The ReFresh Project is your community health hub located at 300 North Broad Street in Lower Mid-City, New Orleans!
The building is home to nine organizations all working to improve the health of our community through fresh food access, culinary and nutrition education, youth and workforce development, gardening and more. Click here for a brochure that contains information on all our on-site partners (en español)!
In 2014, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recognized the ReFresh Project as an innovative national best practice in promoting community health and health equity. We continue to build on our work and hope you’ll join us!
Please check out our information on Health Status and Health Behaviors. These are the two latest Data Sheets from the ReFresh Project’s Neighborhood Data Project–our community-based participatory research project on the health of the ReFresh communities.
Broad Community Connections (BCC) is excited to release two new data briefs in our ReFresh Neighborhood Data Project series: Access to HealthcareHousing and Neighborhoods From summer 2017 to winter 2018, BCC led an eight-month community-based participatory research study to collect information on the health, wellbeing, wants and needs of over 240 residents living in neighborhoods near …
In summer 2017, BCC hired seven community members for a “community-based participatory research study”. BCC, the community members, and a professor of public health from Tulane University created a 60-question survey for neighbors. The survey included questions about peoples’ communities and lives, including their health, how they perceived neighborhood changes, and what businesses they would …
BCC led the development of the ReFresh Project, co-owns the building, and leads the ReFresh Collaborative. BCC is a non-profit, community development organization devoted to revitalizing Broad Street as a vibrant, equitable, and inclusive commercial corridor by promoting the health and economic, residential, and cultural development of its diverse surrounding neighborhoods. Neighbors living along Broad Street started BCC after Hurricane Katrina in an effort to rebuild our community and ensure people living here were able to thrive. broadcommunityconnections.org
The ReFresh Collaborative
The ReFresh Collaborative is a Collective Impact Initiative of community members and organizations based in the neighborhood working together to make health equity a reality. Led by BCC, ReFresh Collaborative partners include community leaders, housing advocates, health education organizations, health care professionals, grassroots organizations, and more.
The ReFresh Collaborative offers free health programming for kids and adults, hosts fun community events, and advocates for policy changes that address the root cause of health disparities. Click on the “Get Involved” tab above for information on how to participate!
Our Vision
The goal of the ReFresh Collaborative is to achieve health equity in neighborhoods surrounding the ReFresh Project. We work specifically to make sure that all people in ReFresh neighborhoods are able to and supported in leading a healthy lifestyle, and that all people in these neighborhoods are financially secure and able to build wealth.
If we reach our goal:
All people who live, learn, work, worship and play in Refresh neighborhoods will experience their highest physical, mental, social and emotional health potential
No one will be disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or other socially determined circumstances
All people will live in thriving communities where they have the tools, education and supports needed to be healthy and happy
Get Involved
Click below to sign up for the ReFresh Project monthly newsletter. You’ll learn about new free health programming, fun events, and worthwhile causes right in your neighborhood!
Join us at our monthly partner meeting! Join us at our ReFresh Coalition meeting every second Wednesday of the month from 8:30—10:00am in the ReFresh Community Room at 300 N Broad Street on the second floor.
Visit the ReFresh Farmer’s Market! Vendors from the neighborhood, local farmers, and community-based organizations sell fruits and vegetables, starter plants, pickles, preserves, and more! Every Monday from 4-7pm in the ReFresh Lobby or right outside the building.
Dance with us! Join us for free, drop-in line dancing class in the lobby. Don’t know how to line dance? No problem! Our instructor, Ms. Nina, will coach you through “The Wobble”, “Same Ole 2 Step”, and more. Every Wednesday from 1 – 1:45pm in the ReFresh Lobby.
Free ReFresh Kids Programming! Get your kids or grandkids involved! ReFresh offers a free summer camp to neighborhood youth, as well as free kids gardening and cooking classes year-round. Sign up for the ReFresh Newsletter to receive updates on dates and registration.
Help us plan fun neighborhood events! The ReFresh Community Engagement Committee is led by neighbors like you. We plan fun community events like outdoor movie nights, mural painting, and family-friendly gatherings in the garden. Email for more information: info@refreshnola.org
