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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New Orleans Community Resource Guide Information and resources with a strong focus on health issues, plus sections about family violence, employment and other community concerns.
Please note that the entries for Southeast Lousiana Legal Services (SLLS), incorrectly identified as NOLAC, are incomplete. Go to www.slls.org for information about SLLS.
By: Commond Ground Health Clinic, other partners
Office of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD)
(Separate Website)
OCDD gives information and services for Louisiana residents with a developmental disability, defined as a severe chronic disability caused by mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism.
Recipe finder for food stamp (SNAP) recipients
(Separate Website)
Healthful, low-cost recipies rated by users. From the SNAP (formerly Food Stamp) program.
Recipes for Health
(Separate Website)
You can search this site for healthful recipes using a wide range of simple foods. You can click on the picture of a food you like to eat to find recipes using that food.
By: The New York Times
Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
Fact sheet from the federal government about programs that help seniors get coupons for foods sold at farmers' markets.
By: US Department of Agriculture
Other Formats:
Separate Website
Shared Housing Resource Center -- Louisiana
(Separate Website)
This is the Louisiana page for the National Shared Housing Resource Center. Shared housing programs focus on trying to maintain elderly and/or disabled people who wish to live outside institutions by living in shared housing or sharing a home with someone who can provide some services.
By: National Shared Housing Resource Center
Social Services -- Claiborne Parish
(Separate Website)
Directory of social services available in Claiborne Parish
The Great American Health Check
(Separate Website)
Use this free online interview to find out more about your health habits and how to improve them.
By: American Cancer Society
The LA Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
(Separate Website)
From the site: "The Louisiana Commodity Supplemental Food Program (LA CSFP), one of thirty-two CSFP state programs nationwide, is currently the largest CSFP in the country. As of 2006, our sole local agency, Food for Families/Food for Seniors, is allowed to serve a maximum of 78,763 clients each month."
Food aid for targeted low-income groups, including babies, young children, pregnant women, and people over 60.
By: Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
U.S. Health and Human Services: Aging Resources
(Separate Website)
Information and links for senior citizens and their families.
Understanding Lab Tests
(Separate Website)
This website helps laypersons understand many clinical tests - why tests are given, what samples are required, and how results are interpreted.
By: American Association for Clinical Chemistry, and others
Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
List of agencies, programs and support groups that may be able to help a disabled child or her family.
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