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Greater New Orleans Foundation, Gayle Benson, McIlhenny Company Announce $160,000 in New Grants from the Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program. $573,000 Awarded to Date to Service and Hospitality Workers and Round III Application Opens Friday, May 1st.

Greater New Orleans Foundation Awards $700,000 in Grants to Combat Health Disparities in Southeast Louisiana Magnified by COVID-19. Round III Grants made possible from gifts to GNOF’s Disaster Response and Restoration Fund.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced $413,000 in grants from its Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program, an initiative to support low-income restaurant, hotel, and bar employees who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who are working hard to support their dependent children and elderly parents.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced the donation of 1,600 Personal Protection Equipment (N95 and Surgical Masks) to UNITY of Greater New Orleans in their work to provide support to the homeless in our area in partnership with the Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation, a family foundation partnering with GNOF.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced $413,000 in grants from its Louisiana Service & Hospitality Family Assistance Program, an initiative to support low-income restaurant, hotel, and bar employees who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who are working hard to support their dependent children and elderly parents.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced the donation of 11,000 Personal Protection Equipment (N95 and Surgical Masks) to New Orleans medical staff and first responders in partnership with the Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation, a family foundation partnering with GNOF.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) announced round two of its COVID-19 Disaster Response and Restoration Fund grants totaling $188,000.00 to 31 nonprofits. Since the start of this pandemic, GNOF’s Disaster Response and Restoration Fund has awarded $228,000.00 to nonprofits in Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) launched the Louisiana Service and Hospitality Family Assistance Program, an initiative to support negatively impacted Louisiana service and hospitality workers who are supporting their dependent children and elderly parents and need help to continue meeting their basic needs during the coronavirus pandemic.

Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation announced the activation of its Disaster Response and Restoration Fund in response to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The outbreak of the COVID-19, now declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, is on everyone’s mind. With community transmission having occurred in the Greater New Orleans region, the time for action is now.

The outbreak of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), now declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, is on everyone’s mind. With local transmission having occurred in the Greater New Orleans region, the time for action is now.