Serve Louisiana

04/14/2026

Camp PPD, our biannual 3-day overnight training, is always a treat. Until next time, Lake Fausse Pointe !

04/10/2026

Check out our available AmeriCorps opportunities for the 26-27 service term! Youth development, environmental restoration, healthcare and housing access and more.

Priority deadline to apply is June 5. The 11-month service term starts September 1st! Apply today.

04/09/2026

We kicked off our very first Boards & Commissions Fellowship this week 🎉

Fellows got an introduction to each other and to how local boards and commissions actually work—breaking down enabling legislation, member terms, and appointment processes. We also heard from guest speakers who’ve served on boards and commissions and shared what it really looks like in action.

Excited to see this group of leaders from across South Louisiana stepping up to serve their communities!

03/25/2026

Our partners at are driving environmental sustainability and stewardship through research, education and advocacy. Sammy serves as the tree nursery coordinator where she cares for the saplings and grasses that volunteers plant for swamp reforestation and habitat restoration!

03/04/2026

The nonprofit work happening across Louisiana is critical; your organization doesn’t have to do it alone.

Serve Louisiana is now accepting Partner Organization Applications to host full-time AmeriCorps Members for the 2026–2027 service year.

Priority deadline: March 31.

Join our virtual info session March 13 at noon to learn more.

🔗 Apply today

03/03/2026

Capacity Building but ✨ with a view ✨

01/23/2026

The Serve Louisiana Boards & Commissions Fellowship is building a pipeline of leaders ready to serve on local and state boards—strengthening representation, protecting our natural resources, and shaping policy that impacts our communities.

If you’re passionate about service, community leadership, and conservation, this fellowship is for you.

🔗 Learn more and apply at the link in our bio.

01/19/2026

“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

12/12/2025

✨ New Opportunity for Nonprofits in Our Network! ✨
We’re excited to share a chance for nonprofit organizations to host a full-time AmeriCorps Member from February 15–August 15.

What to know:
• Members serve 40 hours/week
• Participate in trainings alongside our full-term members
• Provide capacity-building support in one or more of the following areas:
– Volunteer Recruitment & Management
– Social Media & Technology
– Community Outreach
– New Programs & Evaluation

Cash match: $8,000 per member

Key dates:
• Applications due December 29
• Partner organizations announced January 6
• Virtual recruitment & interviewing workshop held the following week

If your organization is looking to expand capacity and strengthen impact, this is a great opportunity.

📩 Questions? Reach out—we’d love to connect.

Learn more at our website !

Serve Louisiana partners host a young member for an 11-month term of critical capacity-building work that benefits you and those you serve.

10/21/2025

Camp PPD this year made a return to Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, where we haven’t been able to host the overnight training since 2016 due to flood damage. It was a fun 3 days in the woods bonding, learning, and growing together !

06/30/2025

A federal judge has reinstated Serve Louisiana’s AmeriCorps grant. This means our members will return to service and complete the 11-month terms they committed to.

When our program was abruptly defunded this spring—along with over 1,000 others across the country—we took action. Not only to protect our members and nonprofit partners, but to uphold the civic values that have guided our work for more than 30 years.

Now, we get to keep our promise to our members and partners so they can keep theirs to the communities they serve.

Thank you to everyone who stood with us. Service continues.

06/06/2025

This spring, our AmeriCorps term ended earlier than expected after our federal grant — along with more than 1,000 others — was abruptly canceled.

The photo below was taken at our final corps gathering. It was a tough day — but also a reminder of just how much heart, care, and purpose this group brought to their year of service.

We’re grateful to many of our partner organizations, who stepped up to hire their members or extend roles into June and July. But several members are still seeking their next step. If you're hiring — or know of organizations who are — we’d love to connect you with some truly outstanding humans.

They gave so much to their communities. Now we want to make sure they’re supported in their next chapter.

📩 Reach out if you'd like to be connected.