Featured Grantee: Travelers Aid Society of Greater New Orleans
Since 1908, Travelers Aid Society of Greater New Orleans (TASGNO) is a social services agency helping individuals experiencing homelessness in the Greater New Orleans area. Its mission is to work to end homelessness and its vision is a New Orleans where everyone has a safe place to call home. Travelers Aid provides crisis-intervention counseling and support services for the homeless and stranded travelers who may become homeless.
2025 Impact
• Served more than 8,000 individuals
• Delivered over 26,000 units of services
• Helped hundreds of individuals move into housing and access critical resources
Future Development
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) and the City of New Orleans Office of Community Development recently announced a funding award to HRI Communities and Travelers Aid Society of Greater New Orleans to develop a non-congregate housing facility in the 2900 block of Tulane Avenue. HRI will build the facility which will feature private, non-congregate units equipped with kitchens and bathrooms. Travelers Aid will provide support services on site and help residents transition to permanent housing.
MHSF Grantees
The 18th Ward Sports Club was created to increase youth access to sports by eliminating barriers to participation. Working with youth from ages 3-24, everyone is welcome to play regardless of gender, race, income or neighborhood.
Bureau of Governmental Research
Bureau of Governmental Research is a private, nonprofit, independent research organization dedicated to informed public policy making and the effective use of public resources for the improvement of government in the New Orleans metro area.
Children's Hospital of New Orleans
Trauma and Grief Center – The Trauma and Grief Center (TAG) was started by licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Julie Kaplow at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans in 2021 to address a large and growing need for trauma services offered on an outpatient basis to children 0-18.
Communities in Schools of the Gulf South, Inc.
Communities In Schools of the Gulf South provides Integrated Student Supports (ISS) to children and families in need across Orleans and Jefferson Parishes.
CrescentCare is a Federally Qualified Health Center offering an expanded range of health and wellness services for anyone and everyone who is seeking healthcare services in Greater New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana.
Dillard University, Louisiana's oldest historically Black university, is a private four-year liberal arts faith-based university.
Eden Centers provides a Continuum of Care for survivors of human trafficking through its short- and long-term therapeutic programming, and through referrals to transitional housing programs.
Elaine P. Nunez Community College Foundation
The Elaine P. Nunez Community College Foundation advances the mission and strategic priorities of Nunez Community College located in Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish. Nunez Community College is a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. The College offers both associate degrees and a host of industry certifications or trade skills.
Greater New Orleans Foundation
The Greater New Orleans Foundation is the philanthropic institution dedicated to driving positive impact through philanthropy, leadership, and action in the Greater New Orleans Region. Its history dates back to the Community Chest founded over 100 years ago to connect donors with causes that spark their passion.
Hope Community Health Center was founded in 2019 located on the campus of the New Orleans Family Justice Center in downtown New Orleans. The clinic’s goal is to better meet the primary, behavioral health, and forensic care for survivors of violence including domestic and family violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.
Hotel Hope moves families from homelessness to self-sufficiency through a three-stage service model that involves providing crisis intervention services, residential stability and help in achieving economic self-sufficiency.
Junior League of New Orleans is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration and training.
LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing
The LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing prepares professional nurse leaders that function as generalists, advanced practice nurses, educators, scholars, and researchers to transform nursing and health care.
Luke's House is a place of medical and spiritual hope, health, and healing for the people of greater New Orleans. It provides free medical care through volunteer medical providers to the most vulnerable members of the community.
Ozanam Inn provides basic human needs such as food, shelter, clothing, and medical care to unhoused men and women in our community. The organization assists over 1300 people annually through its emergency shelter and residential/transitional housing programs.
Raphael Village is a non-profit organization comprised of three programs – The Guild, The Hive, and The Hearth – that aid differently-abled individuals in leading purposeful and enriching lives.
Son of a Saint exists to transform the lives of fatherless boys through mentorship, emotional support, development of life skills, exposure to constructive experiences and formation of positive, lasting peer-to-peer relationships.
Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation
Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation serves as a catalyst to transform lives by uniting generosity and vision, one relationship at a time. Its purpose is to stand as a constant partner to Southeastern that focuses its efforts on harnessing the value from strong external relationships in order to bring greater support and funding for the advancement of the University.
Start Corporation (Start) has more than 40 years’ experience providing housing, healthcare, and supportive services. Through the acquisition of St Jude Community Center in New Orleans near the French Quarter, Start aims to combine programs together to form a housing collaborative that will serve some of the most vulnerable population.
Travelers Aid Society of Greater New Orleans
Travelers Aid Society of Greater New Orleans (TASGNO) is a homeless services agency serving individuals experiencing homelessness in the Greater New Orleans area.
The University of Holy Cross, a Catholic institution of higher learning, is an inclusive student-centered learning community focused on academic excellence and innovative teaching.
University of New Orleans Foundation
The University of New Orleans Foundation supports the University of New Orleans and is focused on the key areas of financial and investment management, endowment management, gift receipt and acknowledgements, program support and property management.
Via Link provides counseling to those in crisis, helps people connect with critical services, provides suicide intervention, offers opioid counseling and more. Services are provided over phone, text and online chat services 24/7, 365 days a year.
Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana
Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana is a health and human services agency working to build healthy communities for all people. It encourages positive development: providing services to promote healthy development of children and families through a continuum of services including mentoring, workforce development, and trauma-informed care. It also provides services for people with disabilities, older adults, and people experiencing homelessness.
Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by Saint Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society.
Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) provides mentoring and youth advocacy, adult education and high school equivalency preparation, employment readines, career exploration and out-of-school time enrichment programming. As a community-based nonprofit, these programs have been developed in response to unmet community needs and are aligned with YEP’s core purpose, which is to empower young people to improve their lives and the lives of others.