Louisiana
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6400 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: 225.763.2511
www.pbrf.org
Jennifer Winstead, President/CEO
Melissa A. Bell, Director of Donor Relations and Programs
PBRF provides vital philanthropic support to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center to fund health and preventive medicine research aimed at preventing premature death from diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, hypertension, and cancer. We are improving the lives of individuals and communities throughout Louisiana and beyond. Project Independence
P.O. Box 752
Madisonville, LA 70447
Phone: 985.237.0429
www.projectindependence.org
Kemper Bowen, Chair
Carol Mesa, President/Founder
Project Independence was founded in 2003 to assist families caring for a child diagnosed with autism, a neurological disorder affecting a person's ability to communicate, to reason and to interact with others. Autism spectrum disorders are recognized as the fastest growing developmental disability in the United States.
Project Lazarus
P.O. Box 3906
New Orleans, LA 70177
Phone: 504.949.3609
www.lazarushouse.net
Paris Winn, Board President
Eric Oleson, LCSW, MBA / Executive Director
Founded in 1986, Project Lazarus is the oldest and largest agency in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area providing housing and assisted living to people with AIDS. In addition to housing, services include 24 hour personal care, prepared meals, medication assistance, case management, social services, transportation, pastoral care, and recreational activities and outings. The primary purpose of Lazarus is to provide continuity of care in a homelike environment. The highest goal of Project Lazarus is to enhance the quality of life of those it serves.
Providence House
814 Cotton Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: 318.221.7887
www.theprovidencehouse.com
Clay Nelson, Chair
Simone Hennessee, CEO
Providence House is Louisiana's largest transitional shelter for homeless families with children, serving approximately 65 families daily. Our independent living program and comprehensive support services strengthen families and help break the cycle of homelessness. Our success rate for these families continues to be 90 percent.
Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana
4664 Jamestown Avenue, Suite 300
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: 225.926.8414
www.la-par.org
James C. Brandt, President
Susan Mintz Kantrow, Director of Development
The Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) is an independent voice, offering solutions to critical public issues in Louisiana through accurate, objective research and focusing public attention on those solutions. PAR’s research post Katrina and Rita is generating recommendations in the key issue areas of state finance, education, heath care and oversight/transparency. Robinson Film Center
P.O. Box 155
Shreveport , LA 71161-0155
Phone: (318) 424-9090
www.robinsonfilmcenter.org
John M. Grindley, Executive Director
Sylvia A. Goodman, President, Board of Directors
The Robinson Film Center of Louisiana provides a venue for independent, international, and classic cinema while serving as a statewide resource for media education. Through hosting film festivals, media literacy classes, and daily screenings, RFC educates and empowers audiences through the creation, viewing, and discussion of film and media. St. Tammany Hospital Foundation
1202 South Tyler
Covington , LA 70433
985.898.4141
www.sthfoundation.org
Dr. Adrian Cairns, Board Chair
Charley Strickland, Executive Director
The St. Tammany Hospital Foundation is a non-profit organization established to support and enhance the healing work of the physicians, staff and programs of St. Tammany Parish Hospital. Through the development of philanthropic support, we seek to fortify the promise to provide world-class healthcare close to home, now and for generations to come.
Sci-Port Discovery Center
820 Clyde Fant Parkway
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: 318.424.3466
www.sciport.org
The 67,000 square foot Sci-Port Discovery Center features over 200 hands-on exhibits. Louisiana's only
IMAX Dome Theatre and daily programs for all ages. Themed Discovery Areas highlight the Red River, physiology, physical science and technology. The center also includes a gallery for younger children, gift shop and café. A 25,000 square foot Space Center Expansion is planned for completion in late 2006. Since opening in 1998, Sci-Port has served over 200,000 visitors a year. Sutton Children’s Medical Center
One Saint Mary Place
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: 318.681.6760
Charles J. Paine, MD, President and CEO
Jeanette Conaway, CFRE, VP/Executive Director
Sutton Children’s Medical Center is a 60,000 square foot, 5-story, 80-bed children’s hospital located within
CHRISTUS Schumpert in Shreveport. Named for hospital advocate and professional golfer Hal Sutton, the center provides for children in Ark-La-Tex specialized pediatric care including pediatric surgery and intensive care in an environment uniquely designed for children and families.
ThinkFirst of the Ark-La-Tex
960 Sheridan Street , Suite A
Shreveport , LA 71104
318.226.0066
www.thinkfirstla.org
Donna Cavanaugh, Chair and CEO
ThinkFirst is dedicated to the prevention of injury in children, teens and young adults. Through research-based educational programming and Voices for Injury Prevention speakers (VIPs) who have sustained a traumatic brain spinal cord injury. ThinkFirst provides the knowledge and skills for children and teens to make safe decisions. Our message is: “Use your mind to protect your body.” Publisher’s
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