Healthy spaces like Helena's Healing Garden
Mother’s Day Event Coming May 13, 2023
Very grateful to the JazzFest Foundation community ticket program allowing NENA to send local 19 residents who might not have the chance to enjoy the music, art, and culture of Jazz Fest.
Low Income Doggie Clinic by The Inner Pup
Housing and Health Fair with Desired Connections. Various organizations coming together to provide community health information.
A Community Brunch to Meet the Candidates for Judicial Races at NENA with the Lower 9th Ward Voter's Coalition
Meeting of the Lower 9th Ward Economic Development District at the Sanchez Center. Ron was appointed to the Capital Outlay Committee.
Low Income Doggie Clinic by The Inner Pup
Build cabinets at NENA to support for tiny homes nearby.
MLK Day of Service Event
Food Distribution
Art and Garden Therapy Session launched by Helena Nealy
Youth Mentorship Event
Book Club Session #4: Let My People Vote: My Battle to Restore the Rights of Returning Citizens by Desmond Meade - We were honored by a visit from the author himself Demond Meade. A first hand account of his story was moving and insightful. Funding by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities "Who Gets to Vote Book Club Series" in partnership with the Lower 9th Ward Voter’s Coalition:
Community Clean Up
Book Club Session #3: One Person One Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying our Democracy by Carol Anderson. Funding by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities "Who Gets to Vote Book Club Series" in partnership with the Lower 9th Ward Voter’s Coalition:
Low Income Doggie Clinic by The Inner Pup
Book Club Session #2: Vangaurd: How Black Women Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones. Funding by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities "Who Gets to Vote Book Club Series" in partnership with the Lower 9th Ward Voter’s Coalition:
Book Club Session #1: Woman’s Hour: The Great fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss. Funding by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities "Who Gets to Vote Book Club Series" in partnership with the Lower 9th Ward Voter’s Coalition:
Attending LA_CEAL Conference
Mother’s Day Event May 7, 2022
Appreciate LSU Students for painting this Hopscoth for the youth in the community. Childen will enjoy this new mind/body activity.
Spring Clean-up of St. Claude at NENA.
Donation of Kitty Litter to ARNO
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Meeting #1 at NENA
MLK Day Tree Planting at Sankofa Wetland Park
Removing the Lower 9th Ward Tree on St Claude with Reverend Willie Calhoun
Tree Lighting in the Lower 9
Closing with Prince Holmes of Youth Rebuilding New Orleans (YRNO) creating more housing in the Lower 9
Thanksgiving Food Distribution
Environment cleanup with Bush cutter to increase visibility and increase safety.
Night Out Against Crime at NENA
Environmental Wellness
We love to host volunteer groups
House of Music Christmas
Start of something big!
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Environmental Wellness Project: Cutting overgrown corners to improve traffic safety.

Gordon Home: Concepts in transitional and permanent supportive living.

NENA built 10 new homes in the Lower 9th Ward. The nonprofit seeks funding and development partners to provide more affordable new construction homes.