A New Orleans high school will be renovated and re-stocked after Hurricane Katrina.

Education > Assistance to Youth at O. Perry Walker High School

Assistance to Youth at O. Perry Walker High School

Summary

O. Perry Walker, 1 of 5 New Orleans schools open after Katrina, needs funds to renovate and buy supplies. Walker High now sees the potential to improve educational quality in a once failing system.

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $2,810 was raised for this project.

Received $2,810 from 14 donations from people like:

(Anon.)

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The New Orleans Public School District was one of the lowest performing in the country. Hurricane Katrina destroyed the city of institutions and infrastructure. What was salvaged from the wreckage of the storm is inappropriate in the new system. O. Perry Walker needs funds to renovate, replace antiquated books, and make changes necessary in the new educational environment allowing residents and their children to return home and return to school.

Activities

Funds raised to support O. Perry Walker High School fund renovations and purchase educational materials, electronic and presentation equipment, computers, books, and periodicals. These items are necessary for youth returning to school in New Orleans.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $2,810

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $2,810. The original project funding goal was $69,685.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.ri.org/articles.php?ssid=68)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project allows families to return home and students to return to school, allowing for some semblance of normality after the trauma of Katrina. It also contributes to educational reform in one of the lowest-performing schools in the country.

Project Message

While communities are already working to restore their lives and what was lost, they have a long way to go and they need your help.
- Chandra Gilmore, Program Officer