In its simplest form, advocacy is an education and motivation process: identifying issues of need, getting information about those issues to decision-makers, and motivating them to create public policy that truly serves people’s needs. More.
Philanthropy is the act of individual citizens contributing money or goods, along with their time and skills, to promote the well-being of others and the betterment of the community. More.
Nonprofit organizations play a key role in improving and maintaining the quality of life in communities. They provide important services, such as meeting critical needs of families in distress, responding in times of need, providing job training, feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless and displaced and much more. Nonprofit organizations are consistently on the front lines, providing immediate services in the wake of tragedy and disaster and sticking around long after public interest has waned. More.
Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana
