Who We Are...

Youth Rebuilding New Orleans (YRNO) is a non-profit corporation open to all public, private, and parochial high school students and run by a student leadership council.  Our overall purpose is to be a facilitator for local youth to become involved in the recovery and rebirth of the New Orleans area. As the future leaders of this city, region, and state, it is we the youth who must act now to bring about a better quality of life for our future.

Please read our Mission Statement.

Special thanks to the confirmation class of St Ann's Church for their help on Center Street in Arabi

Want to Get Involved?

Students can get involved by themselves or by chapter from school, or as a council member.  We encourage anyone that is interested in forming a chapter at their school to click here for more information.

Please make a donation of your resources or time.

Can you or do you know someone who can help with construction?  We will seek donations after we firmly establish our identity.

Special Thank You to Gulf South Youth Action Corps for their generous donation of $3500+.




Current Projects:
We work each Saturday morning on one or all of our project sites.  Please check the website each week for exact locations.

Saturday, April 19,2008, meet at Rummel High School for 8:30. Installing 4 gardens in the 200 block of Liberty Terrace. BBQ to follow.

Saturday, Feb. 16, meet at Desire St. gym on the corner of Higgins Blvd. Work on 2 sites (weather permitting). Install sheetrock at 3662 Metropolitan St. and landscape and interior work at 204 Liberty Terrace.

  YRNO welcomes 25 volunteers from Ursuline Academy In New Rochelle. They will be working with the St. Bernard Project Feb. 18-23, while staying at the Mount Carmel Motherhouse. YRNO is sponsoring a welcome to New Orleans dinner on Monday, 2/18. for more information contact Mrs. Shoemaker.

Work continues on deck and garden at 2828 S. Roman.

2821 Louisa Street - work on porches started on 2/1/08 thanks to volunteers from the faculty at Rummel High School.The work continues; check out the new pictures.
  ● 48 West Park Drive - landscaping and welcome home party on Nov. 10
  ● 4632 Marque St. -
  ● 1359 Mendez St. -

 

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Youth Rebuilding New Orleans Contact Information:
Moderators: Robert Whitman, rfwhitmanjr@aol.com; Mary Shoemaker, ma_shoemaker@hotmail.com