Baton Rouge, Louisiana
As cities rise,
people rise.
Helping women and families grow with their changing communities.
Gentricity helps women and families thrive as their neighborhoods change and grow.
Through practical training, mentorship, and community partnerships, we create opportunities for people to move forward with confidence, right where they already belong.
When a city is rebuilt with purpose, the people inside it move forward too.
Gentricity turns repurposed property and goods into real opportunity, so that as sustainable, innovative communities rise around our neighbors, they rise with them instead of being pushed aside.
Repurposed places
Underused buildings and spaces become career centers, gardens, and gathering rooms that belong to the community.
People first
Every program centers women and families, building skills, confidence, and a stronger footing for what comes next.
Rooted in place
We invest where people already live, so growth strengthens the neighborhood instead of replacing the people in it.
Railroad Refinery
A women in business career center with a clothes closet, where earnings come back to fund the mission. Railroad Refinery gives women the skills, the wardrobe, and the network to step confidently into work and growth.
- Career coaching and hands-on business training
- A clothes closet for interview and workplace-ready attire
- Revenue that reinvests directly into Gentricity programs
Practical programs for real, lasting growth
From career training to literacy, fitness, and entrepreneurship, every Gentricity program is built to help women, men, and children move forward together.
Railroad Refinery
Our women in business career center and clothes closet, equipping women with skills and a workplace-ready wardrobe.
Father Club
Training men to support their wives and daughters in meeting basic needs and pursuing the goals that matter to them.
Children’s Literacy Day
Early career stories and hands-on crafts that spark vocational curiosity in our youngest learners.
Community Garden
Hands-on career training in the trades, where neighbors grow food and skills side by side.
Single Mom Ministry
Encouragement and practical support through the Lightbulb Club and GentriFit, built around the women who carry so much.
Lunch Bunch: Lunch & Learn
CPR, knitting, book club, Microsoft Office, and AI training, all shared over a good meal.
Creative Café
A youth entrepreneur intern program where young creators learn to build, run, and grow a real business.
Together Apartment Network
Why be apart when you can be together? Linking single households through shared activities with a purpose.
Etiquette Class
Learning how to respond and present with confidence, a quiet skill that opens real doors in any career.
Business in Society
Where soft skills and hard skills work together to prepare people for the realities of the workplace.
Practical Job Skills
Real-world training in the tools people actually use at work, including Constant Contact and QuickBooks.
Business Dress & Shop
Retail-readiness training that prepares participants to work and thrive on the sales floor.
Lightbulb Club & GentriFit
Part of our Single Mom Ministry: fresh ideas, encouragement, and movement that keeps body and spirit strong.
Rise with us.
Volunteer your time, partner your business, or give to fund the programs that help women and families thrive right where they belong.