our programs
Bags of Hope
Population Served: Homeless in New Orleans
Time Frame: Year Around
Mrs. Karen Seifert founder of “Bags of Hope Mission” introduced High Voltage to the Bags of Hope community service project to High Voltage in 2012. This is a year around project providing toiletries, PPE, books, games, toys and fun activities to nonprofit agencies in New Orleans serving the homeless population. Bags of Hope have been donated to the American Red Cross Boys Town of Louisiana, Covenant House, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, Ozanman Inn, Project 18, Raintree Children and Family Services, St. Ann’s Homeless Outreach. This is a on going project to reach the homeless population in New Orleans.
EnvironmentaL
services
High Voltage partners with Hands on New Orleans, the City of New Orleans, and the NOLA Trash Mob, to clean up the Treme/Lafitte neighborhood by picking up trash, cleaning up around catch basins and mulching trees. The Treme/Lafitte area has seen extensive flooding due to storm events and the city’s pumps at reduced capacity. The purpose of the neighborhood cleanup is to improve the environmental quality of life in the Treme-Lafitte Neighborhood.
art workshops
Population Served: Children 3-12 and their parents
Time Frame: Holidays
High Voltage provides holiday art and craft workshops for children
3-12 with their parents at the New Orleans Public Library, Office Depot, Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center and Broad Street Community Connections (teenagers). Due to the Coronavirus and closure of these locations in-person services has been suspended until further notice. High Voltage is providing online and take-home art projects.
senior citizen services
Population Served: Senior Citizens with food insecurity
Time Frame: Year Around
High Voltage provides holiday meals to support the Senior Day Program at the Sojourner truth Neighborhood Center. Holiday meals are served for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s and Father’s Day, Senior Appreciation Day, and Thanksgiving. Meals are also served to the general population as funds allow.
school supply giveaways
Population Served: Students
Time Frame: June - December
High Voltage provides school supplies to students the generous donations of the Amax Corporation, Office Depot and Individual donors. School supplies are given to nonprofit organizations serving homeless and youth in foster care. Additional school supplies are given away during the Healthy Blue School Supply Giveaway and AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana School Supply Giveaway. School supplies are also given to Phyllis Wheatley Community School and Success Preparatory Academy at Thurgood Marshall School.
Population Served: Families
Time Frame: Year-round
High Voltage started a summer at home reading program in 2020; however this program was disconnected and we now participate in the Dolly Parton Imagination along with HRI Properties, the New Orleans Housing Authority, Enterprise Community Partners Urban Strategies and We Play/Training Grounds
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
summer camp
Population Served: Children
Time Frame: June - July
High Voltage co-sponsors summer camp at the Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center. This program is open to children in the Treme/Lafitte Neighborhood as well as the general public.
Family Preservation
High Voltage sponsors a free spring and fall celebration for the entire family at the Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center. The spring celebration is designed to honor the volunteers and community members who have generously donated their time and support to the mission of High Voltage. The fall celebration is designed to promote family preservation as well as celebrate the history and culture of New Orleans.
spring & Family
Celebrations
