Scouting
Louisiana Children's Museum
420 Julia St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 523-1357 Fax: (504) 529-3666
The Louisiana Children's Museum promotes hands-on
participatory learning for children of all ages. Encouraging
discovery through observation, inquiry, creative
construction, role-playing, problem-solving, and free play,
the Museum motivates children to develop their cognitive,
physical and social skills while enjoying fruitful interaction
with adults and peers.
http://www.lcm.org/
Tags: Child Development
MLB Urban Youth Academy
In addition to promoting baseball via hands-on instruction,
the year-round youth-outreach program aims to
encourage teenagers to stay in school and off the streets.
http://mlb.mlb.com/community/uya.jsp
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
National Park Service
Visitor Center 916 N. Peters Street
Headquarters, 419 Decatur Street:
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed Holidays.
“Music For All Ages” program 11:00 a.m.-noon
each Saturday at Perseverance Hall in Armstrong Park
offers hands-on workshop for young musicians who learn
tunes and traditions from professional brass band
musicians (visitors of all ages are welcome to
observe and musicians of all ages may participate)
Teachers: To request an educational program for a school
group at the visitor center, please call 504-589-4841 TueSun.
Tags: Children’s Activities, Music
New Orleans Soccer Academy ?
E-mail for soccer issues: info@no-sa.org
or call Santo Rivas (504) 390-0111
The ultimate goal of NOSA is the ‘total soccer’ development
of the youth soccer player. The process of creating a wellrounded player, means creating a well rounded character,
as well as a talented one. NOSA strives on a daily basis to
teach players the ultimate technical, tactical, physical,
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mental, and social skills required to be not only truly
skilled players, but true ambassadors of the sport, the club,
and the city of New Orleans. While winning has its place
and time, development is the only true path to winning and
ultimate success.
Tags: Sports, Character Development
Elexa Ruth
email: elexa@therootsofmusic.com
therootsofmusic.com
For information please call: 504-460-2611.
Tags: Music
New Orleans String Project
St. Paul’s Homecoming Center
Hike for KaTreena
http://www.neworleansstringproject.org/
PO Box 850440
New Orleans LA 70185-0440
Phone: (504) 931-3204
Tags: Music
Partnership for Youth Development
http://nolayouth.org/
4240 Canal Street, Suite 100
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
Telephone: 504.304.9591
Facsimile: 504.304.9768
Partnership for Youth Development is the intermediary
organization leveraging resources to programs that serve
children and youth in New Orleans.
Kathleen Whalen, LCSW, MEd
Director of Professional and Program Development
formerly GNO Afterschool Partnership
http://www.nolayouth.org/
504-304-9591x36
FAX 504-304-9768
kwhalen@nolayouth.org
Tags: Volunteering, Public Service
Project Home Again
Carey Shea
email: cshea@projecthomeagain.net
Oji Alexander
email: oalexander@projecthomeagain.net
For information please call: 504-529-3522.
Tags: Construction, Architecture, Gardening, Design
Roots of Music
Fall 2011
Connie Uddo, Director
1509 Filmore Avenue NOLA 70122
email: uddo2911@hotmail.com
Office: 504.644.4125
Cell: 504.415.8434
Tags: Volunteering, Public Service, Sports, After-School
YA/YA Young Aspirations ? Young Artists
YA/YA's mission is to empower creative young people to
become successful adults. We do this by providing
educational experiences in the arts and entrepreneurship
to New Orleans-area youth, and by fostering and
supporting their ambitions.
338 Baronne Street, 3rd Floor
NOLA 70112
(504) 529-3306
Tags: Art
Youth Rebuilding New Orleans
Youth Rebuilding New Orleans (YRNO) is an organization
open to all public, private, and
parochial students. Our
overall purpose is to be a facilitator for local youth to
become
involved in the recovery and rebirth of the New
Orleans area. Currently Youth Rebuilding New Orleans
currently has active chapters at Ben Franklin, Mount
Carmel, and Archbishop Rummel, and Tulane University
through an on-campus group called SAFER .
http://yrno.com/
William Stoudt – Executive Director
504.701.9693
Tags: Volunteering, Public Service
The Roots of Music Program fills a void in music education
programs in New Orleans educational institutions. Where
marching bands were always an integral part of the New
Orleans middle schools, this has changed drastically after
Katrina and many schools don’t offer music programs
anymore. Today the program serves over 100 students,
making up a full marching band that is successfully
parading the city since Mardi Gras 2009.
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Education
Delgado Community College
615 City Park Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70119
504-671-5000
http://www.dcc.edu/
Dillard University
2601 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, Louisiana 70122
Phone: 504.283.8822
http://www.dillard.edu/
Louisiana Community & Technical College
System
265 South Foster Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225.922.2800
http://www.lctcs.edu/
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
3939 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70126-4858
(504) 282-4455
http://www.nobts.edu/
Southern University at New Orleans
6400 Press Drive
New Orleans, Louisiana 70126
504-286-5000 | 866-641-0295
http://www.suno.edu/
University of New Orleans
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148
504-280-6000 | 888-514-4275
Gentilly PTOs
2001 Parent-Teacher Organizations at local schools
Benjamin Franklin High School
2001 Leon C. Simon Drive
New Orleans, LA 70122
504-286-2600
Fax - 504-286-2642
http://www.benfranklinhighschool.org/
New Orleans, LA 70122-3898
(504) 283-1561
http://www.brothermartin.com/
Greater Gentilly High School
A New Technology High School
6026 Paris Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 373-6227
http://www.gcia.us/about_education/gghs.htm
http://sites.google.com/site/greatergentillyhighschool/
Holy Cross School
5500 Paris Ave.,
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 942-3100
http://www.holycrosstigers.com/
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
2800 Chartres St.
New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 940-2787 or (800) 201-4836
Fax: (504) 940-2859
http://www.nocca.com/
Culinary Arts at NOCCA's Summer
Conservatory
Emeril Lagasse Foundation Culinary Arts Studio.
