What’s Happening
The Future Home of the YWCA Greater New Orleans
The YWCA suffered severe damage from Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, and is currently working to rebuild its physical structure. YWCA Greater New Orleans served a multi-parish territory, including Jefferson, Orleans, St. Tammany and St. Bernard parishes, providing services such as rape crisis, battered women's, and family counseling, child care services, and youth education services.
Although the YWCA is experiencing a lack of service capacity, it is currently under recovery. The recovery mission of the YWCA's Board of Directors is to rebuild the physical structure, programs and services of the agency; to maintain visibility in the community; and to rebuild capacity in the Greater New Orleans area. Currently, the YWCA is aggressively working to generate operational capital and restore revenues to support construction.
Our New Home | Under Construction | Coming Fall 2026
YWCA Greater New Orleans is dedicated to empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The recovery mission of the Board of Directors is to rebuild and maintain visibility in the community, and restore board and membership capacity in the Greater New Orleans area with the ultimate goal of the restoration of programs and critical to serve our communities.
What We Do ↘
YWCA Greater New Orleans is working diligently to restore direct services, empowerment programming, and advocacy to support individuals and families, especially women and girls. The construction of our physical structure destroyed by Hurricane Katrina is underway and obtaining the resources to restore it creates a foundation for its hallmark programming.
Your support would underwrite the costs of:
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Access to Childcare & Youth Enrichment Services
Quality early education and care for working families, providing crucial support for over 1,000 children annually. Youth Development services and support for working families.
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Access to Domestic Violence Services
Comprehensive support and counseling for survivors, with dedicated services for crisis intervention.
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Access to Community Programs
Building skills and opportunities through job training, and financial empowerment.
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Access to Sexual Assault services
24/7 crisis support and resources for women and families in need.
Become a Member Today ↘
Membership services coming Fall 2026.
Stay tuned for more information.
Reach Out ↘
YWCA Greater New Orleans will provide direct services, empowerment programming, and advocacy to support individuals and families, especially women and girls. Want to join our efforts? We welcome your support.
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I Need Help
YWCA has a solid network of partners who provide supportive services alongside our efforts during recovery.
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I Want To Help
Volunteers are crucial to accomplishing our mission. Want to help? We want to hear from you!
