New Orleans Outreach

Family Serve strengthens communities in New Orleans by maintaining a longstanding relationship of support and fellowship.   We have traveled to New Orleans in the Family Serve RV for many years, and with the help of local volunteers, we prepare and serve a free Thanksgiving meal to the 9th Ward community.  We also hold many outreach events including food distributions, carnivals, sports events, arts and crafts and other youth activities.  We also provide gun locks and other resources to keep the neighborhood peaceful and safe and we partner with local churches and other nonprofits who are strengthening the community.

New Orleans 20th Anniversary

This year we are so excited to celebrate 20 years of serving in New Orleans. Follow along through our instagram and newsletters for more upcoming news and use our donation page to support our mission.

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Thanksgiving Meals

This outreach started a number of years ago after Hurricane Katrina when we traveled to New Orleans to help victims in many ways, including gutting their houses.  Lunch at “The Spot” in the 9th ward brought us together with Kim Stewart and her family and the Thanksgiving meal was birthed. We work throughout the year to build community in this area of great need.

See How It All Got Started
Four children at a table with papers and books, in a room with shelves and glass windows, some wearing black and gray hoodies, others in orange shirts.

Community Building

We provide resources to keep the neighborhood peaceful and safe and we partner with local churches and other nonprofits who are strengthening the community.

Four kids standing outdoors in front of a trailer, holding magazines and sports balls, smiling at the camera.
A person wearing a red shirt and cap, standing outdoors in front of a food bank, sorting and organizing boxes filled with food donations.
A man in sunglasses and a purple shirt is serving cotton candy at an outdoor table. Three children with happy expressions stand nearby, one holding a flyer, as they enjoy the event.
Four smiling children, two girls and two boys, standing outdoors in front of a trailer. The girl on the far left holds a football, the girl next to her holds a magazine titled 'Girls Like You', and the boy on the far right also holds a football.
Two young girls standing outdoors against a gray wall, holding magazines, with one girl taller and wearing a colorful jacket and headwrap, and the smaller girl in a pink sweater and brown boots.
Three bowls of soup on a blue tray, placed on a red table in a cafeteria. One bowl contains fish and vegetables, and the other two bowls contain meat and potato stews.
An outdoor sidewalk chalkboard sign advertising free plates, limited to one per person, with colorful writing and a drawing of a turkey.
Group of people standing on the steps of a restaurant called Stewart's Diner, posing for a photo. The group includes men, women, and children, some wearing black shirts with a white logo, and others in purple shirts with a different logo. The restaur
Four smiling people standing outside a building with a red railing, three women and one man, all wearing black T-shirts with a white flower and text, posing for a group photo.
A group of children and a woman standing outside a hot dog stand, smiling at the camera, with some children wearing identification tags.
Group of people wearing orange shirts standing outside a restaurant with red awning and railing.
A man and two kids standing in front of a table with cotton candy at an event. The man is wearing glasses, a red and gray shirt, and an apron. The kids are wearing matching red, white, and blue Reebok hoodies. They are smiling and posing for the phot
A man and two young girls selling popcorn at a street stand in front of a camper trailer.
Smiling man in a Saints apron making cotton candy at an outdoor event, with two children in front holding snacks.
Group of six children and two adults standing outside against a concrete wall, some holding pink cotton candy, one girl in a Minnie Mouse hoodie, and all smiling.
Four women in a kitchen, smiling and standing close together, with shelves and kitchen appliances in the background.
Group of children at a community event, some smiling and making peace signs, at a table with toys and books, all wearing orange shirts with a fleur-de-lis logo.
Four children, two boys and two girls, are at a table in a retro diner. The boys are in matching black and gray jackets, smiling at the camera, with stacks of paper or napkins on the table. The girls in the background wear orange shirts and are engag
Three women in a kitchen, smiling, two wearing orange shirts, one with a white apron.
Two women cooking in a restaurant kitchen, one stirring a large pot and the other cooking on the stove, both wearing aprons.
Two people preparing food in a kitchen: a man wearing a hat, glasses, and an apron, and a woman in blue scrubs. They are chopping raw meat, with trays of meat on the counter.
Four restaurant employees, three men and one woman, wearing orange shirts and black aprons, standing behind a counter in a kitchen, smiling. The woman is holding a takeout tray of food, and another man is pointing at her.
Group of seven children wearing orange shirts, gathered around a small sign offering free items, on a sidewalk with cars and traffic lights in the background.
A woman hugging a man outside a shop. The woman is smiling and wearing a red shirt and glasses. The man in a black jacket and a blue bandana is holding a smartphone.
Two women smiling and waving from behind a small opening in a building wall, one of them wearing a black t-shirt with a Saint graphic, outside near trash bins.
Person adding a crab to a large pot of boiling seafood stew on a stove.