Youth Rebuilding New Orleans is excited to announce our participation in the Healthy Block Initiative taking place on the St. Ann Street and North White Street block in the Bayou St. John neighborhood. In partnership with other local organizations (Urban Conservancy, SOUL NOLA, and Green Light New Orleans), the Healthy Block Initiative offers neighbors in the homes surrounding YRNO’s worksite: Trees, Pavement Removal, and Rain barrels to help manage stormwater in the neighborhood. YRNO’s “Yellow House” on the corner is serving as a demonstration site for each of these strategies of  stormwater management, and YRNO trainees are participating in training […]

Last month, Mike Rowe (from Dirty Jobs) stopped by YRNO to interview Prince and “Return the Favor” to YRNO. Check out the show on Facebook, here.

We are excited to announce that Youth Rebuilding New Orleans will serve as a 2018 Global Youth Service Day Lead Agency, mobilizing New Orleans’ young people to lead volunteer service projects that help meet community needs.  Global Youth Service Day is an international event on April 20-22, 2018 that celebrates the power of young people. With grant funding from The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation along with training and support from YSA (Youth Service America), YRNO will lead high-impact, high-visibility service activities and celebration events for Global Youth Service Day (GYSD). As the official organizer of GYSD in New Orleans, YRNO plans […]

This year, while many students were relaxing over winter break, YRNO’s 6 Winter Interns (Winterns!) and Site Supervisors completed 2 high impact community projects: rebuilding a shed and planter boxes in Ms. Gloria’s community garden on Claiborne, and painting the interior space of Burnell’s upcoming internet cafe in the Lower 9th Ward.   As a pilot program, YRNO is proud of the leadership of our Site Supervisors in planning, supervising, and helping keep track of the budget for the Winternship Program. Also this month, YRNO was lucky to have a number of families travel in from out of town to serve […]

YRNO is happy to announce that we won $25,000 from the Starbucks Foundation Upstanders Challenge, which awards more than half of a million dollars in grants to charities that reflected the values of “Upstanders.” A special thanks goes to Kate Marsh from Ben Franklin High School, who created our winning video entry. Check out her work, here. Thousands of organizations entered, and social media buzz from supporters like you allowed YRNO to reach the final round of 40 videos. In the end, 25 winners were chosen by the Starbucks Foundation to receive $25,000 grants .   See the complete list of winners […]

YRNO is pleased to announce a special gift for the New Orleans community this Christmas season, a Kris Kringle exchange between homeowners and youth. Homeowners in need of home repairs this winter will receive essential services free of charge, and local youth will earn Christmas cash. We are thrilled to be able to provide our neighbors a joyful home for the holidays, and also provide an essential experience for our young people outside of school. 10 openings are now available for local youth to gain work experience and serve the New Orleans community through part-time “winternships” with YRNO during the […]

This past Saturday, YRNO hosted Jesuit High School, Ben Franklin High School’s YRNO Club, and Boys Hope Girls Hope on site for a HUGE local volunteer effort! We were reminded of YRNO’s roots as teenagers from around the city came together to beautify the neighborhood, learn essential carpentry skills, and follow the lead of 3 talented young leaders: YRNO Site Supervisors Isaiah, Channin, and Jevone. The first task was to cut and dispose of scrap lumber, and Jevone led a group of volunteers in learning how to do so safely. He and Construction Manager John also taught a group from […]

It’s been a busy summer here at Youth Rebuilding New Orleans! The sale of the “Blue House” on St. Ann was finalized, the “Purple House” is about to be listed for sale, and 431 volunteers from around the country worked with YRNO on hundreds of different projects, providing labor savings of over $51K in recovery and rebuilding efforts in New Orleans. A sincere thank you to all those generous and enthusiastic volunteers who contributed their time and energy to our mission! Additionally, 19 local youth aged 16-21 from around the city of New Orleans participated in YRNO’s Summer REbuild Program […]

Youth Rebuilding New Orleans is proud to announce a new partnership providing Work Based Learning experiences for trainees at New Orleans Job Corps. Through the partnership, YRNO provides on-the-job training for apprentices in the carpentry field, as well as opportunity for leadership in supervising and teaching volunteers. Job Corps mission is to teach “eligible young people the skills they need to become employable and independent and placing them in meaningful jobs or further education.” Meet Jhameil, our newest and most valuable Team Member from Job Corps! Jhameil is 21, and his goal is to go to advanced training and then […]

The team here at Youth Rebuilding New Orleans is excited to announce two huge donations! On Tuesday, May 2, while 30 Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy students and 12 Miami Dade College students volunteered in Hollygrove and on St. Ann Street, donations rolled in for Give NOLA Day 2017, and YRNO received an incredible donation from Rooms To Go as well.   As part of Rooms To Go’s Covington Store Grand Opening, Rooms To Go donated a portion of opening day sales to Youth Rebuilding New Orleans. On Tuesday, YRNO received the check for $25,000. After the August 2016 flooding, […]