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Love Impact, Inc. is a non-profit agency whose mission is to empower and equip children, youth, and families through educational, social, and wellness programs.
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Love Impact, Inc2011 Event Close-out Report
Greg M. LawsonExecutive Director
Making an Impact through Love
MissionLove Impact, Inc. is a non-profit agency whose mission is to empower and equip children, youth, and families through educational, social, and wellness programs.
How we accomplish our mission
Social Advocacy! Youth! ElderlyEconomic DevelopmentFinancial Empowerment
GoalTo positively impact our community through love and positive social actions by consistently developing innovative programs and projects based on our community needs.
VisionTo empower and equip children, youth, and families through positive experiences from community-based programs that develops a sense of personal and social responsibility.
Past Project Results
2010
Walk a mile for a Mortgage: Saved seven families from foreclosure during this economic downtime.
2004
Love Runs the City: Built a home for a single mother in New Orleans.
2010 Community OutreachHaiti Relief Fund Donation
New Orleans Women’s Shelter OutreachYoung Leadership Council Donation
ATL’s Foundation Partnership: Annual Christmas Toy DriveTuscaloosa, AL Outreach
Board of Directors
Lester Love, President/CEO
Cheryletta Harrison, Vice President
Michael Hall, Chairman
Tia Robertson, Secretary
Alaina Fingal, Treasurer
Sonija Kirk, Community Organizer
Greg Lawson, Executive Director
L O V E I M P A C T
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How we accomplished our mission in 2011.
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-Youth Development Programs* Interfaith Works Partnership-
February 3, 2011: Provided 25 New Orleans youth the opportunity to explore and learn their family genealogy.
* City Camp-June 6-July 15, 2011: Six week summer enrichment program with 70 campers enrolled and 3 paid teachers.
* Campers participated in academic enhancement activities, spiritual development, cultural events, and athletics.
* Back to School-August 7, 2011: Annual community outreach, sponsored ($5,000) by Shorty, Dooley, and Hall Law firm.
* Served 1000 families with free backpacks, school supplies, uniforms, and health screening.
* College Bound Partnership-October-November 2011:-Provided 20 youth the opportunity to enroll in free ACT prep course as well as participate in local college tours.
Social Advocacy
-Elderly Care Program* Helping Senior Inc. Partnership
February-September 2011: Assisted 4 elderly individual who experienced contract fraud. Through this partnership, 4 individual were able to return to their homes.
* Home Depot Partnership: November 12, 2011 Assisted 1 elderly citizen with home repairs. Repairs include:
Replacements - Floor Board - Doors - Interior and Exterior Painting
H O W W E A C C O M P L I S H E D O U R G O A L S
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Economic Development*LA Fund CDO-September 21, 2011: Job Opportunity Event. 35 applications were received for position in construction and administrative assistants.
Wellness* NO Aids Taskforce-November 2, 2011: HIV/AIDS Testing Event. 12 individuals were tested for the disease.* Harvest Fest-November 19, 2011: Free community health fair. Provided the following health screening in blood pressure, HIV, and diabetes.- Distributed 220 turkeys to families for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
-Distributed 150 bags of fresh produce and vegetables
Financial Empowerment* Operation Hope Partnership- April 29, 2011: Provided financial literacy information to 28 families. Materials included:
-Credit Repair- Homeownership- Saving and Investing
Community Outreach* HandsOn New Orleans-September 11, 2011: Community Clean-up in Hollygrove Area for 9/11 Day of Service.* ATL’s Youth Foundation-December 10, 2011: $500 donation to organization to provide 50 families with turkeys for Christmas holiday.
M A K I N G A N I M P A C T T H R O U G H L O V E
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L O V E I M P A C T
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* Goodwill Industries
* AARP
* Beacon of Hope
* Youth Empowerment Project
* Better Business Bureau
* NO AIDS Tasks Force
* Interfaith Works
* Xavier University
* Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
* Central City Partnership
* Habitat for Humanity
* Operation REACH, Inc.
* Junior League of Greater New Orleans
* NAACP of Greater New Orleans
* New Orleans Council on Aging
* The Finance Authority of New Orleans
* New Orleans Public Library
* Tulane University Office of Service Learning
* Job 1
* United Way
* Faith In Action Network
* Assurance for Tomorrows’ Leaders Youth Foundation, Inc.
We would like to thank all of our partners.
We would l ike to thank al l of our sponsors for their generous contr ibut ions.
* The City of Love
* Shorty, Dooley, & Hall, LLC.
* Ms. Jackie’s Uniform
* Harvest Fest Sponsors:
* Volunteers of America
* Audubon Institute
* Abide Home Services
* Greater New Orleans Foundation
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