New Job Postings on the NOLA YURP website

Here are some of the latest job postings from the NOLA YURP website...

Catholic Charities (New Orleans) Job Openings

ABOUT CATHOLIC CHARITIES................

Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans is one of the largest health and human service providers in the Gulf South. We are a not-for-profit agency made up of over 52 programs and serve the poor and vulnerable population of our community, regardless of religion, race, color, or economic status.

Catholic Charities serves the physical area of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, which is made up of the civil parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Washington Parish.

Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans has the following openings:

Driver
Social Worker
Case Manager Supervisor
Court Advocate
Credentialed Substance Abuse Counselor
Youth Build Construction Trainer
Certified Nursing Assistant
Registered Nurse
*Many more positions within their organization*

You can view the complete listing of jobs and more information about these job posting from Catholic Charities by visiting the NOLA YURP website!

You can also apply online www.ccano.org or email resume to ccanohr@archdiocese-no.org.

Sharing Ideas with Russian Delegation

Last Friday, we got an opportunity to exchange ideas and stories with a delegation of young leaders from various cities in Russia. The two-hour meeting afforded us the opportunity to have a candid discussion about the city of New Orleans, the rebuilding process, the government's response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and how young leaders are shaping the new frontier of the city. It was exciting to hear that this movement of "engaged young professionals" has become an international phenomenon. Young people around the globe are becoming increasingly aware and dedicated to fixing today's most pressing social problems.

Nathan Rothstein on Rebuilding After Katrina

Job Opportunities in New Orleans Workshop at UMass

The Job Opportunities in New Orleans Workshop was held April 22nd, 2008 at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Students came out to hear about unique opportunities that are available for students here in New Orleans. The workshop also featured a photo slide show by UMass student Erin Fitzpatrick chronically her Alternative Spring Break Trip to New Orleans this year. If you would like to host one of these workshops on your campus please send us an email at info@nolayurp.org.

Millennium Campus Conference 2008 at MIT

The Millennium Campus Conference was held at MIT on April 18-20, 2008. The event brought together over 1700 students over three days to discuss topics on international development and action-plans among students to be actively engaged in the process. Confirmed speakers included Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Paul Farmer, Nathan Rothstein and Kendrick Pullen of the NOLA YURP Initiative, Grammy-winner John Legend, Ira Magaziner of Clinton Global Initiative, and John Wood among many others! The three day event provided attendees with opportunities not only to see and listen to world-renowned lecturers and professionals, but will also allowed them to engage in debate, take part in activities and workshops, and make connections to address the root causes of national and global poverty.



The Millennium Campus Network is an organization of university student groups committed to supporting the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to eradicate extreme poverty. The MCN brings together student organizations at leading universities to make the anti-poverty movement - in the spirit of the MDGs - a fully cross-disciplinary, collaborative and integrated effort.

NOLA YURP panel discusses "Soul of the City" with 500 Students from Howard University

http://media.www.blackcollegeview.com/media/storage/paper928/news/2008/03/23/News/Young.Professionals.Discuss.The.Soul.Of.The.City-3278908.shtml

NOLA YURP and The Next American City Magazine

On March 6-8, NOLA YURP and The Next American City Magazine partnered for a weekend full of events starting on Thursday, March 6th with an educational forum called "Sparking Creativity: Investing in Entrepreneurship and the Future Human Capital of New Orleans." Our panelist included Andrea Floyd, co-founder of Consciously Rebuilding, Blake Haney, creative director of Whence: the studio/Dirty Coast Press/Humid Beings/Willdo, Timolynn Sams, executive director of Neighborhood Partnership Network, and Janet Speyrer, associate dean for research and professor of economics at the University of New Orleans. The forum was held at the Historic New Orleans Collection in the French Quarter located on 533 Royal St., and moderated by Brentin Mock and NOLA YURP's Executive Director Nathan Rothstein. The event was even more special because we were joined by a group of Alternative Spring Break volunteers from Georgetown University. The students where allowed to interact with some of the young people in New Orleans that are involved in the rebuilding and participate in the forum discussion. Much thanks to the Historic New Orleans Collection, NOLA YURP intern Christopher Powe, The Next American City Magazine, and all those who help to make this event a success.

