What's New at the First 72-- March Edition!
A Generous Donation from the Lauder Family We've been selected for the 2021 Lauder Family Giving Circle! We are honored to receive a part...
What's New at The First 72-- December Edition!
A Message from our Board of Directors: "As we approach the end of the year - our second year surviving a global pandemic - it is easy to...
What's New at The First 72-- November 2021 Newsletter!
Meet Our New Staff!: Heads up, there are some new faces on the First 72+ team! We are excited to introduce Meagan Jordan, Bianca Dorsey,...
The Next Chapter of The First 72+
This summer marks seven years since The First 72+ opened up its first transitional house at 2917 Perdido Street. It also marks the end of...
Reforms are emptying Louisiana’s prisons. This group makes sure no one goes back.
Read the full article in The Washington Post: Reforms are emptying Louisiana’s prisons. This group makes sure no one goes back. In 1974,...
Group breaks ground on transitional home for people returning from prison
"NEW ORLEANS — People released from prison often have no identification cards, clothes or place to sleep. On Tuesday a group that helps...
What's New at The First 72-- April Newsletter!
Bridging the Digital Divide Last month, we were honored to be selected as one of the recipients of the “Greater Together Fund for Racial...
What's New at The First 72 Newsletter-- February 2021
What’s New at The First 72? All of us in the New Orleans Criminal Justice Reform world have been closely watching the transition of power...
Help us keep up Ben's fight for state IDs!
On November 16, 2020 New Orleans lost a giant. Ben Smith was many things, a political activist, a community organizer, an entrepreneur,...
City's Partner AT&T Expands #BelieveNewOrleans Initiative in New Orleans East
"The City of New Orleans today announced that AT&T has engaged in New Orleans East through its Believe New Orleans campaign. This...
