24 August 2014
We are excited to welcome 15 new ventures to participate in the 4th Social Venture Accelerator, beginning on September 3, 2014! Propeller strategically selected our new class of Fellows from Propeller’s most competitive pool of applicants to date to collaborate around NOLA's most urgent challenges.
We’re confident in the Fellows’ potential to work together to drive systemic change,” says Andrea Chen, Propeller Executive Director. “This year’s class is a dynamic blend of people, and we have an exciting vision for how they can mutually reinforce one another’s missions.”
Propeller will celebrate the launch of the 2014-2015 class with a Meet the Fellows Party at Propeller on October 17th. RSVP here and see here for more details.
And now, introducing...
Healthy Food Access:
The Cookbook Project – Adam Aronovitz and Alissa Bilfield
Empowering New Orleans youth as catalysts for healthy, sustainable communities through hands-on cooking and food literacy education
Community Plates – Kevin Mullins, Jeff Schacher, Melissa Spiesman, and Lauren Rudzis
A technology-fueled, volunteer driven solution to American food insecurity
Food and Farm Works – Ashley Mann
A licensed commercial kitchen, offering shared kitchen space, storage, refrigeration, labeling, bottling, vacuum-packing, and business development support to food entrepreneurs and farmers in the Greater New Orleans region
Public Health:
Clear Health Analytics – Kathryn Wollan and Jennifer Sclar
Building tools to empower consumers to make smart decisions about their health insurance and health care costs
Coordinated Care for the Whole Child – Connie Bellone
Building the systems and capacity for its partner schools to bill Medicaid for eligible health care services
RD Note – Molly Hegarty
A mobile technology company that empowers local healthcare providers and their patients to collaborate on chronic disease management and prevention
Treux North – Danielle Burrell
A premier provider of worksite, school-based, and community wellness services with a focus on fitness
Water:
Greenman Dan – Dan Johnson
An underground rainwater containment system that makes it simple and easy to solve water runoff problems while reducing landscape irrigation costs
Magnolia Land Company – Mark Bernstein
Financing important wetland restoration projects in Louisiana through the sale of mitigation credit
Public Lab: the Riffle Project – Stevie Lewis
Cultivating communities invested in their local water quality through the development and sale of a low-cost, open-source monitoring device called the Riffle
Education:
Center for Restorative Approaches – Troi Bechet
Providing schools with the training and support they need to prevent youth violence from interfering with learning
Live Oak Wilderness Camp – Jack Carey
A summer camp and leadership development program that connects and empowers diverse cohorts of student leaders
Million Dollar Scholar – Ras Asan and Derrius Quarles
Helping parents and schools make college affordable for students through scalable financial aid education
Brothers Empowered 2 Teach – Kristyna Jones and Larry Irvin
Closing the achievement gap by inspiring and incentivizing black men to choose education as a career path
Early Education Centers in Unison – Kanitra Charles, Kristy Givens, Pearlie Harris, and Rochelle Wilcox
Cutting back-office costs and increasing pay to retain a quality teaching staff for child care centers