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2 more Super Bowl XLIV Tickets Donated!
Because of the phenomenal success of our GAME ON Super Bowl XLIV ticket raffle and the exciting Saints’ playoff performance, Rita Benson LeBlanc and the New Orleans Saints have donated 2 more Super...
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112 Head Start preschoolers graduate
Today, 112 of our preschoolers in four of our five Head Start Centers celebrated their graduation at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in New Orleans. These students have finished the Head Start...
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SERVE summer camp still recruiting
Catholic Charities and the Office of Religious Education for the Archdiocese of New Orleans are offering a summer service camp, SERVE, or Students Engaging in Reflective Volunteer Experiences. SERVE is...
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136 Head Start students transition to kindergarten
Yesterday, 136 5 year-olds from our Head Start Centers celebrated their transition from Head Start to kindergarten. The students from El Yo Yo, Louise, Incarnate Word and St. John the Baptist Head...
View ArticleIt's time for the ACA!
The children at our Incarnate Word Head Start Center and 2011 ACA Chairman David Andignac are here to remind you that it’s time for the Archbishop’s Community Appeal (ACA). The ACA, founded by...
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St. Elizabeth's Guild tours Catholic Charities sites
The women of St. Elizabeth’s Guild have raised money for the children’s programs of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans for decades through their annual volunteer activist luncheon and...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Bobbie Bridges
Published on April 12, 2016 Bobbie Bridges has been volunteering with our Foster Grandparents program for 13 years! Every morning, she goes to Kingsley House Head Start to spend time with the two and...
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Head Start students are moving up!
Published on July 7, 2016 Last month, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans held promotion ceremonies in honor of our Head Start students. Early Head Start students who reached the age of 2...
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Does Your Child Qualify for Free Preschool?
5 Things You Need to Know About Head Start in New Orleans Did you know? Catholic Charities has been providing New Orleans area children and families with a “Head Start” in life for more than 40 years....
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The Health Benefits of Head Start
The benefits of our Head Start and Early Head Start programs extend far beyond a child’s preschool education. In addition to early childhood education, our Head Start programs also include extensive...
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How Early Education Helps Everyone
It may seem as though preschool only benefits parents and families with young children, but the truth is, when kids receive quality early childhood education, everyone benefits. There are many studies,...
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New Head Start Centers in New Orleans!
Catholic Charities is thrilled to announce the two newest additions to our Head Start and Early Head Start programs! St. Paul the Apostle Head Start and Early Head Start in New Orleans East In New...
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Covenant House: Head Start’s Newest Site
Published in our 2017 Annual Report. On August 15, 2016, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans opened a new Early Head Start program at Covenant House. While the program is open to all families...
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Head Start Success Story: Genesis and Luis Angel Jahuey
The benefits of early childhood programs like Head Start are numerous. Head Start and Early Head Start offer health services, training for parents and the whole family and, of course, pre-school...
View ArticleClarion Herald: Catholic Charities believes in edge Head Start gives
September 13, 2016 – Christine Bordelon Marianite Sister Marjorie Hebert, president and CEO of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans (CCANO), can attest to how important education is, having...
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CCANO Offers New Orleans East Families a Head Start in Life
Published on August 18, 2017 Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans’ Head Start and Early Head Start programs promote the social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth and development of...
View ArticleReflections of a Head Start Graduate
At last month’s St. John the Baptist Head Start transition event, fifty eager young learners fidgeted with their caps and gowns as they listened to the wise words of their commencement speaker Elise...
View ArticleIn Her Own Words: A Head Start Mother Reflects
Brittany Jones, a mother of one of our Head Start graduates, shared the following testimony of her experience with Catholic Charities: My relationship with CCANO began before my son was born because my...
View ArticleFOX8 Back to School 2019 with CCANO Head Start
Brian Broussard spoke on FOX8 Morning Edition about CCANO’s Head Start centers which serve 494 children in Orleans Parish. In addition to academic education, CCANO’s Head Start programs provide health...
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How Early Education Helps Everyone
It may seem as though preschool only benefits parents and families with young children, but the truth is, when kids receive quality early childhood education, everyone benefits. There are many studies,...
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