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Dear Friends,

Neighborhood Navigators are coming to help.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the launch of the “Neighborhood Navigators” program to more effectively help residents access resources — especially those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As we look to the future of this and other programs, we need your support to continue to grow and serve our community. In reflecting on this last year, FTNO has made some incredible progress. Your support today will help us continue this crucial work. ([link removed])
“This was an idea that grew from my on-the-ground, grassroots organizing in the trenches in that post-Katrina environment, where the neighborhood leaders were on the ground ensuring that New Orleans came back better and stronger by focusing on all of our people. Neighborhood Navigators is where neighbors help other neighbors. They’re representing the communities they live in. They’re familiar with their residents and all of the neighborhood’s fabric,” said Mayor Cantrell. “That is so essential, because it’s about building relationships, creating safe spaces for our people so they can navigate government systems, programs and opportunities to advance the health and well-being of all of our people.”
The Neighborhood Engagement Office will empower and train neighborhood association presidents, executive boards and nonprofits to become Neighborhood Navigators for residents in order to better assist them in responding to COVID-19. This will include everything from questions about housing, payroll protection, and unemployment. Further, Neighborhood Navigators will provide residents with pandemic information and community updates. This is about bridging the gap between the residents and government agencies so that EVERYONE has access to available resources and up-to-date information in the time of COVID-19.

So far, 14 Neighborhood Navigators have been completed training with support from the Neighborhood Engagement Office staff.

With your help and support, we can continue to fund training and recruitment for the rest of our neighborhoods. Click here to donate now! ([link removed])

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As we continue this work, we look forward to filling critical gaps in providing service and relief to the people of New Orleans in these trying times. The grassroots work that New Orleanians are doing to help their communities flourish is what makes this city so great. Forward Together needs YOUR help to continue providing these resources. Chip in today to help build a better, more inclusive New Orleans. ([link removed])

Thank you,
— Forward Together New Orleans

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