Here is information about community resources and other items that may help you with issues that might not be legal prolems.
The items below may include links to other sites with information about family, health, money and other issues.
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There are 16 resources
AdoptUsKids
(Separate Website)
Information and resources about adoption and foster parenting, from The Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
By: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and others
Cafe Reconcile New Orleans
(Separate Website)
Find out more about Cafe Reconcile, which helps at-risk young people learn develop life and work skills while learning about the food service industry. "Our innovative life skills and job training program assists young people (ages 16?22) from severely at-risk communities who desire to make a positive change in their lives."
Cenla Guide to Human Services
(Separate Website)
Searchable online database of social services agencies in central Louisiana.
By: United Way of Central Louisiana
Covenant House for Homeless and At-Risk Youth
(Separate Website)
Find out here how Covenant House New Orleans helps homeless and at-risk youth, and how you can get help. Shelter, counseling, job training, childcare help and more.
By: Covenant House New Orleans
Federal Laws on Child Abuse and Neglect
(Separate Website)
By: Administration of Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Information by text for pregnant women
(Separate Website)
Pregnant women can get weekly text messages with helpful information geared to each stage of the prenancy. The service is an outreach project of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition.
By: text4baby.org
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Liberty's Kitchen
(Separate Website)
Find out more about Liberty's Kitchen. "The Liberty?s Kitchen Youth Development Program provides at-risk youth, ages 16-20, with the opportunity to build a better future by increasing their ability to change their situation and engage in a supportive community where they learn life, social and employability skills in a culinary setting."
By: Liberty's Kitchen
Louisiana Children's Trust Fund
(Separate Website)
The Louisiana Children?s Trust Fund is funded by state, federal and other money, and serves as a catalyst for child abuse and neglect prevention efforts in Louisiana. Among its responsibilities are the creation of the plan for prevention of child abuse, presentation of its annual review to the Governor and Legislature, and the funding of community-based child abuse and neglect programs to public and non-profit organizations through its grant process.
By: LCTF.ORG
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
(Separate Website)
Link to the website of the state agency that runs these programs: food stamps, welfare, kinship care subsidies, foster care, child support, disability rehabilitation, and more.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services (now Department of Children and Family Services)
Louisiana Neighborhood Place
(Separate Website)
Find out more about Louisiana Neighborhood Place, described as a " a one-stop shop for state services." The first Neighborhood Place opened in Sabine Parish in June 2009.
By: Louisiana State Education, Health and other agencies
Prevent Child Abuse America
(Separate Website)
National non-profit with Louisiana chapter, organizing to prevent child abuse.
By: PREVENTCHILDABUSE.ORG
Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana (PCAL)
(Separate Website)
PCAL's mission is prevention of child abuse and neglect. The organization sponsors the KIDLINE hotline (1-800-CHILDREN).
From PCAL's site: "anonymous, toll-free, statewide telephone service offering crisis intervention, support, parenting information and referrals to community resources within the state of Louisiana."
Save Our Schools -- New Orleans Information
(Separate Website)
The Public school organizational chart shows which organizations/networks run which schools in New Orleans.
By: Save Our Schools
Social Services -- Claiborne Parish
(Separate Website)
Directory of social services available in Claiborne Parish
Volunteers for Youth Justice -- Shreveport
(Separate Website)
Provides counselors to act as a voice for childrent in need of care who are going through the justice system. Formerly known as the Shreveport Juvenile Justice CASA Program.
By: Volunteers for Youth Justice
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