Boys Town Louisiana Partners with Whole Foods
for Refresh Project
For Immediate Release – Friday, February 14, 2014
New Orleans, LA- Boys Town Louisiana is announcing their participation in the Whole Foods
ReFresh Project and will have a presence in the ReFresh Project building on Broad Street
beginning in March of this year. The ReFresh Project is a product of the Whole Cities
Foundation, which aims to work with community groups to improve wellness nationwide.
Boys Town Louisiana joins other tenants in the new ReFresh Project building including: Liberty's
Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides culinary training to youths and meals to public schools, and
Tulane University's Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine, one of the country's first teaching
kitchens associated with a medical school.
Boys Town Louisiana joins the ReFresh Project with 24 years of experience and expertise in
children and family health in the Louisiana community. Boys Town Louisiana has been making a
name for themselves in health and wellness in the community this year with the dedication of
the new Humana Fitness Trail and Garden on the Boys Town Louisiana campus.
“We saw this opportunity to partner with quality organizations who serve youth and families.
The ReFresh project will allow us to serve more children and families and intensify the work we
do,” said Dennis Dillon, Executive Director of Boys Town Louisiana.
About Boys Louisiana
Boys Town Louisiana opened in 1989, and today meets the needs of youth and families through
a variety of Integrated Continuum of Care® services. The site offers Diagnostic and Assessment
Services to provide immediate help to youth in dangerous situations. The site has three Family
Homes for Adolescents in New Orleans and provides In-Home Family ServicesSM to troubled
families through its office in Baton Rouge. At-risk children find a safe place to live through Boys
Town Louisiana’s Foster Family ServicesSM, including the Host Home program that provides
short-term emergency care. These services and programs touch the lives of 7,600 children and
families in Louisiana each year.
Media Contact:
Lynn Shields, Director of Development Boys Town Louisiana
Phone: 504-949-9248x230
Email: lynn.shields@boystown.org