GPOA Foundation P.O. Box 158, Mandeville, Louisiana 70470-0158 www.gpoafoundation.org
History
GPOA Foundation
From 1855 until 1979, the German Protestant Orphan Asylum provided care for orphans and neglected children through its facility called the State Street Children's Home, located in Uptown New Orleans. The initial concerns that we addressed were those of children who were orphaned from epidemics, or whose mothers were widowed during the Civil or World Wars. The State Street Children's Home provided the children with a place to live, food, educational opportunities and vocational training. Times changed, however, and in 1979 the children's home was closed and funds from the sale of the property were invested to create a grantmaking foundation. Our mission now is to support programs that serve children in Louisiana.
For the Children provides one-to-one literacy support to elementary youth with university students and community volunteers.
Our History