Sixty percent of children in Caddo Parish are not kindergarten-ready, and Bossier Parish faces similar challenges, highlighting the need for expanded access …
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United Way of Northwest Louisiana Receives $15,000 Grant to Support Shreveport Financial Empowerment Center
by BIZ Magazineby BIZ MagazineUnited Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Grayson Foundation to support the Shreveport Financial Empowerment …
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LSUS’s INAR participating in Million Meals for MLK to combat hunger
by David Spechtby David SpechtSHREVEPORT – With 19 percent of Louisiana households living below the federal poverty rate (2022 American Community Survey), Louisianians are particularly affected …
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SHREVEPORT, LA — My Community Cares (MCC), a program of Volunteers for Youth Justice, will host its January Neighborhood Team Meeting to …
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Keep Louisiana Beautiful Launches Registration for 2025 Love the Boot Week
by BIZ Magazineby BIZ MagazineBATON ROUGE, La. – Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB), in collaboration with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, has opened registration for the …
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United Way of Northwest Louisiana Exceeds Fundraising Goal, Raises $97K for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
by BIZ Magazineby BIZ MagazineShreveport, LA – The United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) has surpassed its end-of-year fundraising goal, raising an impressive $97,000 to support …
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318 MLK DreamFest Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy with a Multi-Week Series of Events
by BIZ Magazineby BIZ MagazineShreveport-Bossier, LA – Visit Shreveport-Bossier, alongside the Dream Keepers Alliance, Krewe of Harambee, Krewe of Sobek, the Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of …
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LSUS’S Carpenter to host weekly radio program centering around area nonprofits
by BIZ Magazineby BIZ MagazineSHREVEPORT – Want to know how the most successful nonprofit organizations and leaders in the region got their start? Tune in to …
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Accredited Charity Seal Saves Donors from Homework
by BIZ Magazineby BIZ MagazineWhat is it that distinguishes an “accredited” charity from others? An Accredited Charity is one that has met 20 national standards …