LUCAP Projects
Best Buddies is a program dedicated to creating lasting friendships and memories through time spent with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. For more information, contact Maggie Frazier.
Caring Across Cultures takes care of children from the Latino Farmer's Cooperative community in New Orleans. Volunteers read to and play with Spanish- and English-speaking children while their parents attend nutrition classes, free health exams, and educational workshops. For more information, contact Jonathan Dacula.
Children Are Reason Enough (CARE) helps run an afterschool program for school-age children at Israelite Baptist Church. Volunteers tutor the kids and play fun games. For more information, contact Kate Devito.
Freret Street Initiative works with the Freret Neighborhood Association and local businesses to clean up and beautify the Freret Street corridor. For more information, contact Allen Hall.
Habitat for Humanity partners with Habitat’s New Orleans chapter to build affordable housing and to raise consciousness about rebuilding efforts. For more information, contact Emily White.
Hunger Relief visits Ozanam Inn, a homeless men’s shelter, on Sunday afternoons to provide lunch for and to talk with the clients of the downtown New Orleans shelter. For more information, contact Alexa Bilich.
Iggy Bikes is a bicycle rental program provided to students. 10 bikes are rented out to students for a semester-long or year-long period. If interested, please contact LUCAP Advisor Joe Deegan.
Invisible Children is a global movement that seeks to bring a permanent end to Africa's longest-running armed conflict and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). For more information, contact Cardinal Seawell.
Literacy Loyola works to tutor adults with basic literacy skills at St. Charles Ave Presbyterian Church. The project is within walking distance of campus. For more information, contact Emily Bauer.
People for Animal Welfare and Service (PAWS) strives to bring a concern for animals to campus while providing assistance to animal rescue and welfare organizations in the New Orleans community. For more information, contact Apolline Croze.
Shrockin’ works with St. Bernard Project to help residents of “da Parish” continue to rebuild. Shrockin’ helps bring residents closer to the homes they remember. For more information, contact Allison Rogers.
Students Moving Into the Lives of the Elderly (SMILE) goes out monthly to the Uptown Shepherd Center to host fun and interactive events, bringing volunteers and senior citizens together. For more information, contact Mayleen Cabral.
Students Seeking Solidarity (SSS) is committed to working for international peace through justice. The main event is the yearly trip to Fort Benning, Georgia to the SOA/WHINSEC Peace Vigil, and events on campus leading up to the trip. For more information, contact LUCAP Advisor Joe Deegan.
Support and Advocacy for Mental Illness (SAMI) seeks to promote awareness and educate students about mental illness. Volunteers support and advocate for the mental health community. For more information, contact Sara Feldman.
TOMS Campus Club strives to raise awareness for the millions of children who walk barefoot every day. For more information, contact Bonnie Hopkins.