CrescentCare

12/24/2025

✨ Thank You to Our Incredible Donors! ✨

Because of your generosity, our Cookies with Santa event was filled with joy, smiles, and holiday magic. Thanks to our amazing donors, we were able to provide over 230 children with two toys each, along with delicious cookies, food, and drinks to make the day extra special.

💛 Special thanks to Toby Lefort and his friends — because of their generosity, we were also able to support 55 families with:

Energy payment assistance

A gift bag with treats for parents

Gift cards to Rouses and Walmart so families could pick up groceries and everyday essentials

Your kindness helped ease stress during the holidays and created meaningful moments for families in our community. We are incredibly grateful for every donor who made this possible.

From all of us at CrescentCare, we wish you a joyful, safe, and happy holiday season! 🎄✨

📅 Please note: Our offices will reopen on Friday, December 26.

12/19/2025

We are all set and waiting for Santa to arrive!!!! He will be here at 1:30!!! We will see you then

🎅 CrescentCare Children’s Holiday Party with Santa! 🎄
When: 🎁 Friday, December 19, 2025 • 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM (or until supplies last)

Where: 🏢 CrescentCare – 2nd Floor Conference Room
📍 1631 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117

Who: 👨‍👩‍👧 All CrescentCare pediatric clients are welcome.
Parents or guardians must accompany children (infants – 16 years).

What’s Happening:
🍪 Cookies & treats for everyone!
🎅 Photos and meet-and-greet with Santa!
🎁 Every child gets to choose a toy (children must be present to receive a gift).
✨ Come spread the holiday cheer with CrescentCare! ✨

12/19/2025

🎅✨ Santa is coming to CrescentCare! ✨🎄

Join us TODAY for CrescentCare’s Children’s Holiday Party — a festive afternoon filled with cookies, smiles, and a special meet-and-greet with Santa! Pictures available!🎁🍪

📅 Friday, December 19, 2025
🕜 1:30–4:30 PM (until supplies last)
📍 CrescentCare – 2nd Floor Conference Room
1631 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents/guardians must accompany children (infants–16 years old).
🎁 Children can choose a toy during their visit with Santa — child must be present to receive a toy.

❄️ CrescentCare clients only ❄️

We can’t wait to celebrate the season with our CrescentCare families! 💚❤️

12/18/2025

🎅✨ Santa is coming to CrescentCare! ✨🎄

Join us for CrescentCare’s Children’s Holiday Party — a festive afternoon filled with cookies, smiles, and a special meet-and-greet with Santa! Pictures available!🎁🍪

📅 Friday, December 19, 2025
🕜 1:30–4:30 PM (until supplies last)
📍 CrescentCare – 2nd Floor Conference Room
1631 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents/guardians must accompany children (infants–16 years old).
🎁 Children can choose a toy during their visit with Santa — child must be present to receive a toy.

❄️ CrescentCare clients only ❄️

We can’t wait to celebrate the season with our CrescentCare families! 💚❤️

12/03/2025

✨ National HIV Awareness Week ✨

Join CrescentCare for a morning of faith, connection, and healing at our Faith • Hope • Healing Ministers’ Breakfast.

This gathering brings together local faith leaders to strengthen community partnerships, share resources, and uplift the work being done to support people living with and impacted by HIV in New Orleans. It is open to everyone.

📍 Central St. Matthew United Church of Christ
1333 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118
📅 Thursday, December 4, 2025
⏰ 9:30 AM

As we honor National HIV Awareness Week, we celebrate the vital role faith communities play in reducing stigma, expanding access to care, and walking alongside individuals on their journey to wellness.

❤️ Together, we build a healthier, more compassionate New Orleans.

Sponsored by Gilead.

12/02/2025

12/01/2025

🌍 Commemorating the 38th World AIDS Day 🌍

Join us for an important and meaningful virtual program bringing together leaders in public health, advocacy, and the arts.

🗓️ Tuesday, December 2, 2025
🕖 7:00 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time)
💻 Presented over Zoom

Hosted by:
🎙️ Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary & Senior Advisor to President Joe Biden

Featuring:
🧬 Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Panelists include:
Joe Hollendoner – CEO, Los Angeles LGBT Center
Dr. Patrick Sullivan – Emory University
Dr. Stacey Trooskin – Mazzoni Center
Danny Whitman – Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Dr. Joseph Zuniga – International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Join the conversation on:
• Advances in HIV prevention & treatment
• The enduring role of activism and the arts
• Persistent disparities in care & access
• Policy and funding challenges impacting our communities

🤝 Presented in partnership with:
Action Wellness • Callen-Lorde • Center on Halsted • CrescentCare • Damien Center • DAP Health • Fenway Health • Funders Concerned About AIDS • GLAD Law • GMHC • HealthHIV • Los Angeles LGBT Center • National Coalition for LGBTQ Health • NMAC • The NYC LGBT Community Center • OutCare Health • PALSS • Philadelphia FIGHT • The PRIDE Study • San Francisco AIDS Foundation • San Francisco Community Health Center • Triangle Community Center • Whitman-Walker Health

http://mazzonicenter.org/WAD

11/21/2025

🎉 Big News! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce that CrescentCare will be featured on the groundbreaking series Empowered! hosted by Meg Ryan.

In this powerful segment, you’ll hear directly from our patients and staff as they share their stories, their experiences, and what CrescentCare’s mission means to them. ❤️

We’re honored to uplift these voices and highlight the impact of community-centered care in New Orleans.

11/14/2025

Our Food for Friends Pantry has been hit hard by recent funding cuts and a regional dip in donations, yet the need in our community continues to rise.

If you’re able, we’re asking for your support to help keep our shelves full and our neighbors nourished. Non-perishable items like canned goods, rice, pasta, and other shelf-stable foods are especially needed.

Drop-off:
📍 2nd Floor, 1631 Elysian Fields
🕘 Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

If donating food isn’t possible, monetary contributions go a long way in keeping this program running. Every dollar directly supports our pantry and the people who rely on it. You can donate through the link in our bio. CrescentCare.org/Donate

Thank you for showing up—with generosity, with heart, and with the kind of compassion that keeps our mission alive.

Help Stock the Pantry!