For more than 35 years, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank strives to feed the hungry in Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes. As a nonprofit organization they procure, solicit, inventory, and warehouse donated foods and other products, so a variety of community agencies are able to serve the people of need in our community. GBR Food Bank provides not only food but also educational outreach through their faith-based and other community partners to help feed the hungry and help impact the lives of many.

In 2023 GBR Food Bank distributed 11.1 million meals, 14.4 million pounds, and had 14,513 volunteers who worked a total of 56,327 hours. Through 125 member agencies the GBR Food Bank is able to directly serve people that are facing a hard time. They also have a plethora of programs to provide fresh produce, deliver food completely free of charge, help children and seniors, educate on healthy snack alternatives, prevent obesity and help hospital patients who deal with food insecurity.

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More than 70 years ago, in 1962 Danny Thomas used his fame to change the lives of thousands of children and families by opening St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. St. Jude is one of the world’s premier pediatric research institutions that has changed the way the world treats, defeats, and understands childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

With the goal of 100% survival in childhood cancer patients, St. Jude dreams big and they build their research programs to match this. They advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric diseases through their innovative research and treatment. St. Jude was founded on the idea that no child shall be denied treatment based on religion, race, or their family’s financial situation. So, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for housing, travel, food, or treatment; this is to make sure families can focus on helping their children live. St. Jude has helped to push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened and has helped to treat children from all 50 states and around the world.

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Redstick C.A.R.E.S. is an organization that is committed to helping build a resilient community in the Greater Baton Rouge area along with the surrounding nine parishes. Dedicated to take a surviving community and make it into a thriving community through their programs, Redstick C.A.R.E.S. addresses challenges and other life issues while also encouraging and inspiring everyone.

Redstick C.A.R.E.S. provides counseling and therapy programs, educational and skill building activities, support groups, and school system advocacy for people with special needs, disabilities, and those who may be on the autism spectrum. Along with these services, Redstick C.A.R.E.S. also provides free educational seminars to parents and children with special needs, a food pantry that serves over 200 individuals weekly and they host community events and nonprofit lunches where leaders can come together and collaborate and share resources.

From birth to adulthood, Redstick C.A.R.E.S. provides services of counseling, advocacy, resources, education, and support services. By improving the community’s mental, social, and behavioral health through human connections, Redstick C.A.R.E.S. hopes to empower people to lead self-sufficient and independent lives.  

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In the United States, every 43 seconds, someone dies from a stroke, cardiovascular disease, or countless other heart diseases. For 100 years, the American Heart Association has been fighting heart disease and stroke to help families and communities thrive. The AHA is currently the nation’s largest and oldest voluntary organization with a focus on cardiovascular health, which unites over 35 million volunteers and supporters. To achieve a world free of strokes and cardiovascular diseases, the AHA has invested more than $5 billion in research since 1949. Relentless efforts made by volunteer support and numerous donations go to further education, research, patient care, advocacy for better health, and reaching millions of people at risk of heart disease and stroke. The AHA has helped reduce deaths from strokes by 13.6% and deaths from heart disease by 15.1% since February 2018. Further, they have reached 12 million people with nutrition improvements, 19 million patients with quality care for high blood pressure, and trained over 22 million people in CPR each year. The AHA aims to, with the help of our community, build healthier lives free from stroke and cardiovascular disease to help our communities continually flourish. 

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More than one hundred million adults in the U.S. struggle with healthcare debt that amounts to over 195 billion dollars that are owed nationwide. Burdensome medical debt makes Americans choose between paying their medical bills or covering their essential needs. This prevents millions of Americans from achieving financial stability, leading to them becoming subject to emotional distress and further skipping medical care in the future to avoid worsening their situation.

RIP Medical Debt is a national nonprofit organization, formed by two former debt collection executives, which seeks to help strengthen communities by providing financial and emotional relief by erasing medical debt with no tax consequences or penalties. Through data analytics, RIP pinpoints the debt of those who earn less than four times the federal poverty level or who have debts that amount to more than 5% of their annual income. By buying millions of dollars of debt bundles at a fraction of the cost, a single donation relieves about one hundred times its value in medical debt. Since 2014, RIP has relieved over ten billion dollars in medical debt, helping over seven million families and counting to repair their credit score, improve their economic security, and provide relief from medical debt so they can start financially rebuilding their lives. Guided by the stories of their beneficiaries, RIP seeks to not only end medical debt but also be a source of justice, a solution for healthcare providers, and a face for change in an unjust healthcare finance system.

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