REINTEGRATE
REBUILD
REVITALIZE
NEW ORLEANS IS LIKE NO OTHER CITY IN THE WORLD, BOTH IN ITS STRENGTHS
AND IN ITS STRUGGLES.
THE FACTS:
1 IN 2
black men in New Orleans will enter the criminal justice system at some point in his adult life
44 PERCENT
increase in rental prices since Hurricane Katrina, compared
to 4 percent nationally
NEARLY HALF
of inmates in Louisiana return
to prison within five years
20 PERCENT
of black men reported that education or lack of experience was their main obstacle to finding work
The state spends
$700 MILLION
on the prison system each year
52 PERCENT
of working-aged black men in the city are not working
1 IN 5
homes in New Orleans are vacant, blighted or abandoned
Although these challenges make it almost impossible for one
person to break down all the barriers that lie ahead, we believe
we can grow change together.
Reintegrating Neighbors
Rebuilding Homes
