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Sharing a meal

Corps members live communally in their Jefferson Avenue house uptown

Shine

Purim Masks

Corps members prepare for Purim celebrations by creating masks

Churches

Planting trees in Central City

Rachel Glicksman works with residents to beautify the neighborhood

Civic Involvement

Celebrating Chanukah

Corps members welcomed coworkers and community members to their home

Action

Learning about Bayou Bienvenue

Alum David Eber teaches the group about deforestation in the cypress swamps

Churches

Highlighting the Jewish Community's Involvement in Rebuilding New Orleans

This site is hosted by AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, which launched its New Orleans program in the fall of 2008. AVODAH engages young people in direct work on the causes and effects of poverty in the United States. This work partners Corps members with service providers and residents in low income communities and equips our Corps members and alumni to emerge as lifelong agents for social change, whose work for justice is rooted in and nourished by Jewish values.

Help New Orleans School Children Win Nation Contest for Food Justice

Feb 12th, 2009 by admin | 0

The Rethinkers are a group of youth activists who are coming up with innovative solutions for New Orleans schools. Last summer the Rethinkers focused on Food Justice, asking why they were being served food that was often frozen and unidentifiable. They held a press conference where they made 12 recommendations based on extensive research and [...]

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In the News: Green-Collar workforce training for youth

Jan 13th, 2009 by admin | 0

Green-Collar Job Training after Katrina

January 5, 2009
By Cassandra Stern
Apollo News Service
NEW ORLEANS - The shape of a national clean energy, good jobs training program for young people is gaining real definition here, where 800 young people are beginning full-time service as part of the Conservation Corps of Greater New Orleans, earning real money, educational stipends [...]

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In the News: Health and education of New Orleans’ children still suffering

Dec 8th, 2008 by admin | 2

Here is a recent story from the New York Times about the ways in which our children are still suffering from Katrina’s aftermath.

Many Children Lack Stability Long After Storm
By SHAILA DEWAN, The New York Times
Published: December 5, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. — Last January, at the age of 15, Jermaine Howard stopped going to school. Attendance [...]

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