24 Hour Citizen Project

Applications are officially open, and this year is a big one, y'all...

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We're celebrating TEN YEARS of community-changing projects. For a whole decade, the 24 Hour Citizen Project has been proving that great ideas can come from anyone. So, if you've got an idea that could make our community a little better, now's your chance to pitch it 💪

Ready to shoot your shot? Apply by August 28 at
https://24hourcitizenproject.com/citizenteams/

🙌🙌 Let's go, Lafayette Kid News!!

What’s Your Story: A little publisher with a big paper From homemade papers at the breakfast table to a full-fledged publication, one local 9-year-old girl is helping kids across Lafayette find their voice through a newspaper built just for them.

They came, they pitched, they CONQUERED. After months of hard work, 5 projects left Acadiana Center for the Arts with funding on Saturday.

Please join us in congratulating:
Team Lafayette Kid News
Team Feeding Others: Outreach & Distribution / FOOD Acadiana
Team 64 Squares of Lagniappe
Team Certify Teens (Kisharra Angelety)
Team Global Bites

We are so proud and grateful for ALL of the teams who put their heart and soul into making their community better, the backers who donated their time and money to support them, and the community members who showed up to root them on.

THANK YOU to everyone who made the night so special and a huge congratulations to our winning teams.