Love In Action
Love In Action
Vision
As people of faith, we are called by God to pray and work together for the SHALOM of our nation's most vulnerable communities. Shalom is peace, harmony, wholeness, completeness, and prosperity. We see individuals reconciled to God and fully engaged in helping themselves, their families, and their communities flourish.
Our mission is to create safe, thriving community where all children and families are safe and supported to realize their dreams, aspirations and purpose.
Mission
What We Do
We work through individuals, organizations, and faith communities to implement strategies that strengthen families and communities. We start by listening to understand the internal and external barriers our communities face. This means being present and building relationships before providing programs and solutions. In our community, it is adopting a local school, providing summer employment for youth, offering parental education to fathers, providing transitional housing to returning citizens, and working with new and existing churches.
Partner With Us
Values
We do what we do on the foundation of our Christ-centered values that express
God’s Love in Action.
Compassion
When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
-Matthew 14:14
Faith
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
-James 2:17-18
Justice
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
-Micah 6:8
Peace
Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.
-Jeremiah 29:7
Our Team
Our Staff
Sherdren Burnside, Executive Director
Robert Burnside, Sr., Founder/ FA Director
LaScott Ellis, Development Director
Bantu Gross, FM Program Director
Darrell Creecy, FM Program Manager
Arshield Carey, FS Program Director
Sherman Petty, FS Transitional Director
Stephfen McGill, Sr., FS Operations Manager
Rachel Johnson, Housing Development Coordinator/ Tulane AmeriCorps Vista
Frank LaVergne, Church Planter/ PRBR Director
Robert Burnside, Jr., SKP/PRN Program Director
Tashinga Suluma, SKP/PRN Program Manager and Graphics Guru
Our Board
Justina Boyd (Board Chair)
Educator
New Orleans, LA
Deirdre Johnson Burel
Program Officer
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Al Eden
Executive Director
Cultural Centers International
Kevin Keischnick
Program Director
LINC New Orleans
Debbra Lindo, Ed.D
Executive Director
Villa Lindo
Raymond Trembath
Pastor
Pilgrim Church
Olive Zenon, Ed.M
Educator
Picayune School District