http://emeril.org/
Tags: Culinary Arts
The Foundation for Science and Mathematics
Education
5625 Loyola Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70115
P: 504.324.7045
F: 504.309.4178
http://www.nolascienceandmath.org/
Tags: College Prep, Science, Math
Akili Academy
Gentilly Terrace Elementary
Brother Martin School
4401 Elysian Fields Ave.,
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Events
Gentilly Fest
RSVPi
Saturday and Sunday
October 1st & 2nd, 2011
Pontchartrain Park Playground
Press @ Prentiss
http://www.gentillyfest.com/
Vicki Herman Amann
Event Consulting
7837 Freret St., 70118
504-862-5569
cell: 504-616-8824
vickiamann@cox.net
Gentilly Open House
Site to be determined
Late February or Early March
president@gcia.us
Government
Gentilly Branch Library (Temporary)
NORDC New Orleans Recreation Development
Commission
2077 Caton St.
Phone: (504) 596-3100
Librarian Amanda Riley
http://www.nola.gov/RESIDENTS/Youth-Services/
Monday-Thursday 10 am - 7 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Independent Police Monitor
NORD Kiddie Camps
Need-based scholarships for registration fees are available.
For more information, please call NORDC's Main Office at
(504) 658-3000.
Ursula Price
Executive Director of Community Relations
Independent Police Monitor
uprice@nolaoig.org
Subscribe to our Email List http://eepurl.com/btzor
Tags: Classroom Visits,
NOPD
NOPD-3rd District
3rd Police District
4650 Paris Ave
New Orleans, La. 70119
504-658-6030 (Main)
504-658-6169 (Fax)
District Commander
Captain Henry Dean
o: 504-658-6030
c: 504-330-4560
hwdean@nola.gov
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Quality of Life Office
Officer Patrick Smith
504-658-6198
pmsmith@nola.gov
504-658-6050
504-658-6509(FAX)
Community Outreach Coordinator
Sgt. Christopher D. Prochaska
c: 504-239-0334
o: 504-658-6030
cprochaska@nola.gov
cdgoodly@cityofno.com
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District Commander
Christopher D. Goody
Crime Prevention Officer
Sgt. Henry Newton
hnewton@nola.gov
Community Outreach Coordinator
Sgt. Roderick Franklin
rbfranklin@nola.gov
c: 504-239-0344
o: 504-658-6050
Quality of Life Officer
Officer Spencer Smith
504-658-6050
ssmith@nola.gov
NOPD-5th District
4015 Burgundy St.
New Orleans, La. 70117
Parks, Playspots & Playgrounds
Boe Playspots
St. Anthony Ave. @ Robert E. Lee Blvd.
Burbank Gardens Neighborhood
“Buddy” Deuterieve Park
Mandeville St. @ Pressburg St.
Carlson Park
Pratt Ave. @ London Ave. Canal
City Park
City Park Ave. @ Esplanade
Donnelly Park
Burbank Dr. @ Wildair Dr.
Burbank Gardens Neighborhood
Filmore Playground
Rapides Ave. @ Wildair Dr.
Filmore Gardens Neighborhood
Gentilly Woods Neighborhood
Indian Village Park
Irogouis St. @ Hiawatha St.
Indian Village Neighborhood
Joseph M. Bartholomew, Sr. Golf Course
Congress Dr.
Lakefront Park
Lakeshore Dr.
Lake Oaks Park
Lake Oaks Parkway
London Park
Pratt Ave. @ London Ave. Canal
Milne Playground
Filmore Ave. @ Arts st.
Gatto Playground
Wildair Dr.
Filmore Gardens Neighborhood
Miltenberger Park
Peoples Ave. @ Filmore Ave.
Harris Playground
Btw. Louisa St. & Piety Dr.
Mirabeau Playspot
Chatham Dr. @ Chase Dr.
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Filmore Ave. @ St. Roch Ave.
Morrison Playground
Congress Dr.
Oak Park Playgound
Riviera Ave. @ Perlita St.
Perry Roehm Stadium
Abundance St. @ Touro
Pontchartrain Beach
Lakeshore Dr.
St. John Park
St. Bernard Ave @ Bayou St. John
Rome Playspot/National Square
St. Roch Ave. @ Robert E. Lee Blvd.
Union Park Playground
West St. Roch Ave. @ Fairmont Dr.
Wesley Barrow Stadium
Hayne Blvd @ Press Dr.
Pontchartrain Park Playground
Press @ Prentiss
Pratt Park Playspot
1701 Prentiss Ave.
St. James Park
Playground Equipment
Imagination Playground LLC
5 Union Square West, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Toll Free: 866-986-5551
http://www.imaginationplayground.com/
Email: info@imaginationplayground.org
Kaboom!
Little Hands
Allstate New Orleans Playground Partnership
Injury Free Coalition for Kids
Estell Lenita Johnson
estelljohnson@sbcglobal.net
http://www.injuryfree.org/resource_display.cfm?Perman
entId=7A059AB8-188B-3023-EF1E49774C3C20A6
KaBOOM! is a national non-profit dedicated to saving play
for America's children.
Our mission is to create great playspaces through the
participation and leadership of communities. Ultimately,
we envision a place to play within walking distance of
every child in America.
http://kaboom.org/
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