Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Arrives in New Orleans, LA; Thousands to Receive Health, Nutrition and Wellness Programming
May 20 2016 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) today announced New Orleans as its
eighth Healthy Cities location and officially kicked off the
program with a playground build at Lake Forest Charter School.
Working with Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans, the
program aims to provide over 1,000 children in need and their
families with more than 600,000 healthy meals, 1,800 medical
screenings, expanded nutrition education programs, and safe play
spaces.
Over the past three years, Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities has
worked to deliver integrated health, nutrition and play programming
to children in need and their families in cities around the world.
Healthy Cities New Orleans will work with local and national
nonprofits including KaBOOM!, Grow Dat Youth Farm, 505 Health Ne,
and local schools, to integrate their respective programming and
deliver it in a hub model to communities in need. Morgan Stanley
employees will play an integral role in implementing and sustaining
the programming and will provide more than 2,000 hours of volunteer
service.
“Through Healthy Cities New Orleans, we are proud to partner
with incredible, local nonprofits to leverage the work they are
doing here in the city and deliver more services to children and
families that improve early childhood health,” said Joan Steinberg,
Global Head of Philanthropy, Morgan Stanley. “Our unique Healthy
Cities model of creating hubs for essential health programming has
had great success in cities around the globe, and we are excited to
help enhance and expand health, wellness and nutrition for children
in New Orleans.”
Second Harvest President and CEO Natalie Jayroe said, “I cannot
overstate the importance and impact of this project upon the lives
and health of local families and children. This is an incredible
partnership that Morgan Stanley is bringing to the community and
people we serve.”
Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities was launched in 2014 and has since
delivered programming in Chicago, IL, Newark , NJ, Oakland, CA,
London, UK, Cleveland, OH, Houston, TX, and Mumbai, India. For more
information about Healthy Cities, please visit
www.morganstanley.com/healthycities/ and follow #HealthyCities.
About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm
providing investment banking, securities, investment management and
wealth management services. With offices in more than 43 countries,
the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including
corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For
further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit
www.morganstanley.com.
About Second Harvest Food Bank
Second Harvest Food Bank is leading the fight against hunger and
building food security in South Louisiana by providing food access,
advocacy, education and disaster response. Second Harvest provides
food to more than 600 partners and programs across 23 parishes,
from the Mississippi border to the Texas state line. Together, we
make up the largest charitable anti-hunger network in the state.
With our community’s help, we can make food security a reality for
every household in South Louisiana.
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