Beacon Light of Haiti at New Orleans

Beacon Light of Haiti at New Orleans is a church at 47 Fairfield Ave in Gretna, LA 70056-5120. It is one of 60 churches in Gretna.

47 Fairfield Ave, Gretna, LA, 70056-5120

Phone: +15044168095 · Website: https://twitter.com/blohatno

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The community around Beacon Light of Haiti at New Orleans

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 46.5%
  • Child Poverty: 42.3% (27.2–59.3%)
  • Food Insecurity: 32.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.2% (12.9–27.6%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
  • Social Isolation: 39.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 26.9% (16.0–37.9%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 24.4%
  • Diabetes: 17.4%
  • Depression: 25.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.5%
  • Unemployment: 7.7% (3.3–12.2%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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