Friday Community Call Notes

OneRouge. One Louisiana. Today, we grieve alongside our neighbors in New Orleans after the heartbreaking tragedy on Bourbon Street that...

If there’s one thing history has taught us, it’s that real change happens when we come together to confront injustice. As we approach the...

Spotlight on Community Changemakers: Connecting for a Better Baton Rouge At One Rouge, we're committed to building stronger, healthier...

Discover the transformative work of LaunchBR, a forward-thinking community initiative spearheaded by Metromorphosis. This week's...

Decompressing Politically: Processing Post-Election Reflections Together After the election, many of us felt a mix of emotions as we...

The Systemic Crisis in Maternal and Child Health: Understanding the Forces Undermining Health Autonomy Maternal and child health in the...

Racial injustices, poverty, and environmental injustice are deeply intertwined, creating a cycle that disproportionately impacts...

Workforce Re-entry for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Baton Rouge For formerly incarcerated individuals in Baton Rouge, re-entering...

A Deep Dive into the Black Immigrant Experience: A Review of OneRouge Community Call Yesterday's OneRouge Community Call was a powerful...

This week's Community Call delved into the complex ways successions, land banks, and land trusts can unintentionally contribute to...

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize the vibrant contributions of Hispanic-owned businesses to our local economy and...

Join the Conversation on Immigration Relief for Hispanic Countries We invite you to join us for a special conversation centered on the...

FAFSA and Dual Enrollment: Answers to Common Questions As students and parents plan for the future, questions about FAFSA (Free...

Connecting Poverty, Mental Illness, and Suicide Prevention: Resources, Tools, & Advocacy The link between poverty and mental illness is...

Coalition Updates: Progress on Our Mission to Address the 9 Drivers of Poverty We recently convened our three key coalitions—Education to...

Local Chefs in Baton Rouge: Blending Tradition and Nutrition Baton Rouge’s culinary landscape is shaped by local chefs who are redefining...

The Importance of Voter Registration in Light of New Legislation With recent changes in voter and crime legislation, it has never been...

Transforming Fundraising: Embracing New Strategies for Greater Impact In today’s fast-changing world, nonprofits need to evolve their...

Intersectionality, Identity, and Power's Role in Tackling Poverty Poverty is a multifaceted issue, not merely defined by a lack of...

Farm to Future: Investing in Food for Better Health Get ready to dig into the exciting world of local food systems with "Farm to Future:...

Creating Pathways to Success for Baton Rouge's Youth How do we build a bridge for young people who may lack the higher education or...

Why Digital Equity Matters in Baton Rouge: Did you know? A 2022 survey from LSU  found that 20% of Louisiana adults do not have home...

Necessity  is the mother of invention feels like the sort of thing you might hear about a washing machine. Thing is, it has also long...

Fast facts! June 20 is world World Refugee Day . The observance was started in 2001 by the UN to commemorate the 50 year anniversary of...

Well, we missed National Healthy Homes month this year (they moved the observance from June to April). However, the Dallas Housing...

"All is quiet on the western front", is not necessarily an adage many would consider applicable to 2024. But here we are in June and past...

Since March 2020 during the Covid outbreak a rotating group of 400+ community leaders from the business, municipal, and nonprofit sectors...

The quest for knowledge is not new. I mean, who doesn't want to know stuff?!?!? Discovery, necessity, mother of invention, and all have...

Did you know? The first community land trust, New Communities was created in 1969 to support black farmers. Socially...

May is a time for so many things – none more important than Mothers’ Day and Mental Health Awareness! Mothers’ Day is an international...

Jiminy Cricket - we are speeding to the end of the school year! Prom Season is over. LEAP testing is underway. Last day of school and...

Autism is not just one thing, one condition, or one set of behaviors. It is challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech...

It seems like only yesterday that the CAFÉ coalition was jolted into action by the possibility that there would not be a summer EBT...

In the ancient history I call my youth, I would sneak into clubs in The City and dance to artists like MC Hammer, When in Rome, and The...

A wise man once said to me “we all we got!” That is never more true than when we look to the health of our community. Whether it is...

The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a stark spotlight on the challenges faced by mom and pop shops. These small, independent businesses, often...

Did you know that 2024 has seen some pretty amazing advances for women in Louisiana? The first woman took office as Attorney General The...

Here we are in the year of Da'Vine Joy Randolf's 1st Oscar and 51 wins for her roll in Holdovers and women STILL make pittance compared...

On Monday March 11, LaLeg kicks off the Regular Session. But they didn't just start working. When Gov. Jeff Landry was sworn in on...

Since March 2020 during the Covid outbreak a rotating group of 400+ community leaders from the business, municipal, and nonprofit sectors...

Stereotypes are a hard thing to surpass. Think lazy and shiftless to a brute who cannot be trusted around decent, respectable women or...

Housing inequality and predatory lending under the guise of equity are nothing new. Pulitzer prize nominated and winning books have been...

It is not hyperbole to assert that being Black and/or poor should not be a death sentence. In the year of Tracy Chapman's Grammy, Black...

Fun facts, useful for trivia nights... Despite all the rigamarole around freedom and one man, one voice, newly established Americans did...

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is supposed to be a movement "to transform society into a more just place." It was a direct...

The Capital Area Food Equity (CAFÉ) Coalition is OneRouge's first anti-poverty coalition to stand up. The reason was (and remains) that...

Back when COVID hit, the brokenness of the collective systems we use daily were laid bare. The most shocking was how tenuous our food...

Welcome to 2024! And welcome back to One Rouge Fridays. It's hard to believe that in March we will hit 4 years of OneRouge calls! If you...

Did you know that stress responses occur in stages on the “continuum of behavioral and emotional responses”? The CDC says there are 4...

Food is such an integral part of life! It’s not just that it keeps us alive, but that in many ways, food facilitates living. But...