Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Bags of Hope
High Voltage provides Bags of Toiletries and School Supplies to homeless and economically disadvantaged youth.
Give a Day Get a Disney Day Prom Dress Giveaway
High Voltage collected prom dresses and set-up a prom boutique at the Clearview Shopping Mall on March 27, 2010, as part of the Give a Day Get a Disney Day program. This program is now the Disney Family Volunteer Program
MLK: Day of Service
One Day Educational Bootcamp
Katrina Day of Service
Various Restoration Projects in New Orleans
Back to School Supply Giveaways
High Voltage Provides Back to School Supplies to Needy Children in New Orleans.
Senior Luncheons
High Voltage provides Holiday Meals to senior citizens in New Orleans.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organiztions 2020
Dudley DeBosier Leadership Academy 2020
Association of Fundraising Professionals 2021
External reviews

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Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to provide educational and recreational programs to promote resiliency and hope to youth in the New Orleans area.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
High Voltage serves youth, families and senior citizens in New Orleans.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We have made so many changes as the result of COVID-19, Corona Virus. We operate more on-line including collecting donations. More of our donations have been made on-line as well as several of our events.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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HIGH VOLTAGE
Board of directorsas of 05/31/2023
Ms. Katherine Johnson
High Voltage
Term: 2019 - 2021
Ms Phillis Everage
High Voltage
Term: 2019 - 2021
Katherine S. Johnson
New Orleans Public Schools
Claudia Washington
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Phillis Everage
East Baton Rouge Public Schools
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
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