Health
METRO offers refuge, help to survivors of abuse
Established in 1986, Metro Centers for Community Advocacy˛ (METRO) offers a helping hand and guiding light for victims of domestic violence. […]
Lifestyles
Lifestyles
Youth Empowerment Project delivers through mentorship
For someone to reach their fullest potential, sometimes it takes just a little bit of steering in the right direction.Providing that kind of guidance for young people in St. Charles Parish is the goal of the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) through its Community Based Prevention mentoring program. […]
Lifestyles
Creative Family Solutions empowers, nurtures clients
The mission for Creative Family Solutions never changes.The nonprofit organization seeks to empower individuals to make choices, reclaim their self-esteem, learn to trust others and help them achieve goals set for themselves. […]
Lifestyles
4-H produces leaders for the real world
The 4-H Club seeks to help mold young people into the leaders of tomorrow through its Youth Development Program. Ra’Janae Morris fits the bill. […]
Health
CAS counselors intervene to help abuse victims
Marcy Willett has always had a passion for helping people, particularly children. […]
Health
Council on Aging provides ‘Under 60 Transportation’
Claude Taplette has used St. Charles Council on Aging’s transportation for nearly eight years. […]
Health
Destrehan student’s passion helps deal with rare disease
Being diagnosed with a rare condition called POTS six months after having mononucleosis nearly stopped Lianne Keller from dancing, but she soon discovered her passion was also her salvation. […]
Health
VOA ramps help seniors age in place at home
Marsha Collins simply couldn’t stop praising the Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans (VOA) for building the ramp that helps her and husband continue to live at home. […]
Lifestyles
Girl Scouts is going high-tech with new S.T.E.M. badges
Christy Crotwell’s little girl had been so involved in Boy Scouts with her brother that she announced when she got big she wanted to sell cookies like her brother sold popcorn. […]