A two-story building at the corner of South Broad and General Taylor streets in Broadmoor has sat em

A two-story building at the corner of South Broad and General Taylor streets in Broadmoor has sat empty for nearly a decade after being flooded with more than 8 feet of water following Hurricane Katrina. For many in the community it is an eyesore, but a nonprofit group dedicated to helping homeless women with children sees the abandoned structure...
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A homeless child was one of hundreds of people fed by volunteers with the Our Good Shepherd Ministries from Tickfaw, La., on Cilo Street Christmas Day Thursday, December 25, 2014. Hotel Hope is in the process of renovating an abandoned convent to serve homeless women and children. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
new orleans and french quarter and hotel A two-story building at the corner of South Broad and General Taylor streets in Broadmoor has sat empty for nearly a decade after being flooded with more than 8 feet of water following Hurricane Katrina.
For many in the community it is an eyesore, but a nonprofit group dedicated to helping homeless women with children sees the abandoned structure as an opportunity to provide a temporary home for the city's most vulnerable population.
Sister Mary Lou Specha, executive director of Hotel Hope, kicked off a capital campaign in April to raise more than $1 million to renovate the former home of the St. Matthias Convent at 4222 S. Broad St. As of Dec. 31, they have collected close to $600,000 including a $100,000 Affordable Housing Program grant from First NBC Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas.
new orleans and french quarter and hotel Specia's new orleans and french quarter and hotel vision new orleans and french quarter and hotel is to transform the 6,500-square-foot space into a facility with 13 rooms and 40 beds that will exclusively serve women with children who are living on the streets. It also will include day facilities with showers, a laundry room, child care, telephones and a computer center as well as provide new orleans and french quarter and hotel clothing, meals, job counseling, life-skills training and health care.