We speak with Taylor and Roland from Covenant House, a community organization that provides safe housing, shelter, life skills development and holistic support to young people ages 16 to 22 in New Orleans. By addressing the root causes of youth homelessness — including mental health challenges, systemic discrimination and housing insecurity — Covenant House offers a vital path toward stability and hope. It's also Louisiana’s only shelter for youth experiencing homelessness, serving more than 125 young people each day.

We sit down with Dejah and Zion, two students at Thrive New Orleans, and Executive Director Chuck Morse. Thrive equips local youth to lead the city’s growing green-infrastructure economy. From summer camp to on-the-ground storm-water projects, these young leaders are learning to “pour back” into the 9th Ward and the wider New Orleans community.

We meet Mikayla and Dwayne, two students from Louisiana (LA) Green Corps, a community training organization that equips young adults (ages 18-35) for careers that improve the health of their communities and protect the environment. Through hands-on projects and job training, LA Green Corps helps students build real-world skills while becoming confident, capable contributors to the growing green workforce. Executive Director Ryan Mattingly joins them, sharing how LA Green Corps is helping young people turn passion into purpose.