On December 8, the New Orleans Artists Against Hunger and Homelessness (NOAAHH) organization presented its 2013 charity grants to 15 non-profits serving the greater New Orleans region during the annual winter gala of the Bread for the World organization’s local chapter at Loyola University. Co-founded in 1985 by Allen Toussaint, the NOAAHH selects local individuals and organizations each year that have demonstrated valiant efforts at making a difference in fighting hunger and poverty. These honorees are awarded fiscal grants to support their ongoing programming. According to a statement released by the organization, the NOAAHH distributed $42,000 in funding to the 15 honorees for 2013.
Funds are raised annually by the NOAAHH through various methods, perhaps the most popular being local star-studded music galas, like the “A Tribute to Toussaint” event held during this year’s Jazz Fest week. The live music galas featuring New Orleans greats maintain the tradition upon which the organization was founded — an all-star concert organized in 1985 by Toussaint and Aaron Neville to raise both money and awareness for fighting hunger, poverty and homelessness in New Orleans. The national Bread for the World agency, founded in the 1970s, has supported the NOAAHH as a partner ever since.
This year’s Greater New Orleans NOAAHH grant recipients are:
The Bywater Project
Ciara Community Services
Food for Families / Food for Seniors
Hope House
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans
Just the Right Attitude
Lantern Light
Luke’s House
New Orleans AIDS Task Force’s Food for Friends
Ozanam Inn
Project Lazarus
Raintree Children & Family Services
Samaritan Center
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
St. Jude Community Center
Allen Toussaint personally awarded each grant recipient at the December 8 event at Loyola University. For more information on New Orleans Artists Against Hunger and Homelessness, please visit www.noaahh.org.
Allen Toussaint performs at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. this Saturday, December 28, at Snug Harbor on Frenchmen Street.
