9 Foundations that have given Refugee and Immigrant grants in Louisiana

THE LOUISIANA BAR FOUNDATION EXISTS TO PRESERVE, HONOR, AND IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM OF JUSTICE BY FUNDING, DEVELOPING OR OTHERWISE PROMOTING EFFORTS WHICH ENHANCE THE LEGAL PROFESSION, INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND ADVANCE THE REALITY OF EQUAL JUSTICE.AS THE LARGEST FUNDER OF CIVIL LEGAL AID, THE LBF SUPPORTS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR IN ALL 64 PARISHES OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. THE LBF ALSO SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE LAW-RELATED EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE PROJECTS AND OTHER SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES. THE LBF HELPS WOMEN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILDREN WHO NEED A STABLE HOME OR SPECIAL EDUCATION, ELDERLY WHOSE ECONOMIC SECURITY OR HEALTH CARE IS IN JEOPARDY, CONSUMERS IMPACTED BY IMPROPER LENDING PRACTICES, WORKERS DENIED LAWFUL WAGES AND BENEFITS, DISABLED PEOPLE DENIED OPPORTUNITIES, IMMIGRANTS WHO WORK WITHOUT BENEFITS OR CONTRACTS, AND COMMUNITIES DEVASTATED BY NATURAL DISASTERS.

COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUICIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION, SENIOR CARE PLANNING, AND REFUGEES.

THE SIX OBJECTS OF KIWANIS ARE (1) TO GIVE PRIMACY TO THE HUMAN AND SPIRITUAL RATHER THAN THE MATERIAL VALUES OF LIFE; (2) TO ENCOURAGE THE DAILY LIVING OF THE GOLDEN RULE IN ALL HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS; (3) TO PROMOTE THE ADOPTION AND THE APPLICATION OF HIGHER SOCIAL, BUSINESS, AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS; (4) TO DEVELOP, AND PRECEPT AND EXAMPLE, A MORE INTELLIGENT, AGRESSIVE, AND SERVICEABLE CITIZENSHIP; (5) TO PROVIDE A PRACTICAL MEANS TO FORM ENDURING RELATIONSHIPS, TO RENDER ALTRUISTIC SERVICE, AND TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIRES; AND (6) TO COOPERATE IN CREATING AND MAINTAINING THAT SOUND PUBLIC OPINION AND HIGH IDEALISM WHICH MAKES POSSIBLE THE INCREASE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, JUSTICE, PATRIOTISM, AND GOODWILL.

TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY.

USE DONATED FREQUENT FLYER MILES TO HELP PEOPLE IMPACTED BY WAR, PERSECUTION, OR DISASTER START A NEW BEGINNING IN A NEW HOME.