Dreams flourish in a CRI Friendship House

Dreams flourish in a CRI Friendship House

Aaliyah Burns dreams of being a doctor. Only 12 years old, she is one of several Friendship House youth who recently participated in a six-week medical careers program. A seed was planted there and Community Renewal has been helping to nourish that dream ever since....
I want the world to know there is hope!

I want the world to know there is hope!

By Ashlee Donnaud 2016 ARA graduate   My life started off having a terrible childhood. My dad went to prison when I was 4 and remained in prison throughout my childhood. I got put in foster care at the age of 13. Then I got abducted and raped, after a year of...
Students build dreams through welding class

Students build dreams through welding class

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...
Meet Syborio Sabbath

Meet Syborio Sabbath

Afternoons at a Community Renewal Friendship House helped turn Syborio Sabbath from a bully into a better person, a young leader who now has plans, goals and a desire to help others rather than hurt them. “When I was younger I would mess with people and bully little...
An Open Letter Regarding Allendale and I-49

An Open Letter Regarding Allendale and I-49

Dear Friends, Community Renewal International has worked for twenty-one years to build relationships throughout the city to meet the goal of “One community connected together through caring.” Our sole purpose is in uniting people together through our...