A friendship forms and lives are changed

A friendship forms and lives are changed

Ro White lives in one of Shreveport’s nicest upscale neighborhoods; Phyellisha Davis in a low-income neighborhood where shootings are not uncommon. Ro worked in education for 30 years; Phyellisha dropped out of school. Ro was raised to believe she could succeed in...
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...
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...
South Shreveport Cares

South Shreveport Cares

To say that the first South Shreveport Cares event was a success would be an understatement. The event raised $31,000 for the Cedar Grove Friendship Houses. In partnership with Community Renewal International, South Shreveport Cares united neighborhoods, churches and...