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Healthy Block Initiative

December 19, 2018 By Jessica Caines

  Green Light is proud to announce the success of a collaborative partnership with the Urban Conversancy, SOUL, and Youth Rebuilding New Orleans! For the past year, the Healthy Block Initiative has been working in a 4 block area surrounding the 2700 block of St. Ann to address … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Event, Environmental Education, Events, Green Light New Orleans, Stormwater Management, Uncategorized

World Refugee Day

June 19, 2018 By Amelie Desormeaux

Green Light New Orleans was excited to participate in this year's World Refugee Day celebrations. We got to be one of the many organizations offering our services and showing a welcoming face to our community members- some new and some who have been here for many years. We had a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Green Light New Orleans, Stormwater Management, Uncategorized Tagged With: Action, Community, Environmental Education, GreenLightNewOrleans, stormwater management, Sustainable Home

City begins accepting glass at citywide recycling event

October 21, 2017 By Brett Thorne

The city of New Orleans now accepts glass at its monthly Second Saturday recycling events. Individuals can bring up to 50 lbs. of glass to the events to be recycled, which are held at the Recycling Drop-Off Center, 2829 Elysian Fields. The Second Saturday events take place … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Green Light New Orleans Tagged With: recycling, Second Saturday recycling

Park(ing) Day

October 17, 2017 By Brett Thorne

Park(ing) Day

We had a blast spending Oct. 6 with the New Orleans’ Office of Resilience and Sustainability (ORS) for Park(ing) Day. As part of the nationwide event, municipalities and groups throughout the nation converted parking spaces to mini-parks for the day. Green Light New Orleans … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Green Light New Orleans, Stormwater Management Tagged With: City of New Orleans, parking day, rain barrel, rain barrels, Storm Water Management

GiveNOLA Day on Tuesday, May 2

April 17, 2017 By Shakthi Unnithan

The Greater New Orleans Foundation's fourth annual GiveNOLA Day is next week! On Tuesday, May 2, you will have the opportunity to participate in a 24-hr online fundraiser to support over 700 non-profit organizations in New Orleans -- including yours truly. GiveNOLA day is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Event, Events, Food, Green Light Gardener, Green Light New Orleans Tagged With: fundraiser, giveNOLA day, gnof

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