APPLICATIONS for the Unified Summer Grants Collaborative are available NOW and applications are DUE 2/15/2011 at 4pm to United Way by submitting electronically. Applications available HERE.
After facing a critical shortage of summer youth programs post-Katrina, a group of local foundations and organizations created the Unified Summer Grants Collaborative in 2006 to support safe activities for New Orleans-area youth. The collaborative has continued to address the ongoing need for affordable, safe, educational and recreational youth activities and to leverage partner resources through this collaborative effort.
The Collaborative continues as a partnership between United Way for Greater New Orleans, Emeril Lagasse Foundation, and Women’s Leadership Council. Information on Summer Programs will be available at neworleans.ilivehere.info. Once programs are announced you will be able to find summer specific details by clicking on the ‘Summer Programs’ tab located above the resource map at neworleans.ilivehere.info. This resource will provide children, youth, and families with the most up to date resources available in New Orleans Summer 2011.
Over three years, the Collaborative has awarded grants totaling $3.4 million to a variety of summer programs across the New Orleans area that serve vulnerable, low-income youth, who, with this support, have had opportunities to engage in academic enrichment, cultural and arts programs, sports and physical recreation, cooking, and nutrition activities.