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Community Renewal International

Community Renewal intentionally builds and grows positive, caring relationships.

09/05/2026

A special thank you to the students of St. Mark's Cathedral Shreveport School for volunteering at the Allendale Friendship House!

There is something powerful about students serving students. Opportunities like this build compassion, strengthen our community, and show young people how meaningful their time and talents can be. 💙

09/03/2026

💦 CEDAR GROVE, LET’S COOL DOWN TOGETHER! 💦

Join Community Renewal International for a FREE Hydration Station featuring Gatorade, popsicles, Kool-Aid, freezer cups, pickles, cold water, fresh fruit, slushies, sno cones, lemonade and more!

📅 Thursday, September 10, 2026
⏰ 4:30–6:30 PM
📍 536 E. 78th Street

Bring the family, invite a neighbor and stop by for a refreshing afternoon of treats and community connection. Everything is FREE!

Stay cool. Stay hydrated. We’ll see you there! 💙

08/29/2026

Every child deserves the chance to dream—and a community willing to help that dream grow. 💙

Our young people are filled with talent, creativity, leadership, and possibility. But their potential cannot flourish when they feel overlooked or unsupported. It takes caring adults, strong neighborhoods, and people willing to show up.

If you feel called to serve, this is your moment. Volunteer with Community Renewal International or make a donation today. Together, we can help children feel seen, supported, and surrounded by hope.

Learn more at www.communityrenewal.us

08/26/2026

🎉 Friendship House Clubs are BACK IN SESSION—and we’re off to a great start!

The excitement is contagious as our kids reconnect with friends and jump into another season of learning, laughter, creativity, and fun! 💙💚

Want to join us? Whether you can volunteer, help with homework, share a talent, support an activity, or make a donation, we have a place for your time and gifts!

Through August 31, donations to Community Renewal’s Summer Matching Gift Campaign will be DOUBLED—making twice the impact for our children and neighborhoods.

Give: https://communityrenewal.us/donate

Volunteer:
https://communityrenewal.us/volunteer

Come help our kids shine! 🌟

08/25/2026

Moving across the street to become Community Renewal's newest community coordinator was a short walk in distance, but a big step in life for LaSherrica Burks.

A former "Friendship House Kid" herself, LaSherrica is the new community coordinator for children in the Allendale neighborhood. She will now mentor children in the same place where she once spent hundreds of afternoons under the guidance of previous community coordinators.

"I wouldn't be who I am today without Community Renewal and the Friendship House," she said. "That was a home away from home and I really appreciated that."

LaSherrica's family moved into one of the Fuller Center for Housing homes in Allendale when she was in the third grade. The house, where her mother still lives, is directly across the street from the two Friendship Houses there. A Friendship House is a safe place of love and caring with after-school programs, neighborhood events and other activities that help build a child's self-confidence, faith and sense of belonging.

In the Youth Club there, LaSherrica found a greater purpose for her life and developed a strong desire to help those around her. She started then doing what she could to help her friends and neighbors.

LaSherrica earned her bachelor's degree in social work from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and then earned a master's degree in social work from LSU. She was the first in her family to do so. Along the way, she learned a valuable lesson at the Friendship House that she is now passing on to the next generation.

"All of that doesn't matter if you don't treat people right. You can have all the degrees in the world and lots of money, but how you treat other people is what matters the most," she said.

LaSherrica says she can't imagine where she would be if the Friendship House had not been there for her as a teenager. She's grateful for the impact her time there had on her life and that she can continue building the culture of caring there.

"I'm thankful for the opportunity I have now to be a community coordinator here in the Allendale area," she said. The past three years she served families as a hospice worker, learning how even a small act of caring can have a big impact.

"Now the same doors I once walked through (as a teenager) will be the same doors that I open to welcome these kids in and I am very excited about that. I am ready to give these kids the love that I had. Somebody had to invest in me. Somebody had to believe in me."

Now she's investing in and believing in today's boys and girls.

"I love helping people. This is my lane. When I found out about this opportunity, I applied and prayed about it and I feel like everything worked out the way it needed to work out," she said.

