The Walls Project

THE WALLS PROJECT IS A COLLECTIVE OF ARTISTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY REACTIVATION BY STIMULATING THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. WE CREATE AND PAINT MURALS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS AND UNDERINVESTED NEIGHBORHOODS,CULTIVATE AND EDUCATE YOUTH TO ATTAIN CREATIVE INDUSTRY JOBS, AND REACTIVATE COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLECTIVE VOLUNTEERISM BY REMDIATING BLIGHT, PLANTING GARDENS AND TREES.

CREATE CREATE, THE ARTS PROGRAM OF THE ORGANIZATION, IS A DYNAMIC INITIATIVE THAT COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL ARTISTS, PROVIDING THEM WITH CAPACITY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES. OUR CREATIVE ENDEAVORS ENCOMPASS A WIDE SPECTRUM, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION OF AWE-INSPIRING TEN-STORY MURALS ON HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, THE CREATION OF INTERACTIVE HEALING-ARTS SCULPTURES WITHIN HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF RECYCLING SIGNS INTO CAPTIVATING MINI-MURAL CANVASES FOR CHILDREN. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, CREATE NOT ONLY BEAUTIFIES OUR COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO FOSTER ARTISTIC TALENT, ENHANCE PUBLIC SPACES, AND PROMOTE CREATIVE EXPRESSION.

ONE ROUGE COALITION - THE ONE ROUGE COALITION IS A DYNAMIC RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGES EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC, AIMING TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. WITH A NETWORK OF OVER 400 ORGANIZATIONS, THIS COALITION LEVERAGES A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL THAT UNITES VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS. BY CHAMPIONING STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, PROGRAMS, AND COLLABORATIVE TEAMS, THE COALITION MOBILIZES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WORK TOGETHER ON SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE STRIVE TO ENHANCE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY CAPACITIES, PROMOTE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, AND ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR THOSE IN NEED, FOSTERING POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ALIKE.

CULTIVATE - CULTIVATE EMBODIES THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING YOUNG ADULTS BY PROVIDING DIVERSE PATHWAYS TO ACQUIRE ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, ALL WHILE EMPHASIZING CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WITHIN THIS PROGRAM, WE PROUDLY ADMINISTER THE FUTURES FUND, A COMPREHENSIVE IT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOR BOTH ADULTS AND YOUTH, FEATURING VIRTUAL CODING COURSES THAT SERVE AS A GATEWAY TO THE TECH INDUSTRY. OUR DEDICATION EXTENDS TO OFFERING VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AND ENGAGING YOUTH-CENTERED EVENTS, BROADENING LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS SEEKING ENTRY INTO THE IT WORKFORCE. ADDITIONALLY, CULTIVATE ENCOMPASSES BATON ROOTS, OUR THRIVING URBAN AGRICULTURE PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, WE CULTIVATE A 5-ACRE GARDEN AT HOWELL PARK IN BATON ROUGE, LA, AND EXTEND OUR OPERATIONS TO 11 HOUSING AUTHORITY SITES AND THREE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. BY SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATING THESE PROGRAMS, WE CONTINUE TO FOSTER GROWTH, CREATIVITY, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

REACTIVATE - REACTIVATE IS OUR DEDICATED INITIATIVE AIMED AT COMBATTING BLIGHT WITHIN THE BATON ROUGE AND DALLAS COMMUNITIES BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERISM. THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS EFFORT IS OUR ANNUAL MLK FEST, A VIBRANT CELEBRATION THAT DRAWS THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND RESIDENTS EACH YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE EXPANDED OUR IMPACT BY INTRODUCING JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS IN BOTH BATON ROUGE AND DALLAS, FURTHER ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE FESTIVALS, WE ORGANIZE NUMEROUS CITY CLEAN-UP PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE REVITALIZATION OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THROUGH THESE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS, WE REMAIN STEADFAST IN OUR MISSION TO ADDRESS BLIGHT AND CREATE MORE VIBRANT, WELCOMING COMMUNITIES.