The Advocate

New Orleans homeless shelter changes lives with help from credit union, Saints: 'Hope lives here'

In the Keesler Federal Credit Union suite at the Superdome, sparkly black and gold revelry paraded through the door. Dawn Bradley-Fletcher, CEO of the New Orleans Women and Children’s Shelter, led her ...
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Lead contamination widespread at New Orleans playgrounds, Verite finds

Unsafe lead levels were found in the soil at about half of New Orleans playgrounds tested in a new investigation by nonprofit ...

New Orleans’ public school enrollment is dropping and likely won’t stop

Enrollment concerns are being fueled by the city’s birthrate hitting its lowest point since Hurricane Katrina, according to a local nonprofit’s research.
NOLA.com

She studies trauma in kids. Here’s how she says schools can help amid immigration sweeps.

For three decades, Tulane University psychology professor Stacy Overstreet has studied the impact of chronic stress and trauma on New Orleans children — from community violence and poverty to ...
Healthcare Design Magazine

Manning Family Children’s Hospital Plans NICU Expansion In New Orleans

Manning Family Children’s Hospital (New Orleans) is planning to expand the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on its main campus in New Orleans, according to a news release. The Level 4 NICU will ...
WDSU

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the Manning Family Children's Holiday Parade magic

We all know that Santa Claus has its own factory and village of elves helping to make that holiday magic, but here in Southeast Louisiana, it all happens at Kern Studios. Instead of elves, dozens of ...