Lessons from the city’s lead and water crisis are especially important now as other cities like Jackson and Baltimore struggle with drinking-water issues resulting from failing infrastructure and decades of disinvestment.
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NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/
A new campaign featuring a series of community conversations focused on key issues will begin in New Orleans this month, as part of a new community-led effort designed to inspire conversation and action and help make New Orleans a child-centered city.
I am New Orleans, developed in partnership with more than 30 community organizations and supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, provides a platform for residents, leaders and stakeholders to powerfully unite to advance racial equity across six key areas: maternal and child health, workforce, food, early childhood education, opportunities and challenges facing young men and boys of color, and generational change.