Current Programs | Grant Criteria | Help Support Summer Programming
United Way of Southeast Louisiana funds Summer Impact Grants for summer programs to expand and deepen services for children and youth ages 11-24 in New Orleans over the summer.
UWSELA allocates funds to youth-serving organizations to broaden supports over the summer months – often a time of vulnerability for low-income youth due to the lack of daily school and the supports that are provided in a school setting. Summer Impact Grants broadened supports may include but are not limited to reduced program cost to families, behavioral health supports, expanded summer nutrition/meals, expanded hours or duration of programming, and connecting youth with an educational, vocational, and/or employment setting when summer programming ends. Successful implementation will help close the achievement gap, improve health outcomes, reduce crime, and scale programs in locations where they’re needed most.
2023 PROGRAMS
About FACE (About Family and Community Engagement)
Summer Social Set 22
3901 MacArthur Blvd Suite 6901
New Orleans
504-662-7463
ARISE Schools- Mildred Osborne/ARISE Academy
ARISE Schools Summer Program
6701 Curran Blvd.
New Orleans
504-615-6354 (ARISE), 504-400-0614 (Mildred Osborne)
Arts Council of New Orleans
Young Artist Movement (YAM)
P.O. Box 58379
New Orleans
504-523-1465
Bard Early College
Bard Early College New Orleans
3820 St. Claude Avenue
New Orleans
504-439-0122
College Track
Summer College Access Programming for New Orleans Scholars
2225 Congress St., Floor 2
New Orleans
504-577-2021
Covenant House New Orleans
Youth Advocacy Group
611 North Rampart St.
New Orleans
504-584-1162
Dancing Grounds
Freedom School and Summer Dance Intensive
3705 Saint Claude Avenue
New Orleans
504-535-5791
Dinerral Shavers Educational Fund
GIRLS NOLA Initiative
P.O. Box 6832
New Orleans
504-909-2084
Directed Initiatives for Youth Inc., Dba Excite All Stars
Excite All Stars Summer Camp
4949 Bullard Avenue, Ste. A
New Orleans
504-218-2607
Educators for Quality Alternatives
The NET Charter High School Summer Internship Program
1614 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd
New Orleans
504-267-9060
Efforts of Grace, Inc.
Kuumba Academy Summer Program
1712 O.C. Haley Boulevard
New Orleans
504-569-9070
Free Alas
Aspire
3612 Banks St
New Orleans
info@freealas.org
Friends of Lafitte Greenway
Lafitte Greenway BELite Youth Mural Arts Project: Basketball Court Revival
PO Box 791727
New Orleans
504-462-0645
Friends of the New Orleans Public Library/New Orleans Public Library (COLLAB)
New Orleans Public Library Summer Fun 2022
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans
504-596-2587
Generation Success
Summer EXCEL Challenge
4650 General DeGaulle Dr.
New Orleans
504-446-1398
Grow Dat Youth Farm
Summer Leadership Programs
150 Zachary Taylor Dr
New Orleans
504-300-1132
Jesus Project Ministries
Junior Student Training and Enrichment Program (JSTEP)
8401 Apple St.
New Orleans
504-610-7396
Kedila Family Learning Center
Summer @ Kedila
1922 S. Salcedo St.
New Orleans
504-253-9179
Living School, INC
Learn By Doing: A Living School Summer Experience
6003 Bullard Ave
New Orleans
504-218-4437
Make Music NOLA
Make Music NOLA Summer Workshop Series
2150 Ursulines Avenue C1
New Orleans
504-255-7902
Milne Inspiration Center (MIC-AMPED)
Summer Leadership Experience
2827 Fourth St.
New Orleans
504-515-1642
New Orleans Technical Education Provider
Summer Success Program
6601 Franklin Ave
New Orleans
504-484-9429
Operation Spark
High School to High Wage Summer Coding Camp
514 Franklin Avenue
New Orleans
504-534-8277
Reconcile New Orleans, Inc.
Workforce Development Summer Success Program
1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
New Orleans
504-568-1175
Ride New Orleans
Youth Transit Leadership Cohort (YTLC)
2100 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
New Orleans
504-345-8360
Silence Is Violence
Summer Peace Clinics
2000 Lakeshore Drive UNO Trac Building 228
New Orleans
504-282-0607
Son of a Saint
Summer Programming
2803 St. Philip Street
New Orleans
504-561-7508
The 18th Ward
Summer Coaches in Training
3329 Bell St
New Orleans
504-255-7902
The Beautiful Foundation
Camp Beautiful
P O Box 8844
New Orleans
504-382-9646
The Cosmetology Institute, LLC
The Beauty Bootcamp
8460 Morrison Road
New Orleans
504-894-4818
The Level Up Campaign
Save Our Youth Nola Project
2401 Annette St
New Orleans
504-533-1652
Thrive New Orleans
Youth Summer Camp
1433 N Claiborne Ave
New Orleans
504-564-7739
Trinity Christian Community DBA Trinity Community Center
Summer Leadership Development
3908 Joliet Street
New Orleans
504-482-7822
unCommon Construction
Summer 2022 Apprenticeships
PO BOX 791438
New Orleans
504-321-1588
Upturn Arts
Summer Camp 2022
1719 Toledano St.
New Orleans
504-390-8399
Young Aspirations Young Artists Inc.
Teen Guild
3322 LaSalle St.
New Orleans
504-529-3306
YouthForce NOLA
YouthForce Internships
1100 Poydras Street, Ste. 1405
New Orleans
504-389-5901
GRANT CRITERIA
- Proposals must be submitted by public or charitable, nonprofit (tax-exempt) organizations or may be sponsored by such an organization (fiscal agent).
- Collaborations are welcome to apply; however, a lead 501(c)(3) organization must be identified and provide nonprofit documentation and an eligible budget for the collaboration.
- All participating organizations or sponsoring organizations must operate within Orleans Parish.
- Proposed projects must be designed to be completed within the scope of the grant timeline.
- A project may focus on a wide variety of youth issues or may be very narrowly focused. Nevertheless, proposed programs must align with one of the six priority areas of focus and lift up at least one solution on page 6 of the New Orleans Youth Master Plan:
- Health and Wellbeing
- Youth Voice
- Learning
- Safety & Justice
- Space & Place
- Economic Stability
- Priority will be given to organizations serving youth of color ages 11 to 24 below the ALICE Threshold.
- Funds must be used to expand or enhance summer programming – not used to start a new program.
- If funded, staff will be invited to participate in at least two trainings conducted by New Orleans Youth Alliance:
- Basic Skills,
- Trauma-Informed,
- Reframing Conflict,
- Healing Justice, or
- Building Community.