New Orleans Leadership Retreat: The Prophetic City

Thank you to the Blue Moon Foundation for their wonderful generosity and for hosting a New Orleans Leadership Retreat that brought together some of the brightest minds in the non-profit field. It was a great weekend to connect with people who are doing innovative/excellent work here in New Orleans. It was a tremendous opportunity for NOLA YURP staff and one of our Board members to get to know more personally some of the people who are working towards meaningful change here in New Orleans. Getting to talk with the leadership of the Urban Conservancy, the Neighborhood Partnership Network, Louisiana Spirit, Puentes New Orleans, Inc., and many many more was a great experience/opportunity for our organization. NOLA YURP looks forward to partnering and collaborating with as many of these great organizations as we possibly can.

NOLA YURP Staff @ Allan Houston Foundation Event

Yesterday will go down in history as the day I had the most fun in my life. The last couple of months I have had very little time to enjoy the one activity which gives me the greatest joy i.e. interacting with kids! I am one of the biggest kids at heart and to have an opportunity to spend the afternoon with some of the greatest kids in the world at Harry S. Truman Middle School truly did this "old man" (according to the kids) some good. I got an opportunity to have this interaction due to the great work of the Allan Houston Foundation and his Young Entrepreneurs Class, which Nathan (Director of NOLA YURP) is a participant in. From basketball to sack races, I got a chance to do it all! The goal of the event was to reward the high achieving kids and their parents with fun events and games to continue to build the family unit. I met some bright, intelligent, energetic, and wonderful kids which has me excited about the future of New Orleans. My hats off to the teachers, parents, staff, and administration at Harry S. Truman Middle School you guys are doing an excellent job! In the picture below you will notice me exploding past Nathan to capture 2nd place in the Sack Race! I LOVE KIDS! If anyone knows of any youth sports coaching opportunities please send me an email @ kendrick@nolayurp.org.

NOLA YURP's Financial Literacy Workshop

NOLA YURP kicked off the month of February with our first financial literacy workshop. We had a great turnout and our experts where able to answer a lot of peoples financial questions. I want to personally thank Natasha and Louis Riley, Christopher Johnston, Daniel Simpson Jr., and Kerry Foley-Kessler for providing their extensive knowledge on financial topics ranging from real estate to insurance to ROTH IRA's. I always want to thank all the people who showed up and participated in the workshop. NOLA YURP owes a big debt of gratitude to Shantrelle Lewis curator of the McKenna Museum of African American Art for being such a gracious host. We look forward to many more workshops to continue to engage the young professionals of this city. If you have more ideas on programs that you would like to see here in New Orleans please feel free to send me an email at kendrick@nolayurp.org or info@nolayurp.org.

New Year, Same Misssion, and Office Space?

Its 2008! Happy New Year! Happy MLK Birthday, and all those important events that happen in January. I want to welcome back the thousands of college students that are returning for another semester at the college or university of your choice here in New Orleans. NOLA YURP is still at it, still connecting, still trying to retain, and working overtime to attract the talent that is represented here in New Orleans and across the country abroad.

This is my first blog of the New Year and my first blog at the new address http://nolayurp.blogger.com its taken a long time for me to get to a computer and jot down some of my thoughts about the new year and the role of the organization in the immediate future. The fast past world of the non-profit industry leaves you very little time to take a breath and just write.

The team was able to accomplish two major goals this month already: 1) We are semi-finalist for the prestigious "Echoing Green" Fellowship. 2) We have an office! So after Wednesday feel free to stop by and find out what's going on with the NOLA YURP team, and always you can always access our website www.nolayurp.org.

We are focusing on a couple of things over the next couple of months: 1) Helping young people connect with other young people to find jobs here in New Orleans 2) Keeping the Hornets in New Orleans (stay posted for more details on how you can help) 3) We are inviting every University or College who is coming to New Orleans for Spring Break to let YURP's come and speak to your student group! College students should be able to hear directly from YURP's about the challenges and opportunities here in New Orleans for young people.

If you know of any student groups that are coming down please share with them about the great things that NOLA YURP is accomplishing. Send me an email at kendrick@nolayurp.org.

I quickly want to spotlight some "new orleans websites" please check these sites out!

www.nolayurp.org - connect with young people in New Orleans and find jobs!

www.curioustribe.com - the one stop place for the latest art, culture, and fashion discussion

www.nolacouture.com - find some classy authentic New Orleans clothing