New Orleans Women & Children's Shelter

15/06/2026

Our work goes far beyond meeting the immediate and pressing needs for food and safe shelter. Each year we serve hundreds of former participants via the Transition Assistance Program. This ongoing support (18+ months after leaving Shelter) is the key to stability and keeping families housed and independent.

11/06/2026

Congratulations to our CEO Dawn Bradley-Fletcher and the members of the Leadership Team featured in Biz New Orleans.

Dawn Bradley-Fletcher, CEO of the New Orleans Women and Children’s Shelter (NOWCS), is an award-winning leader with more than 30 years of nonprofit management experience. Under her leadership, NOWCS has become known for offering more than shelter; it provides a pathway to stability for families experiencing homelessness.⁠
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Learn more about NOWCS and all of our Women to Watch at bizneworleans.com/women-to-watch-2026-new-orleans-women-and-childrens-shelter/
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08/06/2026

New Orleans Women & Children's Shelter by the numbers.

22/05/2026

NOWCS by the numbers

19/05/2026

We want to thank our friends from Xavier University of Louisiana Pre-Pharmacy program for spending time with our participant families recently. Sharing joy is at the heart of our work at New Orleans Women & Children's Shelter.

12/05/2026

It's been a week since with Greater New Orleans Foundation but we're still smiling ear to ear :) Thank you for making it possible for to meet our goal of funding 6 participant family rooms for a year.

09/05/2026

To our sponsors, attendees, auction item donors and buyers, in-kind donors, and event volunteers, THANK YOU! With your support we raised over $114,000 for Shelter operations. Your generosity is going to change the lives of families in need. And we had a magical evening doing it!

Save the date for Sunday, March 21, 2027 for our next Bubbles & Bubbly!

06/05/2026

HUGE news -- you did it! You helped us reach our goal! New Orleans Women & Children's Shelter surpassed our goal, raising $30,519 for families in need.

EVERY gift of every amount helped us get here and we cannot thank our NOWCS family enough.

Greater New Orleans Foundation

05/05/2026

05/05/2026

We're halfway to our goal of raising $30,000 today to fund 6 participant rooms for a year. Will you help us bridge the gap?

Greater New Orleans Foundation