Why We Build Power
People in New Orleans (and just about everywhere) are under a lot of external pressure. Skyrocketing costs of living, underperforming schools, low-quality public services — a lot of times, the system just doesn’t work for everyday people.
And when those institutions come together, they build power on a scale to effect change.
Together New Orleans works with leaders in its member institutions to identify what political realities drive the challenges they face and make policy changes to address them.
Institutions like houses of worship, unions and neighborhood associations bring people together and help protect them from those external pressures.
Largest Grassroots Organization in Louisiana
Together New Orleans is a part of Together Louisiana, a statewide network of more than 250 religious congregations and civic organizations across Louisiana, representing more than 200,000 people. It is one of the largest grassroots organizations in the history of Louisiana and includes broad-based organizations in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport/Bossier, Alexandria, Lake Providence and Pointe Coupee.
These organizations are part of the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), the nation’s largest and longest-standing alliance of local faith and community-based organizations.