The Read to Soar early literacy program is preparing young children for school success by cultivating a love for reading long before they set foot in a classroom. 

The Rapides Foundation's Healthy Behaviors Program Grant is helping communities provide Cenla residents more opportunities to make healthy choices.

June calendar gives you food combination tips and fitness challenges. 

Deadline to apply for 2018 Cenla Boardbuilders Program is June 15.

An initiative of The Rapides Foundation provides eligible residents with free prescription medications and cancer screens.

An investment to strengthen manufacturing training at CLTCC is the result of planning started in 2008 when the Foundation began a discussion around the future workforce of Central Louisiana.

CDW is offering free, skill-building training for Cenla nonprofits and residents.

The Foundation is currently conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment phone survey.

Healthy Lifestyle Program provides nutrition and physical activity counseling to patients referred by their doctors.

A new program funded by The Rapides Foundation and administered through its Community Development Works program is providing Central Louisiana students volunteer service opportunities so that they will become engaged in their communities and make volunteerism a lifelong habit.

The Rapides Foundation brought acclaimed author Wes Moore to Central Louisiana for its fourth annual Symposium on September 6. Moore spoke about the transformative power of education and leadership and its impact on improving our community.

It is with pleasure that we share The Rapides Foundation's 2016 Annual Report. We hope you enjoy learning more about the powerful work being done in support of the Foundation's mission to improve the health status of Central Louisiana.

CMAP offers CMAP Extra, a prescription drug benefit card program available to everyone, regardless of age, income or residency.

Eat smart. Cook right. Get moving. Sleep well. Find joy.

The Cancer Screening Van provides free breast, cervical and colon cancer screenings to eligible Cenla residents.

The Rapides Foundation’s work as a healthcare organization extends beyond areas that are intrinsically health-related. Our work in the area of economic and workforce development is based on the direct correlation between higher incomes and a healthier population. Research shows that...

Are you looking for opportunities to improve your health? The Rapides Foundation’s new interactive map can point you in the right direction.