The Hospice Foundation of the South was founded in 2001 and opened the Hospice House in 2014 - a three-bedroom home located in St. Tammany Parish that allows terminally ill hospice patients a place to live out their final days in home setting with family and support of their hospice program and our caregivers.

Mission Statement: The Hospice Foundation of the South is dedicated to providing resources for medical and emotional care for terminally ill patients and their families.

Top Goal: To open a second Hospice House in the community to help more families with the best possible end of life experience.

Learn more HERE.

The Joe Burrow Foundation (JBF) launched its new application program for "Do Good" grants that will award up to $50,000 for projects that serve their local communities by developing new pathways for mental health protection and food insecurity that are sustainable and designed to have lasting impacts on the people around them.

The grants will have two application cycles each year, with the first being open, now until April 30 and the second opening in the summer. To learn more about JBF’s new grant program, click here.

The Women's Philanthropy Network (WPN), a fund of the Community Foundation of North Louisiana, is seeking applications from programs with clearly defined outcomes that address school readiness and/or student achievement, including but not limited, to literacy services, behavioral health, or other wrap-around services. Applicants should utilize evidence-based best practices and have a track record of success. 

Preference will be given to innovative programs that serve children from birth to 12th grade, that address the needs of under-served populations, and that demonstrate collaboration with other nonprofits, faith-based organizations, business entities, and/or government. Preference will be given to groups that can leverage matching funds on the federal, state, or local level. The WPN plans to award one large grant in the range of $50,000 – $100,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant must be a 501c3 organization or a unit of government which provides charitable functions related to education.
• Applicant must file an annual Form 990 with the IRS, if required by law.
• The proposed project must serve individuals in Caddo Parish.
• Applicant must have conducted an independent audit within the last three years.  Non-audited organizations may apply only through the use of a fiscal sponsor or fiscal agent who has been audited in the last three years and meets all other eligibility criteria.
• Programs may receive funding for two consecutive years only.

In addition, the WPN plans to award two small grants of up to $9,000 each. The focus and eligibility of the small grants are the same as listed above, with the exception that a financial compilation will be accepted in lieu of an audit. 

The deadline to apply is January 31 at 4:00 PM. Contact Liz LaBorde, Chief Grants Officer, at laborde@cfnla.org with questions.

APPLY HERE.

The Louisiana Department of Education proudly announces the Steve Carter Literacy Tutoring Program to improve children's literacy skills. 

Tutors approved by the Department of Education have expertise in reading and literacy. To find out if your child is eligible, visit LouisianaTutoringInitiative.com or contact your school administration. Applying for the digital voucher and tutoring services is easy and will take less than 5 minutes.

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is pleased to announce the opportunity for nonprofit organizations in Louisiana to submit an external organization profile (Profile). The LDOE is required, under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), to provide a list of pre-screened external organizations.

The term “external organization” is defined by ESSA as: “(A) a nonprofit organization with a record of success in running or working with before and after school (or summer recess) programs and activities; or (B) in the case of a community where there is no such organization, a nonprofit organization in the community that enters into a written agreement or partnership with an organization described in subparagraph (A) to receive mentoring and guidance in running or working with before and after school (or summer recess) programs and activities” (ESSA, section 4201).

To meet the requirements for the minimum record of success, any organization submitting a Profile must:

• Operate as a nonprofit in good standing in Louisiana; and
• Have a minimum of seven years of experience operating or delivering services to out-of-school time programs in Louisiana.

If your organization meets the record of success requirements, you are eligible to complete and submit the Profile at LDOEExOrgProfile no later than 2:00 p.m. CDT on February 3, 2023. The next opportunity to submit a Profile will occur during the summer of 2025. LDOE will post the updated pre-screened list at https://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/family-support-toolbox-library by March 3, 2023.

Please note that this solicitation will not result in a contract with LDOE. Nor does the listing represent an endorsement by LDOE. LDOE will verify “good standing” status using the debarred vendor list when the Profile is submitted and periodically thereafter. All eligible pre-screened organizations will remain on the list for two years from the date posted on the LDOE website.

I am requesting that you widely share this announcement throughout Louisiana. Thank you for your commitment to ensuring Louisiana’s children have access to high quality out-of-school time programming.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Kennedy Victorian at 225-219-0779 or at Kennedy.Victorian@la.gov.

Hunters for the Hungry Louisiana was founded in 1994. 

The mission of Hunters for the Hungry Louisiana is to encourage hunters and fishermen to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors by sharing their bounty of wild game and fish in order to combat hunger.

Top goal for 2023: To encourage deer donations before the hunting season ends. When a hunter drops off their bounty to one of our Partner Processors (50+ across the state), it's NO COST to the hunter to have the deer processed and delivered to a local food bank, shelter, or kitchen. Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana pays the invoice, and we coordinate the delivery with the processor.

LEARN MORE. 

Louisiana Hemophilia Foundation was founded in1976. They are located at 3084 Westfork Drive, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70816.

The mission of the Louisiana Hemophilia Foundation is to improve the quality of life an assist persons and families with bleeding disorders by providing education, advocacy, support services, and promoting research.

Top Goal for 2023: Recruit new board members, specifically with financial/accounting experience. 

LEARN MORE.

Are you ready to be a part of North Louisiana's largest day of giving? In 2022, Give for Good raised over $2.39 MILLION for area nonprofit organizations. Registration for the 2023 event is now open!. Be sure to check out all the information and resources available under the "For Nonprofits" tab to help you get started.

How to Register

Be sure to read through the registration information prior to starting your registration. Please note that registration is a two step process. You will need to complete the registration form then you will need to fill out the required tasks on your organization profile to-do list. 

1. Log in or sign up

• If you had a user account on the former Give For Good platform, enter that email in the email field and click forgot password. Once you’ve reset your password, come back to the registration page and log in.
• If you are new to an organization that has participated in past Give For Good events, you can gain access to your organization's profile by emailing the Mightycause team at support@mightycause.com. 

2. Enter in the name or EIN of the organization you’d like to register

• If you are already associated with an organization, you can select it from the list of your associated organizations.
• If you are associated with multiple organizations you will need to register each one individually.
• Select the organization you wish to register. This will open up the registration form.
• Review your organization name, EIN, and address at the top to ensure you are registering the correct organization.

3. Complete all required questions and click Continue

• Alternatively, Click “Save and Finish Later” if you need additional time to complete any of the questions or submit the required documents. You can come back to the registration form to finish the registration process.

4. Submit your registration form

REGISTER HERE.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana was founded in 1984.

MISSION: To create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

VISION: All youth achieve their full potential.

TOP GOAL: To mentor more youth ages 6-18 in the seven Parishes we serve. Provide safe and impactful mentors to youth who struggle with education, behavior, life skills, career planning, and to be intentional about all youth in rural and underserved areas.

Office locations:

• 4135 Common Street Lake Charles, LA 70607
• 1509 N. Pine Street, Suite C DeRidder, LA 70634

Serving seven Parishes:

• Allen
• Beauregard
• Calcasieu
• Cameron
• Jeff Davison
• Vernon
• Rapides Parishes

Image from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana's Summer Mentoring Academy Littles

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