What: The Youth Empowerment Project — a community-based not-for-profit organization founded in 2004 to assist young people returning to New Orleans from correctional facilities — emerged in the early 200s. Since Hurricane Katrina, the organization has expanded in order to meet the increased needs for juvenile re-entry programs in the community. YEP now maintains services at 7 locations, providing an annual 1,000 youths with GED and literacy services; job skill development; mentoring; case management; summer activities; and holistic services.
Film by: UNO student and filmmaker Taylor Berry
Editor’s Note: NolaVie partners with students of UNO professor László Zsolt Fülöp, pairing them with artists, non-profits, environmental groups, and cultural entities to facilitate a live curriculum that results in a short documentary. Taylor Berry, a student in the Department of Film and Theatre at the University of New Orleans, interviews Collins about YEP and gun violence in the GNO.
New Orleans Startups
A brief overview of the growing New Orleans startup scene. This piece highlights the main industries of New Orleans, competing cities, and just how emerging the current entrepreneurial/startup scene is in New Orleans.
A Bin in Every Classroom: Why Tulane Should Lead on Composting
I asked a peer, Isabel, for her thoughts on composting: “Why do...
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