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NENA utilizes an innovative resident-based approach to the comprehensive rebuilding of the Lower Ninth Ward, providing services and implementing sustainable programs in community outreach, case management, design and construction administration, home and school rebuilding, and economic development.
NENA has 17 staff members, in the areas of management and administration, Outreach, Case Management, Economic Development, Volunteer Services and the Design Studio. Its Board of Directors includes seven members, all of whom live, work, or worship in the Lower Ninth Ward.
In addition, NENA has ongoing partnerships the Loyola School of Law, Tulane University, Crescent City Alliance Recovery Effort (CARE), and numerous local and national organizations and supporters. NENA is the lead facilitator of the Lower 9th Ward Stakeholders Coalition, and is a member of the Greater New Orleans Disaster Recovery Partnership.
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DID YOU KNOW?
You can now register for disaster food stamps here at NENA.
Please come in and see any one of our trainined staff members to assist you in registering.
DID YOU KNOW...
NENA is part of the lower 9th ward coalition, a group of stakeholders that collaborates within the community...
Martin Luther King Charter School was the first school to open in the lower 9th ward after Hurricane Katrina...
NENA's housing counselors serve as the counselors for Make It Right, a non-profit initiative by Brad Pitt.
Cynthia Williard-Lewis is the council person for our area...
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