Our School at Blair Grocery has just won the FRESH 1% Grant competetion.
In the 2+ years that I've kept an eye on them, this alternative school project in the lower 9th ward New Orleans has grown exponentially with the help of volunteers from New York 2 New Orleans & The Youth Coalition for Community Action.http://www.ourschoolatblairgrocery.orghttp://www.ny2no.orghttp://youthcoalition.webs.comThis is the summer 2010 update from the Our School at Blair Grocery Project.
here's another recent video that explains the philosophy behind this youth organizing model
Watch OSBG Part 1 2008Watch OSBG Part 2 2009