Our hours of operation are Monday - Thursday, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Food Banks See Demand Increasing, Nationwide and in Louisiana

Food banks report a 50 percent increase in the number of people they're feeding

Read USA Today Article Who/How Many People Food Banks Help

Study shows 37 million, or 1 in 8 Americans, were helped by food banks in 2009

N.O. East Food Bank Holding on by a Thread!

What can you do to help?

Read Washington Post Article About Hunger.

Learn how you can help.

Read USDA Article About Food Shortages

The US Department of Agriculture that says 14.6% of US Households are low on food. Learn how you can help.

Read Times Picayune Article About JTRA!

We are no longer in disaster mode, but in the early stages of recovery. To utilize our food bank you must bring one of the following: a current utility for example: (a light bill, water bill, telephone bill, rent receipt, mortgage coupon, FEMA trailer papers) and a current Louisiana Driver's License or State Identification.

JTRA's Kitchen serves hot lunches to the community free of charge since they are still trying to rebuild , and get their homes , and lives together. We also are serving a large population of homeless people. Many of the homeless have jobs, but do not make enough money to pay the high rent, so they and their children are living on the streets of New Orleans.

We serve lunch Monday through Thursday from 11:30 to 1:30 pm to those that qualify.

Additionally, JTRA is now serving Hot breakfast on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays from 8:30 am to 10:00 am

DONATIONS:
We work strictly off of donations in order to stay open. Please donate your time or money to help us continue our work.

PLEASE MAIL YOUR DONATIONS TO:
JTRA
P.O. Box 827194
New Orleans, LA 70158

MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

Since I came back October 2005; I have kept my promise to God, and so have my organization. It has been difficult at times, but we made it through the rough times as well as the good times. We manage to assist everyone that crossed our path who has allowed us to assist them. Now in 2008 we all are still trying to recovery from Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike. Personally my family and I are still struggling, but God has told me to continue to fight, and to hope, and to dream for a better New Orleans. This organization will continue to now assist The New Orleans East and Gentilly Areas. No problem is never to big or to small for the children of God.

"Remember You Can Overcome Any Obstacle With Just The Right  Attitude"

Be Blessed,

Debra South Jones
Executive Director