Julie Lafargue earns her income in the legal field, but she finds her rewards in the mission fields of Shreveport’s inner-city neighborhoods. The longtime local attorney started her partnership with Community Renewal more than 20 years ago with friends at First United...
“They made me a better person” Jordan Sewell started his junior year at Southern University this fall and is on track to become the first person in his family to go straight from high school to college graduation. “The Friendship House paved the way for me to go to...
LaSherrica Burks is facing the future with confidence and courage – thanks in large part to the Friendship House Youth Club in her neighborhood. Recently turned 18, and a 2017 graduate from Booker T. Washington High School, she has big dreams that include giving...
Crime has fallen dramatically in the five low-income areas where Community Renewal operates neighborhood Friendship Houses, according to recent reports by the Shreveport and Bossier City Police Departments. Major crime has dropped an average of 52 percent in the four...
Magnolia Bates is building her dream for a better future with a welder’s torch. She is one of about 15 students earning a certificate in welding through a partnership between Community Renewal’s Adult Renewal Academy and Northwest Louisiana Technical College. Red Ball...
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