BRAHL NEWS & NOTES

On July 21 and July 22, 2023, the Mayor’s Office, via its Baton Rouge Advancing Health Literacy initiative, will present a Symposium entitled  “The State of Minority Health Post COVID-19”.     The purpose of this event is to convene medical personnel, particularly persons of color, heath care advocates and practitioners as well as members of the community who represent marginalized communities to discuss and develop future approaches to address health literacy within vulnerable communities.   This event will be held at the BREC Administrative Building on Florida Boulevard.   More details are forthcoming very soon.

 

 

Councilperson Chauna Banks of the East Baton Rouge/City of Baton Rouge District 2 Metropolitan Council is partnering with CPEX, Louisiana Housing Corporation, and the Wilson Foundation to host a gathering for those interested in FREE Home Repairs and Upgrades (Weatherization), Mortgage and Rental Assistance,  Roof Reset and Utilities Help. The event will assist eligible Scotlandville residents with applications for free home weatherization. If any local assistance organization would like to take advantage of the opportunity to set up a vendor table, please contact Ronald Grace (RWGRACE@brla.gov) to confirm with the following information: CONTACT NAME: ORGANIZATION: CONTACT NUMBER: CONTACT EMAIL: MISSION/RESOURCES: Vendor set up will occur between 8:00 am-9:00 am, June 10th, Jewel J. Newman Community Center, 2013 Central Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70807

  Don't forget to submit your child's artwork before the end of the month.   Have your kiddos color the coloring page below and submit their completed coloring page for a chance to win great prizes. Here's what you need to do! Click to  download  the coloring page. Have your kiddos (grades 1-5) color the page. Visit our website  here  and submit their artwork. To submit, take a photo or scan the artwork. Choose the grade the child is in. Follow the on-screen instructions to submit. You can enter now through May 31! Be sure to vote for your child's artwork! Once you see your child's artwork is approved, you can share their artwork on social media and encourage your family and friends to vote. DOWNLOAD THE COLORING PAGE HERE