WE NEED YOUR HELP! My name is Ray Bender a/k/a Mr. Hangout! I'm a native of New Orleans, devoted husband, father, business owner and community advocate! Since 2022 we've provided The Hangout NOLA as a safe space for the youth of New Orleans to meet, have fun and simply hangout! In 2023, through our nonprofit Bon Temps Studios of Louisiana, we created the Young Entrepreneur Series (Y.E.S.) Program to give kids an opportunity to explore the vast amount of paths life can take them! We curated a program that goes from Art to Social Emotional Learning to Filmmaking and everything in between! Our camp is currently in danger of closing permanently due to lack of funding to support the kids in the community! Our goal is to support up to 50 families with a chance to continue learning as well as receive love, mentorship and healthy meals! Please consider donating so we can reopen our camp on July 7th! The kids AND the community need it! Thanks in advance.