Well this turned out to be an outstanding evening. I always…read moreenjoy an event where we can bring friends and or family. In my opinion there isn't enough of them. Nothing better than an event that also benefits a charity. I brought my son, Jack along with me on this fine evening. After everyone lingered in, we were treated to a tour of the facility. I understood the concept of resale, but the behind the scenes tour brought it to a whole new level. The hugely daunting task of sorting is left to staff of arc and a never ending stream of volunteers whom sort and prep beads and throws for resale. Arc had developed a method that when put to the task, we found ourselves in a zen motion of sorting. Between specialty beads, Krewe beads and longs, we enjoyed pizza, snacks, and beverages. The best part about ARC is the countless jobs and benefits that it is able to provide to so many individuals who might otherwise not able to find gainful employment. My son and I really enjoyed ourselves and plan to come back and help again. If you find yourself riding someday in a magical mardi gras parade, please consider buying your throws from ARC. Maybe you'll look down upon me as I scream "Throw me something mister!"

What a great experience! I made a decision to do more volunteering this year so of course when this…read moreopportunity came up I jumped at the chance. I had heard a couple of horror stories about how gross bead sorting can be but this was far from the truth. Everything was neatly organized and the staff was friendly and helpful. Volunteering here creates jobs for many people so its a great way to give back. The time flew by as we sorted through countless bins of beads. You can also buy beads here so spread the word! Great activity for groups.

Great organization who's MO is looking out for New Orleans and our carbon footprint…read more Rain barrel program. Light bulb program. The staff is so friendly and welcoming. School programs. My volunteering consists within the realms of artistry and creating beautiful rain barrels. Learning so much about water conservation, the importance of stepping up as a human and what my small effort can do to educate others and provide sustainability for future generations. Love working with Jillian, Jude, Andreas, Michael, Toby and the others (still learning names....) Look forward to a beautiful relationship with Green Light and their passion. Starting with one barrel at a time...

I can't believe I'm the first person to review! Open since 2007, this place is freaking awesome! We…read moreneed more places like this. They serve the Greater New Orleans area with free seeds, gardens, and light bulbs. All this for free and to serve the community at large! They even offer free classes to ensure you're not going to kill your plants! They come to your house and build a raised garden! And fill it with FOOD! What more do you need?! I can't believe more people aren't knocking down their door! I just grabbed more seeds than I've ever seen at Home Depot! And already scheduled my appointment for a garden!

Giving Hope is a New Orleans, Louisiana nonprofit dedicated to changing lives through love. Their…read moremission is simple: To give glory to God and to promote human dignity. Through the tireless efforts of their staff, volunteers, and partners, they feed, clothe, house, and provide fellowship to those in need in our community and around the world. I had a free Monday so I decided to volunteer my time for a great cause. I was told people have to register to come pick up but only once a month per household.

Don't want to sound ungrateful, but this place is horrible. I went looking for help during my time…read moreof need and was given molded and expired food. When I called to speak to someone about it, they directed me to their New Orleans East location for a replacement box. It was full of expired foods. The food that wasn't expired was junk - cookies, snickers, and chips - nothing to make a meal or feed my family.

Fabulous organization dedicated to advancing the well being of women in New Orleans. Many…read moreopportunities to volunteer and make a difference in our community. It is no longer the stereotype of women who lunch - it really is a dynamic organization of 2,200 women who are making a difference in New Orleans. Check out their activities at http://www.jlno.org

I had the honor of volunteering with New Orleans Mission while I was in town. This place does a…read morewonderful service for the city. The group I was with had set up our volunteer project beforehand. It's not that lengthy of a process to do. We showed up and were taken to where we were going to volunteer and we were on our way. Our mission was to help feed the people that came in for a meal. They had this down to a science, it moved so smoothly that it felt like a video game almost. Everything was done so efficiently that it was over so quickly that it felt like we were only there as decoration. I'm not complaining, they have been doing this longer than any of us that came to volunteer. After we were done with clean up we were give a tour of the building. We also had a sit down meeting where we were explained everything that they offer to the community. This is just one site that they oversee. Like I said, it was an honor.

Beautiful People helped me to start my life again after a mental break down and drug usage . Thanks…read moreso much for the love

When I first arrived at Camp hope I thought the people and the staff members were decent people. I…read morethought the people that were there they were decent people but you know, there are some people there to have issues and yet they have good programs there that people that want to use the programs but I also realize that camp hope is not for African-American people. It's a very racist place. I also work for Michael Kay and he's a very racist person he pretends to like black people. I seen him mistreat a black man very bad and then he had me working for him. I don't know what it was about he let me go for no reason never explaining me what happened, but he's not fair. It's not African American friendly. It's not a place for African American for black people anybody of color. It's not a good place for them to go to that shelter. Unfortunately Yakima is not a place for African-American. It's a very racist Place black people will be better off going somewhere that accept black people without giving them difficulties because life itself is already difficult. And then you you and environment where you mistreated because of your color and Camp. Hope is basically, you know, a very racist place it really is. They only have one black guy that he's mixed with black and white and he's he's an Uncle Tom person and he's only one that's working there. But most of everybody there other than him is white and they have one native guy and a native girl working there. Other than that everybody else. There is Caucasian. It's a very racist place. I'm glad I'm not there anymore and life is hard enough and then you get around people that despise you because of the color and mistreat you camp. Hope is not a for a place if you occasion you get treated. Well, if you're African-American you get a treat awful, you know, I never had any write ups or anything and you know, I never got any kind of trouble but it's not a good place for African Americans. I would not recommend African-Americans to go there. I would recommend them to go to the Gospel Mission on 1st Street.

Not very well-built. No bathrooms upstairs and very little air conditioning. Food wasn't the best…read morebut was edible. Good place for a mission trip but not as an actual place to stay. It's not very clean and there are lots of roaches and bugs all around the building. Although it is not the best, it still is in a pretty good part of New Orleans.

This is a great non profit incubator, almost like a think tank. Several local non profits are…read morehoused in this location. Currently LANO (Louisiana Authority on Non Profit Organizations) and Goodwork Network among others. Non profits looking for small office space should definitely contact this location for reasonable priced space. This is also a great place to hold small seminars for your organization. Also in this location a "Foundation Center" section is set up and managed by LANO for organizations looking to research grants.

Came for a craft fair and that is exactly what was going on. Everyone seemed friendly enough. I…read morehave been to a meeting here, and it is a nice space. The spacing between the booths seemed a bit tight, but they did make the best use of the space possible.

We set up here for the first time as a vendor for a craft fair. When we rented the spot, we were…read moretold: 1. We would have the carport area, which will be the only way in and out during the craft show. 2. There would be plenty of foot traffic due to vendors being set up outside and inside. This was by far the worst experience we've had. We were actually the ONLY vendors outside. People came and went mainly from the doors , around the corner from us. Then a rain storm came, all the water from the gutters rushed down along the building and turned right into the carport, so we were literally set up in a small river. Noone from the craft fair mgmt came to help us or offer us to move. We ended up packing up in the rain and leaving. Having only been here for 2 hours. Major disappointment. We will never set up with this show ever again.