NORDC will hold a special meeting on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 5pm in City Council Chambers to interview the remaining CEO candidates, finalize the selection process and hear from the public. We encourage all interested community members to attend this important meeting and help make sure the needs expressed by youth are heard. The Commission’s regular meeting is scheduled for the following day, February 7, 2012 at 5pm in City Council Chambers. If the Search Committee provides a way for community members to submit questions to the candidates prior to the meeting we will pass on that information.

NORDC Special Meeting
Monday, February 6, 2012; 5pm
City Council Chambers, City Hall
1300 Perdido Street, NOLA 70112

NORDC will hold a special meeting on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 5pm in City Council Chambers to interview the remaining CEO candidates, finalize the selection process and hear from the public. We encourage all interested community members to attend this important meeting and help make sure the needs expressed by youth are heard. The Commission’s regular meeting is scheduled for the following day, February 7, 2012 at 5pm in City Council Chambers. If the Search Committee provides a way for community members to submit questions to the candidates prior to the meeting we will pass on that information.

NORDC Special Meeting
Monday, February 6, 2012; 5pm
City Council Chambers, City Hall
1300 Perdido Street, NOLA 70112

NORDC will hold a special meeting on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 5pm in City Council Chambers to interview the remaining CEO candidates, finalize the selection process and hear from the public. We encourage all interested community members to attend this important meeting and help make sure the needs expressed by youth are heard. The Commission’s regular meeting is scheduled for the following day, February 7, 2012 at 5pm in City Council Chambers. If the Search Committee provides a way for community members to submit questions to the candidates prior to the meeting we will pass on that information.

NORDC Special Meeting
Monday, February 6, 2012; 5pm
City Council Chambers, City Hall
1300 Perdido Street, NOLA 70112

NORDC will hold a special meeting on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 5pm in City Council Chambers to interview the remaining CEO candidates, finalize the selection process and hear from the public. We encourage all interested community members to attend this important meeting and help make sure the needs expressed by youth are heard. The Commission’s regular meeting is scheduled for the following day, February 7, 2012 at 5pm in City Council Chambers. If the Search Committee provides a way for community members to submit questions to the candidates prior to the meeting we will pass on that information.

NORDC Special Meeting
Monday, February 6, 2012; 5pm
City Council Chambers, City Hall
1300 Perdido Street, NOLA 70112

NORDC will hold a special meeting on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 5pm in City Council Chambers to interview the remaining CEO candidates, finalize the selection process and hear from the public. We encourage all interested community members to attend this important meeting and help make sure the needs expressed by youth are heard. The Commission’s regular meeting is scheduled for the following day, February 7, 2012 at 5pm in City Council Chambers. As soon as the Search Committee provides a way for community members to submit questions to the candidates prior to the meeting we will pass on that information.

NORDC Special Meeting
Monday, February 6, 2012; 5pm
City Council Chambers, City Hall
1300 Perdido Street, NOLA 70112

As soon as the Search Committee provides a way for community members to submit questions to the candidates and publicly announces the schedule for the final interviews we will pass on that information. We encourage all interested community members to attend the NORDC Chief Executive Director Search Committees’ final candidate interviews and help make sure the needs expressed by youth are heard.

As soon as the Search Committee provides a way for community members to submit questions to the candidates and publicly announces the schedule for the final interviews we will pass on that information. We encourage all interested community members to attend the NORDC Chief Executive Director Search Committees’ final candidate interviews and help make sure the needs expressed by youth are heard.

As soon as the Search Committee provides a way for community members to submit questions to the candidates and the schedule for the final interviews we will pass on that information. We encourage all interested community members to attend the NORDC Chief Executive Director Search Committees’ final candidate interviews and help make sure the needs expressed by youth are heard.

With our community partners, we are asking New Orleans children and youth what they need from a leader and will be sharing their responses as the NORDC Chief Executive Officer final interview schedule moves forward. Every NORDC stakeholder agrees that creating exceptional service and opportunities for New Orleans children, youth and families is the ultimate goal of the Chief Executive Officer search so please help us reach this goal by sharing these direct pleas from youth to the adults who help shape their future.

We will post each video here on our website, via facebook and Twitter. Please share with your mailing lists to help publicize youth voice! As soon as the Search Committee provides a way for community members to submit questions to the candidates and the schedule for the final interviews we will pass on that information. We encourage all interested community members to attend the NORDC Chief Executive Director Search Committees’ final candidate interviews and help make sure the needs expressed by youth are heard.

