-Started our parent navigator program and hired two amazing navigators, Tiffany and America
-Published and distributed brochures explaining the court process to all parents navigating the juvenile justice system
-Launched The Village Project and signed up over 350 joint Equal Voice Action/Ubuntu members
-Led two parent leadership classes
-Hosted the Black Futures Lab Town Hall
-Held regular family engagement holiday meals at the JJIC
-Participated in the TCA Poverty Simulation and the NOPD Innovation Lab on Juvenile Crime
-Conducted parent focus groups with the U.C. Berkeley Law School
-AND SO MUCH MORE!
This holiday season, consider donating to Ubuntu so that we can continue our work fighting for New Orleans' most vulnerable youth and families.
Parent Navigator America Hosts a Parent Leadership Class
Parents and families are the key to transforming the justice system.
We Signed Up Over 350 Members!
Support Ubuntu by becoming a member today! Sign up here.
Director Ernest Johnson Speaks about Alternatives to Incarceration
Recidivism for youth offenders is high. A better solution is to avoid incarceration altogether!
We Had Fun
Look at all this dancing from our annual members celebration! We are a village and we take care of one another. Ubuntu! I am because we are.
Become an Ubuntu Member
Ubuntu is launching a membership drive with our partners, Equal Voice Action.
Benefits of Membership:
-Attend ongoing Ubuntu/EVA social events
-Opportunities for professional development and community service
-Ubuntu/EVA gear (ex. tote bags, hats, t-shirts)
-Attend field trips
-Participate in a positive environment where you can grow and learn
-Be part of our village!
Membership is sliding scale $5-$30 per year. Sign up online HERE or at the Ubuntu office.
Stay in touch!
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https://ubuntuvillagenola.org
ubuntuvillagenola@gmail.com
430 N. Galvez St, New Orleans, LA 70119
504-267-4294
Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are!
Thank you for your support of Ubuntu Village !
Special Thanks to:
C&C Catering, Ashe Cultural Arts Center, Louisiana Center for Children's Rights (LCCR), Dancing Grounds, Artivism Dance Theater, Chakula, Justice & Beyond, SOUL, Darleny Del-Rosario, Marianna Mezhibovskaya, Urban South Brewery, and everyone who has supported our work!
