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Our commitment to community

Manning Family Children’s understands that transforming care for children happens beyond the walls of our hospital and clinics. Just last year, we invested more than $16 million in essential community programs that are designed to support the health and wellbeing of our most vulnerable kids and families. This commitment is amplified through public funding, grant funding and ongoing philanthropic support which helps expand this vital work.

Community benefits programs include:

  • Morgan Rae Center for Hope (child abuse pediatrics programs): The Morgan Rae Center for Hope houses our CARE Center and Child Advocacy Center, which provide clinical excellence in child abuse forensic medicine, along with active treatment, consultation, therapy and support, prevention, training, education and research.
  • ThriveKids Student Wellness Project: At Manning Family Children’s, we’re bringing health directly to kids at school with innovative school based programs designed to advance the health and wellbeing of Louisiana’s students.
  • The Parenting Center: The Parenting Center at Manning FamilyChildren’s helps parents and grandparents with the ordinary challenges of raising children. Our staff of Parent Educators come from a variety of backgrounds to help families grow from birth through adolescence.
  • Immunization Program: Our mobile vaccination unit serves the New Orleans metropolitan area by visiting various locations for convenient accessibility. Clinic hours are scheduled in the evenings and on Saturdays providing free vaccines for eligible children through the age of 18.
  • Miracle League: We are proud to provide financial support to the Miracle Leagues of the Northshore and Greater New Orleans, which provide any disabled child, regardless of their level of disability, the opportunity to play league sports and enjoy the emotional and physical benefits of being part of a team sport.
  • Hogs for the Cause Family Center: Our 12-room, on-campus family housing center provides a home away from home for families whose children are receiving life-saving care in our hospital, free of charge.

  • The VACP program: The Ventilator Assisted Care Program (VACP) at Manning Family Children’s is a community-based support coordination agency that provides intensive case management services for individuals aged 0-25 years who are dependent on medical technology for respiratory care at home.