News and events

May 2024

Thursday the 2^nd

Free Community Resource Fair

SMILES CAA

 9:00am – 12:00Pm

501 St John Street Lafayette, LA 70501

Making Groceries Mobile Market Soft Launch

10:00am-12:00pm

Second Harvest

4008 US-90, Westwego, LA 70091

Friday the 3^rd

Community Baby Shower

11:00am-1:00pm

Same Day Surgery Lobby

 600 South Pine Street, DeRidder, LA

Family Sports Day

10:00am-11:30am

Training Grounds

2200 Lafitte St, New Orleans, LA 70119

Saturday the 4^th

Paragon Health & Wellness Expo

10:00am – 5:00pm

Paragon Casino and Resort

711 Paragon Place Marksville, LA 71351

Thursday the 9th

Quarter 2 EAC Meeting

10:00am-12:00pm

Community Resource Center/ Workforce Innovation & Training Center

5353 Essen Ln, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809

Friday 10^th

“It Takes a Village” Community Baby Shower

11:00am-1:00pm

MLK Community Center, 2009 N. Simmons Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601

Behavioral Health Fair

Tyler Mental Health

8:00am – 2:00pm

302 Dulles Dr Lafayette, LA 70506

Saturday the 11^th

Mother’s Day Celebration

10:00am – 2:00pm

Morgan City Park

2300 LA Hwy 70 Morgan City, LA 70380

Thursday the 16^th

Makin Groceries Mobile Market Soft Launch

10:00am-12:00pm

Second Harvest

4008 US-90 Westwego, LA 70091

Saturday the 18th

Mary Bird Cancer Center Live Well Event

9:00am-1:00pm

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

2250 Main St, Baton Rouge, LA  70802

Dreamfinders Home Buying Seminar

10:00am-12:00pm

Aetna WITC/CRC – Multipurpose Room

5353 Essen Lane, Suite 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Nami Walks-St. Tammany

8:00 am-11:30 am

Safe Haven Campus

23515 Hwy 190 in Mandeville, LA

Tuesday the 21st

Bridging the Gap Community Resource Fair

10:00am-3:00pm

East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library

7711 Goodwood Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA  70806

Thursday the 23^rd

Community Baby shower and Resource Fair

11:00am-2:00pm

Crescent Care

1631 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117

Friday the 31^st

Cooking Demo

10:00am-12:00pm

WITC/CRC–Multipurpose room

5353 Essen Lane, Suite 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

June 2024

Saturday the 8^th

KidFEST

11:00am-3:00pm

Scotlandville Parkway

3200 Harding Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA  70813

Wednesday the 12^th

Resume Writing

8:30am-11:30pm

Aetna WITC/CRC-Multipurpose room

5353 Essen Lane, Suite 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Interview Skills

1:00pm – 4:00pm

Aetna WITC/CRC-Multipurpose room

5353 Essen Lane, Suite 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Saturday the 15th

Soul Food Fest Health and Wellness Village

 9:00am – 1:00pm

500 Main Street Franklin, LA 70538

Juneteenth Soul Food Fest

5:00pm – until

500 Main Street Franklin, LA 70538 (Bayou Side)

29th Annual Juneteenth Festival

11:00am-6:00pm

African American Museum

300 Railroad Ave Donaldsonville, LA 70346

Saturday the 22^nd

Men’s Summit

9:00am – Until

St. Landry Parish School Board Resource Center

1013 Creswell Lane Opelousas, LA 70570

Southeast Community Health Systems Community Baby Shower

11:00am-2:00pm

Southeast Community Health Systems

6351 Main St, Zachary, LA  70791

Friday the 28^th

Cooking Demo

10:00am-12:00pm

WITC/CRC–Multipurpose room

5353 Essen Lane, Suite 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Saturday the 29^th

Pride Acadiana

9:00am – 5:00pm

Downtown Lafayette LA

Jefferson Street Lafayette, LA 70501

Dreamfinders Home Buying Seminar

10:00am-12:00pm

Aetna WITC/CRC – Multipurpose Room

5353 Essen Lane, Suite 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

July 2024

Thursday the 6^th

Dreamfinders Home Buying Seminar

10:00am-12:00pm

Aetna WITC/CRC – Multipurpose Room

5353 Essen Lane, Suite 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Saturday the 13^th

Back to School Event

10:00am – Until Supplies Last

Living Faith Christian Center

6375 Winbourne Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70805

Wednesday the 17^th

Back to School- Oberlin

11:00am-1:00pm

Oberlin Farmer’s Market

228 W. 6th Ave, Oberlin, LA 70655

Wednesday the 24^th

Resume Writing

8:30am-11:30pm

Aetna WITC/CRC-Multipurpose room

5353 Essen Lane, Suite 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Interview Skills

1:00pm – 4:00pm

Aetna WITC/CRC-Multipurpose room

5353 Essen Lane, Suite 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Friday the 26^th

Cooking Demo

10:00am-12:00pm

WITC/CRC–Multipurpose room

5353 Essen Lane, Suite 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Back to School Fest

5:00pm-8:00pm

Saint Gabriel Community Center

1400 Gordon Simon Leblanc Rd, St Gabriel, LA  70776

Saturday the 27th

Back to School- Lake Charles

10:00am-1:00pm

MLK Community Center

2009 N. Simmons Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601

Public Health Fair

10:00am-2:00pm

Louisiana State Museum

660 N 4th St, Baton Rouge, LA  70802

August 2024

Thursday the 22nd

Quarter 3 EAC Meeting

10:00am-12:00pm

Wingate by Wyndham Lake Charles Casino Area

1731 W Prien Lake Rd, Lake Charles, LA  70605

September 2024

Saturday the 14th

Out of the Darkness Walk- Suicide Awareness

8am-12:00pm

Burton Coliseum Complex

7001 Gulf Hwy, Lake Charles, LA 70607

November 2024

Wednesday the 21^st

Community Fall Fest Food Distribution

5:00pm-7:00pm

MLK Community Center

2009 N. Simmons Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601

Wednesday the 21^st

Community Fall Fest Food Distribution

5:00pm-7:00pm

MLK Community Center

2009 N. Simmons Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601

Thursday the 22nd

Quarter 4 EAC Meeting

10:00am-12:00pm

 15485 W Club Deluxe Rd, Hammond, Louisiana 70403

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