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There are 19 resources
Agenda for Children
(Separate Website)
Agenda for Children works to make government work better for Louisiana?s children, keeping track of laws, policies, and decisions that affect children. This involves child protection, welfare, child care, health insurance and Medicaid, child support, education, juvenile justice, housing, and other public services. Agenda for Children also offers training, resource and referral services, information and technical assistance to individuals, families, organizations, service providers and the media.
By: Agenda for Children
Benefits.gov
(Separate Website)
Find out more about all kinds of government programs and help that may be available for you.
By: A group of federal agencies
Cenla Guide to Human Services
(Separate Website)
Searchable online database of social services agencies in central Louisiana.
By: United Way of Central Louisiana
Child Care Resource and Referral Service One of Agenda for Children's several programs is Child Care Resources, which helps families find and choose child care, and offers training and technical assistance for child care providers.
By: Agenda For Children
Other Formats:
Separate Website
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
Daily Food Plans for Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
(Separate Website)
Find out about your special food needs as a mother or expecting mother.
By: US Department of Agriculture
Daycare resources for parents and providers
(Separate Website)
In addition to licensing standards state by state, this website gives practical tips and information to parents and providers of child care.
By: Daycare.com
Families Helping Families Centers
(Separate Website)
Find the Families Helping Families Center nearest you. This non-profit helps families with members who have special needs.
By: Families Helping Families
Find a Community Health Center
(Separate Website)
Use this site to look for community health centers, including places with dental care or mental health care.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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
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)
Low-Cost Recipes -- free online budget recipe finder
(Separate Website)
Here are more than 100 recipies that cost only 25 cents or less per serving.
By: US Department of Agriculture
MyFood-a-pedia
(Separate Website)
They say you are what you eat. Now you can find out more about what you are eating. Type in the name of a food to find its calorie count when perpared different ways. You can even find out about prepared foods like vinegar, mustard and mayonnaise.
By: US Department of Agriculture
National Center for Law & Economic Justice
(Separate Website)
The National Center for Law and Economic Justice advances the cause of economic justice for low-income families, individuals and communities across the country.
National Child Care Information Center
(Separate Website)
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a project of the Child Care Bureau, is a national resource that links information and people to complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system, working to ensure that all children and families have access to high-quality comprehensive services.
By: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Social Services -- Claiborne Parish
(Separate Website)
Directory of social services available in Claiborne Parish
Soup Kitchens in Louisiana
(Separate Website)
Find the soup kitchen nearest you using this state government website.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
The Finance Project (formerly the Welfare Information Network -- WIN)
(Separate Website)
WIN is a clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and research related to welfare, workforce development, and other human and community services.
By: The Finance Project
We Can! Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition
(Separate Website)
Information about eating right and getting fit for children and adults. Includes easy-to-follow food and activity charts.
By: US Dept. of Health and Human Services
Learn how to use this site: click here to hear and see a slide show. En Espanol: oprima aqui.
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