Since 2012, WWAV has been a partner of the Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health Program (LBCHP), helping close to 16,000 low-income, no-income, uninsured and underserved women gain access to life-saving tests for breast and cervical cancer each year. We’ve taken it to the streets, we’ve hosted house parties with women who are alienated from the medical […]
A Space of Our Own
With the one year anniversary of the aggravated arson attack on our office quickly approaching, we want to reach out in thanks to all of our supporters – our friends, our families, our allies – for helping to see us through this hard time and to rise again like the phoenixes we are. It has […]
Project Elevation is Celebrating the Power of Women across the Globe to Overcome Violence!
This summer, the seven woman team “Project Elevation” is taking it to new heights — 19,341 feet to be exact. Starting from Louisiana, one of the lowest points in the United States, the team will be ascending to the highest point in Africa — Mount Kilimanjaro – to raise awareness for women’s global fight to overcome […]
April 25th – Raising the Roof! Buy Your Tickets Here!
Join us for “Raising the Roof,” a fundraiser to help us open our new home after the fire! April 25th 7pm – 10pm at Church Alley Coffee Bar 1228 oretha castle haley Click on our PayPal “Donate” link on the right sidebar to BUY your TICKET: $20 minimum donation $50 gets you 2 drinks $75 gets you […]
Why NOLA Needs a Good Samaritan Law
Overdose fatality rates are expanding in Louisiana and across the nation. The last national study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported that 15 people per 100,000 people die of overdose yearly in the state of Louisiana – one of the highest rates in the nation. Fortunately, overdose deaths are preventable through public education […]