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Please support the Lower Ninth Ward Village by voting daily and help us win $5,000 in fuel to support our ventures!!!  Voting ends October 27th and EVERY VOTE COUNTS! http://www.fuelinggood.com/rewardinggood?id=836219

One of our wonderful volunteers, Victoria Holt, has created a documentary for her  sociology class called “Post-Katrina New Orleans: Local Realities, Global Issues”.  This documentary features the Lower Ninth Ward Village and the surrounding community.  Take a look! The Lower 9th … Continue reading →

The Lower Ninth Ward Village has recently been in the St. Helena Echo!  Click the links below to check it out! http://www.tangilena.com/view/full_story/13515575/article-Lower-Ninth-Ward-Village-and-Magnolia-Project-join-helping-hands? http://www.tangilena.com/view/full_story/14527514/article-Vegetable-harvesting-for-the-Village?  

You always pass failure on your way to success.  ~Mickey Rooney Dear Friends, As many of you may know, the Village was recently in the running for a chance to win a Pepsi Refresh Grant of $250,000. Voting for this … Continue reading →

This week we’ve had an amazing surprise! A group of contractors headquartered in Atlanta, Archer Western, have come in to work on the center. All week the center has been teaming with contractors working tirelessly to get some major renovation … Continue reading →

Did you know that the village is in the running for a $250,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh project? Check out our application submitted by our friend Shirin Day here. Or, vote below! You can vote twice a day, once … Continue reading →

Just in! A new video from our friend Lilli Dove giving you a tour of our building!

It’s Springtime at the Village, and presto, we got ourselves a community garden! Our new star volunteer, Cara Walton, wrangled some volunteers and whipped up a raised-bed garden in the back yard. This fall, with any luck, we will have … Continue reading →

Disaster breeds hope. When people lose everything, other people instinctually reach out to help them. Four years after Hurricane Katrina, these are two important things for the men, women, and children of the Lower Ninth Ward to remember.