Here is information about community resources and other items that may help you with issues that might not be legal prolems.
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Homeless Shelters in Louisiana
(Separate Website)
Link to state government website where you can search for a shelter by city.
By: La. Department of Children & Family Services
Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center
(Separate Website)
A private, non-profit civil rights organization established in the summer of 1995 to eradicate housing discrimination throughout the greater New Orleans area.
By: gnofairhousing.org
Travelers Aid Society of Greater New Orleans Resources for homeless and others in temporary periods of crisis. Services include: crisis counseling, long-term planning, emergency food, clothing, and shelter services, financial assistance for rent/mortgage, utilities, household items, and long distance transportation.
By: Travelersaid.org
Other Formats:
Separate Website
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(Separate Website)
Website of the federal housing agency.
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
"Are You Ready" -- FEMA
(Separate Website)
"Are You Ready" has more than 200 pages of information about how you and your family can take steps to prepare for a disaster. The guide has check lists, including a disaster supply check list. There is also information about floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and other disasters.
By: FEMA
Cenla Guide to Human Services
(Separate Website)
Searchable online database of social services agencies in central Louisiana.
By: United Way of Central Louisiana
Community Voice Mail
(Separate Website)
See this site for information about a how you or someone you know may be able to get free voicemail.
By: Community Voice Mail
Community Voice Mail
(Separate Website)
See this site for information about free voice mail to help homeless people stay in touch.
By: Community Voice Mail
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater New Orleans
(Separate Website)
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater New Orleans, is a non-profit community service agency dedicated to educating consumers in the wise and proper use of credit, and helping consumers repay excessive debt.
By: cccsgno.org
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
Directory of Local Homeless Service Organizations
(Separate Website)
Organizations in every state.
By: Nationalhomeless.org
Fair Housing Accessibility First
(Separate Website)
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsors this initiative to comply with the Fair Housing Act's design and construction requirements. This website has over 70 FAQs on accessibility issues in design and construction.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Find a community action agency and community help near you
(Separate Website)
See this site for information about how to reduce energy bills through weatherization and LIHEAP (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program).
By: Louisiana Association of Community Action Partnerships
FloodSmart.gov
(Separate Website)
Website of the national flood insurance program. Find an agent. Learn about flood insurance and how to buy a policy. How to file a claim.
By: National Flood Insurance Program
Food for Families/Food for Seniors
Find out about this food aid program, where people who qualify can get extra food.
By: Louisiana Commodity Supplemental Food Program (LA CSFP)
Other Formats:
Separate Website
GnoInfo.com (formerly Louisiana Rebuilds)
(Separate Website)
Information you need to rebuild your life, your community and Louisiana.
High energy bills? See these LIHEAP resources.
(Separate Website)
Learn more about programs to help low-income people save on energy bills.
By: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Homeless Help - Providence House
(Separate Website)
Click the link to find out more about Shreveport's Providence House, a "residential development center for homeless families with children, providing comprehensive support services for improving the family structure and moving the family into independent living to break the homeless cycle."
By: Providence House
Homeless Information in Louisiana
(Separate Website)
HUD webpage that gives information on agencies and programs that help the homeless in Louisiana
By: HUD
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Homeless People's Network Discussion List
(Separate Website)
List spans three continents and a range of worldviews and backgrounds, and mostly focuses on news, views and solutions to homelessness.
Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)
Learn how to use this site: click here to hear and see a slide show. En Espanol: oprima aqui.
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