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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 Social 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
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(Separate Website)
Website of the federal housing agency.
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
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.
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
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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.
Housing and Consumer Information for Seniors
(Separate Website)
HUD webpage with lots of information to help you keep your home, find an apartment, protect yourself from fraud, and more.
By: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
Information About FEMA Moving Money Information Sheet about Fema Moving Money -- Relocation Assistance
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
LAHousingSearch.Org
(Separate Website)
A free online service to list and locate affordable and special needs housing in Louisiana. All services are available online or through the bilingual, toll free call center at (877) 428-8844 (toll-free).
By: lahousingsearch.org
Louisiana Rebuilds
(Separate Website)
Information you need to rebuild your life, your community and Louisiana.
By: larebuilds.info
National Coalition for the Homeless
(Separate Website)
The Coalition focuses on four areas: housing justice, economic justice, health care justice, and civil and voting rights, and works in grassroots organizing, public education, policy advocacy, technical assistance, and partnerships.
By: Nationalhomeless.org
National Low Income Housing Coalition
(Separate Website)
NLIHC is dedicated to ending America?s affordable housing crisis. NLIHC focuses its advocacy on those with the most serious housing problems, the lowest income households, by emphasizing preservation, production, public housing, vouchers and related services.
By: nlihc.org
Rebuild Healthy Homes -- Safe Rehabilitation of Hurricane-Damaged Homes
(Separate Website)
This guide has information about how to inspect, clean up, and fix your home after a hurricane.
By: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Social Services -- Claiborne Parish
(Separate Website)
Directory of social services available in Claiborne Parish
What's In My Backyard? Interactive Map on Road Home Site
(Separate Website)
See this interactive map to find information about the recovery in your neighborhood. You can search by zip code or address.
By: Road Home
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