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Recapping VOANLA’s Camp GLOW 2025

Four Weeks of Fun, Learning, and Community Camp Highlights Fully booked and thriving: All student spots were filled by the start of the summer, and volunteers were in high demand, signaling incredible community engagement. Record participation: This summer welcomed the largest group of campers yet, enthusiastic and smiling from field trips to games. Learning +

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Celebrating 10 Years of South Pointe Place

A Decade of Community, Comfort, and Compassion in Shreveport This year marks a remarkable milestone for South Pointe Place Apartments—10 years of serving Shreveport’s seniors with dignity, safety, and independence. Located at 1133 South Pointe Parkway, South Pointe Place first opened its doors in 2015, a project led by Volunteers of America North Louisiana with

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Closing Speech at the 2024 CTC Breakfast

written and shared by Dr. Ruby C. Scroggins Growing up as a child, I hated school. I grew up with dysfunction and school was not a safe or loving space for me. When I was in middle school, my English teacher at Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark (JS Clark) told me that I would never be

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Impact Speech at the 2024 CTC Breakfast

written and shared by Brenda Lawrence Good morning, my name is Brenda Lawrence. I was born with an unbalanced brain. My mother didn’t recognize it until I was 16 years old.  She began taking me to the Shreveport Mental Health Center.   She did that until she passed. I was 21 years old and still living

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Visionary Speech at the 2024 CTC Breakfast

written and shared by Carolyn Hammond Good morning!  I would like to join Ben in thanking everyone for taking time out of your busy schedules to be here. And I extend my special welcome to our donors in the room – including our Cherish the Children and Evergreen Society members – who generously support our

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Opening Speech at the 2024 CTC Breakfast

written and shared by Ben Israel  Good morning and welcome to the 2024 Cherish the Children of God Breakfast. It is another incredible gathering of support and I am happy to see so many familiar friends along with some fresh faces in the crowd.  I’d like to particularly welcome those first-timers today – please raise

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