Kayleigh White, M.A. (email)
Assistant Director
Kayleigh White joined our staff in August 2015. She grew up in New Albany, Mississippi, and she graduated from Blue Mountain College in 2015 with her B.S. in Psychology. While at Blue Mountain Kayleigh served as a Summer Missionary at Baptist Friendship House in 2012 and 2014 as an Up2HOPE counselor. During these two summers she felt a strong call to come to work here in New Orleans. After she graduated she moved to New Orleans. Kayleigh graduated in 2019 with a Master of Arts in Church and Community Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. She loves all things coffee and is passionate about serving individuals facing homelessness.
Yvonne Schaad
Yvonne became a member of our team in 2015. She currently serves as our food service coordinator in a volunteer capacity. Born and raised in New Jersey, Yvonne has spent most of her adult life in New Orleans. She was the recipient of the Fay Dove Scholarship after graduating from our CWJC program. She graduated from Delgado Community College with a Culinary Management Certificate. She dreams of one day combining her passions of cooking and helping others to open a food truck that will employ women we serve.
Kay Bennett, D. Min (email)
Retired
Kay grew up on a dairy farm in Kokomo, MS and received a B.S. degree in Counseling Psychology from University of Southern Mississippi. In 1989, Kay graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS). While in seminary, she worked at Brantley Baptist Center in New Orleans. In January 1990, she was appointed as a missionary with the Home Mission Board at the Brantley Center. In 1997 she moved to the Baptist Friendship House as Director as a missionary with the North American Mission Board. Kay's training is in the areas of counseling, life skills counseling, vocational evaluation, and literacy. Kay is also certified to begin and lead a Christian Woman's Job Corps program. Kay received a Doctor of Ministry degree in Counseling Psychology from NOBTS in 2008. The title of her project in ministry was Equipping Staff Members of Baptist Friendship House to Minister to Abused Women Post-Hurricane Katrina. She graduated from the FBI Citizen's Academy in April 2014.
Dr. Bennett travels speaking and educating on issues regarding poverty, homeless, domestic violence, substance abuse, and human trafficking.
Dr. Bennett travels speaking and educating on issues regarding poverty, homeless, domestic violence, substance abuse, and human trafficking.
PJ Wolz
Retired
PJ was born August 22, 2011. He came to Friendship House as a two and half-month old puppy. His ministry is greeting everyone who comes to the door displaying the kind of unconditional love as Christ does. He also likes to sit in any available lap. PJ is definitely a "people pup." He enjoys meeting new people and seeing what kind of "treats" they brought.
