The recipient entity's physical address:
           3600 Florida Blvd Suite 1001 Baton Rouge, LA 70806

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           3600 Florida Blvd Suite 1001 Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  3267

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $500,000

What type of request is this?  Both

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Rick Williams,Board Past President
Renee Myer,Board Vice President
Gary McConnell,Board President
Stephen Mumford,Board Member
Father Ralph Howe,Board Member
Andrew Blanchfield,Board Treasurer
Dr. Christopher McCanless,Board Member
Matthew Valliere,Board Member
Robert Benton,Board Member
Lance Barbour,Board Member
Rose Marie Fife,Board Member
Theresa Thao Kumse,Board Member
Susan Holliday,Board Member
Karen Goodridge,Board Member

Catherine M. Schendel, CEO
Jeff Williams, COO

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           The Retreat by The Hospice of Baton Rouge is intended to provide a tranquil environment and serve as a safe space for the children, teens and adults of Greater Baton Rouge to learn how to better cope with and process grief and loss beyond the traditional clinical counseling.

While traditional transition, grief, and bereavement services will be offered, including individual counseling and support groups, The Retreat will also offer alternative, holistic therapies in order to ensure individuals - of any age - are able to process their grief effectively and in a meaningful way to them. Alternative therapies will include art therapy, music therapy, animal therapy, guided spiritual exercise, and grief yoga and meditative movement, to name a few.

Additionally, The Retreat will function as a dedicated education hub, allowing for collaboration with other community organizations and stakeholders. As an Educational Center, The Hospice of Baton Rouge can help educate the community at-large on what grief entails, how it can present itself, and how various disciplines can work together to assist those bereaved individuals.

Furthermore, The Retreat will be able to function as a permanent home for Camp Conquer, The Hospice of Baton Rouge’s ever-growing children’s traumatic grief and loss program.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000
          Professional Services. . . $4,200,000
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $100,000
          Operating Services. . . . $300,000
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $100,000

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          Not Applicable

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          The Retreat by The Hospice of Baton Rouge has the ability to make a real difference in how people grieve.

Grief is not something we innately know how to do. Coping needs to be guided, discussed, and exercised. The normalizing of grief and mental health is critical to our growth and success as a community. By creating a safe and comforting space to validate, educate and support the community, we increase the accessibility and likelihood of building a foundation of mental health and wellness throughout the grief journey; thereby, helping to decrease the risks of future mental health crisis.

The Hope for Healing Capital Campaign will allow us to bring this vision to fruition. We hope you will join us in changing grief into grace, by reimagining the way our community heals. The Retreat by The Hospice of Baton Rouge has the opportunity to impact and empower countless lives now and for years to come.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          Death and grief are a part of our daily lives, but without this facility, a large portion of the Baton Rouge community would be unable to ever receive grief support and ultimately, healing. If we do not support them, then how can we expect them to live a life filled with peace, love and happiness? At The Hospice of Baton Rouge, whether it is grief care or comfort care, it is our mission to help others live a quality life.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           Ground breaking, September 2022 - 18 months to complete the project once it begins

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                 

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
              

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
               

          What is the nature of the relationship? 

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               


Contact Information
name:  Dana Scott 
                                       address:  3600 Florida Blvd Suite 1001 Baton Rouge, LA 70806
                                       phone:  2257674673
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  dscott@hospicebr.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Executive Assistant