"I want to be the peace and love and support that they need. I tell the kids it doesn't matter where you come from. What matters is your heart. I want them to graduate and be the first one to graduate from high school. Before they leave the Friendship House and go out into the world, I want them to know they are loved and cared about and that they can be anything they want to be if they just put their minds to it."

08/21/2026

We're thrilled that our van was full Thursday for our monthly neighborhood tour and Friendship House visit! When we are connected by caring and willing to build positive relationships across the city, we can restore the foundation of safe and caring communities!

08/16/2026

📚 School is officially back in session!

As students head back to the classroom, our August Community Challenge is all about showing up for them.

🎒 August: Support a Student Month

This month, find a way to encourage a student in your community. Donate school supplies, write an encouraging note, support a Kids or Youth Club, or simply remind a young person that you're rooting for them.

It doesn't have to be a big gesture. A little support can help a student start the year with confidence.

GIVE SUPPLIES. SEND ENCOURAGEMENT. SHOW UP FOR OUR YOUTH.

08/13/2026

🏀 THE FIRST ONE IS IN THE BOOKS! 🏆🔥
The 1st Annual City Basketball Tournament was a SUCCESS! 18 teams took over the Centenary Gold Dome for a full day of competition, community, and some serious basketball.
🏆 Team GraveDiggers went undefeated at 6-0 to become our first champions, with Kobe Jackson earning Tournament MVP!
🥈 Team Smackers, led by Cameron Moore, took home 2nd Place and $1,000, while Boat from Team Really Going On won the Slam Dunk Competition and $1,000! 🚀
A HUGE thank you to our Title Sponsor, Josh Clayton Injury Attorney, and to Centenary, CHRISTUS, Coca-Cola, Air It Out with Pac-Man Podcast, Rozay Trey, Tina B, Athletic Perspective, our referees, volunteers, and everyone who helped make the day happen.
And a special thank you to all 18 teams who showed up and competed. There is no tournament without you! 🏀
Finally, much love to our Community Renewal team and board members for bringing the vision to life.
Now we're already looking toward YEAR TWO! 👀🔥 Bigger. Better. And on its way to becoming a tradition in our community.
Start building your team now. We'll see you back on the court! 🏆

08/10/2026

💙 MORE TIME. MORE IMPACT. TWICE THE DIFFERENCE.

Great news! Our Summer Matching Gift Campaign has been extended through August 31!

That means there’s still time to make your generosity go TWICE as far. Thanks to several generous donors, gifts to Community Renewal International will be matched **dollar for dollar, up to $250,000.

Your gift helps us continue the work happening every day across our community: strengthening neighborhoods, investing in young people, sending children to life-changing summer camps, expanding community partnerships, and growing the reach of We Care Schools.

Whether you give $10, $100, $1,000 or more, your gift becomes twice the opportunity and twice the impact.

We’ve been given more time. Let’s make it count. 💙

📅 New Deadline: August 31st
🎁 Give today and DOUBLE your impact!

https://communityrenewal.us/summer-matching-gift-campaign/

08/08/2026

🏀 TODAY IS THE DAY, SHREVEPORT!🏀

The court is ready. The teams are locked in. Now we need YOU in the stands! 🔥

Come out TODAY for The City Basketball Championship and watch some of the area’s top hoopers battle it out on the court. We’re bringing the energy with basketball, a high-flying dunk contest, live DJs, food trucks, crowd activities, and plenty of family fun.

🏆 And the stakes are BIG: $2,000 goes to the 1st Place Adult Division Champions!

📅 TODAY | August 8th
⏰ 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Centenary Gold Dome | Shreveport, LA

Bring your family. Bring your friends. Bring your ENERGY. 📣🏀

The teams are set. The city is ready. Let’s pack the Gold Dome and crown some champions! 🏆🔥

Address

838 Margaret Place
Shreveport, LA
71101

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 12pm

Telephone

+13184253222

Website

http://www.communityrenewal.us/

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