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A Night on the Street Reflections on the Covenant House Sleep Out Written by Sophie Trist — This year, I got the opportunity to participate in the seventh annual Sleep Out, a fundraiser to benefit Covenant House, an organization that serves homeless and at-risk youth. I partnered with my best friend, Alex Christian Lucas, to […]
Widening Our Approach Over Covenant House’s 30 years of working with New Orleans’ at-risk youth, we have learned how critically important wellness is to our residents’ recoveries. One of the most systemic challenges facing New Orleans is the serious behavioral health problems of our young people. Sadly, 85% of the youth Covenant House cares for have experienced […]
Our Executive Director, Jim Kelly, received this letter after a group of students attended a SHELTER screening at Covenant House. The author of the letter, Sophie Trist, went on to become a summer intern at Covenant House. You can read her bio at the end of the letter. I’ve seen a lot of really well-done, […]
Everyone get excited because our 4th annual Cov Carnival is only ONE MONTH AWAY! The Carnival is a wonderful opportunity for our homeless youth & children (170 in our daily care) to enjoy some no-strings-attached JOY on a hot summer day. We have been SO blessed that Event Pros Take Action has put on this event for […]
Covenant House is blessed to have talented interns on our team every semester. This week we wanted to highlight Kiara Cruz, our exceptional intern working on our Two Generation program! From the first day of meeting Kiara, Two Generation Program Manager Ebonee knew that Kiara would be a great fit for assisting in the development […]
This week is Volunteer Appreciation Week. We couldn’t think of a better group of volunteers to highlight than our clothing room volunteers. This incredible group of five women have been volunteering with us for more than a decade, and have clocked up THOUSANDS of hours for us, and have made an immeasurable difference. We can […]
From VICE Documentary Films, executive producer Michael K. Williams (The Wire) and the Peabody award-winning Renaud Brothers, SHELTER is a powerful documentary filmed with unfettered access over the course of one year at Covenant House. The film captures the raw and emotional stories of our brave young people as they seek help and hope – and the efforts of our staff […]
Spreading Love at the Cov Junior League of New Orleans Spotlight — Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! At Covenant House, we are lucky to have incredible community partners. When groups come in to host events at the Cov, it shows our residents that they have friends in this city who are looking out for them. Today, […]
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Covenant House New Orleans is a 501(c)(3) organization (EIN #58-1669937).
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611 N. Rampart Street, NOLA 70112
