In our July 2025 issue, which highlighted the Crescent City, Jennie Westerman Diemont, president and creative director of the New Orleans-based Deep Fried Advertising, announced that the company would award a $20,000 grant to support a Southeast Louisiana nonprofit with a much-needed website redesign.

Last week, Deep Fried awarded its 20 for 20 Nonprofit Website Grant to Rebuilding Together New Orleans (RTNO). This nonprofit has spent nearly four decades helping low-income homeowners stay safe, secure and housed through free critical home repairs.

“RTNO’s application demonstrated exactly what this grant was created to support,” Diemont says. “A deeply rooted organization doing life-changing work, in need of a stronger digital presence to help them reach the next level. Their story, scale and sense of purpose stood out in a very competitive field, and we’re thrilled to partner with them to build a website that parallels the strength of their mission.”

Initially founded in 1988, RTNO began helping veterans, the elderly, the disabled and low-income homeowners live more safely and independently by providing free repairs that improve health, safety and energy efficiency.

Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, RTNO expanded its mission to aid in rebuilding homes damaged by the storm and subsequent flooding. And in 2019, RTNO became an independent 501(c)(3) organization.

From wheelchair ramps and lead remediation to post-storm roof replacements, their work preserves affordability in neighborhoods across Greater New Orleans, completing approximately 200 home repair projects each year.

“For the last two decades, Rebuilding Together has worked to bring our neighbors home,” says William Stoudt, executive director of Rebuilding Together New Orleans. “We’re incredibly grateful for Deep Fried’s support as we embark on transformational changes in our organization in honor of the Katrina 20. Deep Fried is committed to investing in our work, our communities, and is helping us ensure that every neighbor has the right to live in a safe and healthy house.”

Click here to see the original feature on Diemont and Deep Fried from the July 2025 issue.