e-newsletter | February 2011 SITE-BASED WAIT LIST OPENS MARCH 9TH MAKING MORE HEADLINES MONEYWI$E FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM A PARTY AT THE PARC… COMING IN MARCH!  NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS Site-Based Wait List Opens March 9th VISIT STBERNARDNOW.COM FOR UPDATES > Making More Headlines Columbia Parc continues to make headlines! Check out a recent profile of Columbia Parc by Times Picayune journalist, Doug McCash. READ ARTICLE (PDF) > MoneyWi$e Financial Literacy Program If you know of Gentilly residents who would benefit from one of our MoneyWi$e courses sponsored by the Bayou District Foundation (BDF), Kingsley House and Capital One Bank, please contact Kingsley House or attend the Financial Literacy Information Session March 10th at 6pm in the Community Room to learn more. The program will continue in March, May and September. The Moneywi$e program allows program graduates to have the opportunity to be certified by the Neighborhood Development Foundation (NDF) and start them on the road to home ownership. Please contact Gilda Johnson with Kingsley House at 504-282-2424 for more information. A Party at the Parc…Coming in March! Get ready for a fun, free event at Columbia Parc! What better way to celebrate the spirit of partnership and commemorate the completion of phase 1 at Columbia Parc than a party with our residents and the community advocates that made the vision of Columbia Parc a reality? Food, music, and family fun for everyone (even our furry friends). Invites will arrive on your front doors soon!

Bayou District Foundation is a 501(c)3 non profit organization dedicated to the healthy revitalization and sustainability of the Bayou District and surrounding neighborhoods through quality education, housing and recreation opportunities. Thursday, February 24th the Bayou District Foundation and Columbia Parc co-hosted an Education Fair for families throughout the community. Nine schools participated in the fair: Akili Academy, Arthur Ashe Charter School, Gentilly Terrace Elementary, John Dibert Community School, Langston Hughes Academy Charter, Medard Nelson Charter School, Pierre Capdau Charter School, Ben Franklin High School and Thurgood Marshall High School. All schools demonstrated to prospective students how outstanding education opportunities exist in their own backyard. The event was held in the Community Room of Columbia Parc, where Columbia Parc, Kingsley House and Bayou District Foundation staff served popcorn and other light refreshments for all participants.

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