Crime plummets in Friendship House areas

Crime plummets in Friendship House areas

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...
CRI Partners with Area Universities to Develop Curriculum

CRI Partners with Area Universities to Develop Curriculum

CRI Partners with area universities to develop curriculum Throughout the week of May 11, 2015, Community Renewal International (CRI) and its Center for Community Renewal (CCR) were joined by Valentin Miafo-Donfack, Director of International Relations for CRI and Jean...
President Carter Celebrates 20 Years of Caring with Community Renewal

President Carter Celebrates 20 Years of Caring with Community Renewal

President Carter Celebrates 20 Years of Caring with Community Renewal On October 30, 2014, former President Jimmy Carter visited the Shreveport-Bossier area in honor of Community Renewal’s 20th anniversary. He toured area neighborhoods: Highland, Allendale, and...
A Community On The Way Back

A Community On The Way Back

A Community On The Way Back The Barksdale Annex Neighborhood Vietnam veteran John Pearce almost felt like he had moved from one war zone to another when he moved into the Barksdale Annex neighborhood in Bossier City.“It was easy to see this could have been classified...
Friendship House is a safe refuge for local teenager

Friendship House is a safe refuge for local teenager

Kelita Green has almost grown up in a Community Renewal Friendship House, having been involved for more than half of her young life. The impact, she says, has been life-changing. “People here care about us. It brightens my day to come here,” she said. “If I’ve had a...