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Since Katrina, with the help from over 20,000 visiting volunteers that have dedicated themselves to cleaning neighborhoods and assisting homeowners, Beacon of Hope Resource Center has:
Replanted over 25 miles of green space
Assisted over 1700 homeowners with light rebuild projects
Founded 22 Beacon locations in 16 New Orleans neighborhoods
Recipient of Starbucks Gulf C.O.A.S.T. Grant awarded to Beacon of Hope speaks about her return
Beacon of Hope was awarded a grant through Starbucks C.O.A.S.T fund to assist homeowners affected by Katrina complete final touches on their homes. Fresh paint and replanted gardens were on most recipients wish list. In this video Ms. Michele Ratcliff speaks with visiting Starbucks Executives about returning to her home, her neighborhood, and her community in the Sugar Hill subdivision of Gentilly.
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How do our volunteers affect the residents of New Orleans? Read below to find out:
Gifts from the heart make house a home: A letter to the editor
By Letters to the Editor - The New Orleans Times-Picayune
January 04, 2010, 5:10AM
Why was a gargantuan Florida Gator bus cruising down Mirabeau Avenue, stopping in Gentilly Terrace at my house? People came pouring out, ready to work scraping, priming and painting my hou
se. They were not bringing gold, frankincense and myrrh, but something much more valuable -- their time, their "elbow grease" and their big hearts.
In smaller vans and cars, I also had volunteers from St. Louis, Boston and Chattanooga who all worked hard to make my home a beautiful place. Teenagers came with these groups, and let me tell you, they are role models for us all. To give up Christmas vacation to help people gives me hope that this generation of teens will bring significant, positive change.
There were others before them, and each of these groups were here because of the Beacon of Hope, a grass roots organization based in Gentilly, 
helping homeowners in this area. What dedicated people! I cannot thank them enough for the great work they are doing, and in particular, for the amazing transformation of my house, which no longer is the ugly duckling of the block! Ask me how do I feel: If I stepped out of my body, I would burst into blossoms! To all of the aforementioned, may 2010 be in some way magical for you.
Beverly Guidry Jimenez
New Orleans
Our Volunteer Department takes a unique approach to relief work in this city. In our eyes, every volunteer is valuable, no matter what the age or skill level.
To learn more about volunteering oportunities, please explore the links to the left or contact us.
To volunteer with us, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator:
Heather Huth, Volunteer Coordinator
1-504-309-5120
