For Immediate Release April 1, 2024 Applications Now Open Baton Rouge, La – The Urban Leadership Development Initiative (ULDI) proudly announces the opening of applications for its landmark 10th Cohort, marking a decade of fostering impactful leadership within urban communities. Since its inception, ULDI has been at the forefront of cultivating leaders equipped to address …
Mayor-President Sharon Weston-Broome Declares MetroMorphosis Day
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome will proclaim July 12, 2022 as MetroMorphosis Day. For Release July 12, 2022 Baton Rouge, La – Today, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome will name July 12, 2022 MetroMorphosis day to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the organization and officially start MetroMorphosis Week (July 12 – 19). The proclamation will be presented …
MetroMorphosis Announces $10,000 Investment in Community Change Efforts
For Release May 15, 2022 Baton Rouge, La – Today, MetroMorphosis announced that applications for the 10 for 10 Community Fund are open. As a part of its 10 Year Celebration, MetroMorphosis is investing $10,000 into 10 community change efforts in Baton Rouge. The effort is designed to promote community-led change making in neighborhoods. Each …
MetroMorphosis Announces 10 Year Celebration and Honors Collins, NAACP
MetroMorphosis launches a yearlong celebration of 10 years of community and impact by honoring Eugene Collins and Baton Rouge NAACP with Pacesetter Award. Baton Rouge, La – Today, MetroMorphosis announced plans for a yearlong series of activities in observation of its 10th year of work in the Baton Rouge community. In addition, the organization presented …
Baton Rouge Native Raymond A. Jetson Named AARP 2022 Purpose Prize® Award Winner
AARP Purpose Prize Honors America’s Movers and Shakers Age 50-Plus Who Give Back, Tackle Major Societal Challenges; Five $50K Awards Will be Presented WASHINGTON—Today, AARP announced its 2022 AARP Purpose Prize award recipients and fellows, the only national award that celebrates people 50-plus who use their knowledge and life experience to solve challenging social problems. …
Education leaders to discuss their stories, vision for future in panel discussion
August 16, 2021 On August 17th from 6:00pm-7:00pm at the Baton Rouge Community College’s Mid City Campus, the Presidents of Louisiana State University, Southern University, the Chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College, and the Superintendent of East Baton Rouge Parish Schools will gather for an important moment in the city’s history. The event will take …
MetroMorphosis Releases Document to Celebrate Black Baton Rouge During Black History Month
MetroMorphosis Releases Document & Tells the Story of Black Baton Rouge Yesterday and Today Baton Rouge, La – On January 29, 2021, MetroMorphosis launched its 2021 Black History month campaign entitled Black Futures: A Sankofa Series. The campaign includes a city-wide celebration of the history of Black Baton Rouge that has been captured in a …
LaunchBR and its Impact in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, La. (November 30, 2020) — LaunchBR is impacting small businesses through the creation of catalytic partnerships, engaging and mobilizing business owners and providing support to local companies. LaunchBR is a business development program that serves local companies, woman-owned, veteran owned, and minority owned businesses. They support businesses through coaching and training that is free or low-cost. …
Social Innovator in Baton Rouge Wins Presitious Gen2Gen Innovation Fellowship
Sherreta Harrison of MetroMorphosis selected for inaugural fellowship dedicated to groundbreaking intergenerational solutions Baton Rouge, September 23rd — Encore.org today announced that Sherreta Harriison of MetroMorphosis, a Baton Rouge nonprofit, has been selected as one of 15 Gen2GenInnovationFellows, a group of the nation’s most talented innovators and entrepreneurs marshaling their best ideas to create and …
Social Innovator in Baton Rouge Wins Prestigious Gen2Gen Innovation Fellowship
For Release September 23, 2020 Sherreta Harrison of MetroMorphosis selected for inaugural fellowship dedicated to groundbreaking intergenerational solutions Baton Rouge, September 23rd — Encore.org today announced that Sherreta Harrison of MetroMorphosis, a Baton Rouge nonprofit, has been selected as one of 15 Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows, a group of the nation’s most talented innovators and entrepreneurs …
Forward Promise Announces Raymond A. Jetson as Recipient of The Forward Promise Fellowship for Leaders
For Immediate Release Contact: Sherreta R. Harrison 281.788.6033 sherreta@metromorphosis.net (Baton Rouge, La – October 4) – Forward Promise, a national program office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation committed to empowering boys and young men of color, has announced MetroMorphosis Chief Catalyst Raymond A. Jetson, as a 2018 recipient of its Forward Promise Fellowship For Leaders. The Fellowship …