The recipient entity's physical address:
           201 PINE STREET
WELSH, LA 70591

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           201 PINE STREET
WELSH, LA 70591

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          RICHARD M. ARCENEAUX
409 E. PLAQUEMINE ST.
JENNINGS, LA 70546

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  1567

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $100,000

What type of request is this?  General Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           MARY SUE P. LYON
Director
201 W. PINE ST.
WELSH, LA 70591
KAREN TRAHAN
Director
201 W. PINE STREET
WELSH, LA 70591
JAMES F. WRIGHT
Title: Director
201 W. PINE STREET
WELSH, LA 70591

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           The Hazel Hebert Benoit Center for Homemaking Studies is planned for location on the site of a Property at 409 West Hudspeth St. in Welsh. This proposal plans to complete the renovation of the subject site for the establishment of a program to support homemakers. Partial renovation, locally funded, has already been completed. This grant will add required cooking and storage facilities.
Originally housing the Welsh High School Home Economics Department and outbuilding, the subject site was abandoned following the relocation of the High School in 1959. Purchased by family members of Hazel Benoit around 2002, the structure was donated to the Welsh Museum in her memory in 2013. Mrs. Benoit taught Home Economics in Welsh for thirty-two years beginning in 1945, changing the lives of thousands of Welsh families.
Renovated, this building is expected to provide a site to help renovate families by providing the support and knowledge required to establish and maintain home living. Skills such as home financial management, cleaning, cooking, self-care, child development, care for the elderly and self-care will be targeted from this location. Adjacent to the new Jefferson Davis Parish Library, planned for opening in May 2025, programs at this site can be expected to offer the community opportunities for skill acquisition that are currently missing from education systems. The Library and the Friends of the Welsh Museum have verbally agreed to shared access.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Professional Services. . . $0
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $0
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $0

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          Not Applicable

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          Renovated, this building is expected to provide a site to help promote families by providing the support and knowledge required to establish and maintain home living. Skills such as home financial management, cleaning, cooking, self-care, child development, care for the elderly and self-care will be targeted from this location. Adjacent to the new Jefferson Davis Parish Library, planned for opening in May 2025, programs at this site can be expected to offer the community opportunities for skill acquisition that are currently missing from education systems. The Library and the Friends of the Welsh Museum have verbally agreed to shared access.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          Goal: Building access
Objective: Pave and finish accessible parking
Objective: Construct ramps, sidewalks, restrooms to meet handicapped access to meet building code
Objective: Furnishings and fixtures
Goal: Build storage for required equipment and furnishings
Objective: Design and build storage building on site
Objective: Provide access to building with accessible sidewalks
GoaL: Build cooking facility
Objective: Recondition existing slab
Objective: Provide electrical and plumbing support
Objective: Design, construct and acquire family oriented cooking equipment
Goal: Provide internet connected access
Objective: Contract for internet connected access to meeting rooms
Objective: Establish volunteer network for interfamilial contact
Objective: Conduct online meetings for educational/creative purposes

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           12 Months

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                 None
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                 None

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 None

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                  None

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               None

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
               None

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
                None

          What is the nature of the relationship?  None

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 None

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               None


Contact Information
name:  James Wright 
                                       address:  103 W. South St
                                       phone:  3373701565
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  newleafsocial8@gmail.com
                                       relationship to entity:  Direector