While we will miss the Mid-City neighborhood, we are thrilled to have a new office space that will accommodate our full staff and allow us to host more events and meetings on-site. We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming everyone to our new office!

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Partnership for Youth Development
1618 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130

On the last Tuesday morning of the month, PYD staff will be available in 3 convenient locations around the city for coffee and conversation about issues facing those working in the youth development field. Please join us!

Tuesday, October 25th, 8:30 am

• Blue Dot Donuts, 4301 Canal Street
• CC’s Coffee House, 2800 Esplanade Avenue
• PJ’s Coffee and Tea, 5432 Magazine Street

In September the ExpandED School at Fannie C. Williams with VIET was happy to host Award Winning CNN Anchor and TASC Board Chair Soledad O’Brien and several prominent New Orleans East business leaders. Guests were able to tour the program and hear directly from Ms. O’Brien on why this initiative is such an important opportunity for the children, youth and families of New Orleans.

In Central City, at the CP3 Afterschool Zone site there have been many exciting developments since the beginning of the school year such as our Music Production class finishing their fourth song of the year, International Cooking making such delicious culinary items as homemade sushi, empanadas and salsa, and our Videography class producing a silent film. It has been a wonderful Fall semester!

In addition to Central City, the Afterschool Zone also launched in Iberville this September offering such options as Computer Animation, Graphic Design, African Dance/Drumming, Public Speaking/Debate, Sports and Music Recording. We look forward to seeing twice as many amazing updates from both programs in the near future!

Eric was able to interact with officials during meetings with the Department of Commerce, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the White House Office of Public Engagement, and Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett. In addition, he was also able to meet with several officials from the Department of Education for a more in depth interface regarding the policies and priorities of the agency moving forward. During all of these briefings Eric was able to share the successes, challenges and ideas from a New Orleans perspective to the White House in hopes to improve communication between local efforts and the administration’s.

It was an honor for me to represent both the out-of-school time world, and the New Orleans region at the Community Leaders White House Briefing. It was encouraging to have so many leaders from across the nation sharing their ideas, success stories, and experiences with each other and the White House administration.
– Eric Jensen, Director of Youth Engagement

Sean Tate joins the Partnership for Youth Development as Program Manager for the CP3 Afterschool Zone. Prior to joining the Partnership, Sean spent three years as a Program Coordinator for Playworks New Orleans and as a Camp Director for the Jefferson Parish Recreation Department. He was pleased to train directly with Steven Jensen before Steven’s recent departure to Minnesota.

Bob Payne joins the Partnership as the Expanded Learning Time Manager.  A native New Yorker, Bob moved to New Orleans in 2004 to attend Loyola, and after graduating in 2008 taught in nearby St. Bernard Parish at St. Bernard Middle School for three years through Teach for America. You can read more about the new ELT initiative below!

Dear Friends –
Today marks the 6th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the devastating levee breaks that severely damaged our city and dramatically changed our way of life in New Orleans.  It is hard to think about those days and the ensuring six years without remembering those of you who have worked — and continue to work — tirelessly for better lives and opportunities for all the children and youth of our community.   From those who stayed and rebuilt, to those who relocated to New Orleans and joined us in this work, to those who have given the important and necessary dollars to sustain this work, a huge THANK YOU for your investment in the future of our city.  We could not do this vital work without all of you! And certainly, our thoughts are with our family, friends and colleagues who live along the East Coast as you recover from Hurricane Irene.  Please know, as beneficiaries of your generosity, we stand ready to offer assistance to you.

While the anniversary brings time to reflect back, we’re also excited to be looking forward!  This fall marks the return of our monthly meetings – and we’re looking for ideas from you as to how to make these meetings valuable to you in your work.  See below how you can get involved in that planning and mark your calendars to join us on September 13th at 10:30am for our first network meeting.

I want to close with a final note of thanks to someone who has been a tremendous supporter of New Orleans youth and youth programs.  We learned last week that Councilmember Arnie Fielkow will be leaving the City Council and New Orleans to become CEO of the National Basketball Retired Players Association.  We know from our work with David Robinson and his Admiral Center of the power of investment by former players in the communities they call home and beyond. It is hard to imagine a stronger, more consistent and more passionate supporter for children and youth.  Our organization was privileged to closely with him on a number of important issues, most recently the reform of NORD.  We wish the best to him and his family and we thank them for their dedication to our city.  — Gina