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"Eat Right When Money's Tight"
(Separate Website)
See this website for tips about food programs and menu planning to stretch your food dollar. Check out the recipe finder and information about federal nutrition assistance programs like the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, once called the Food Stamp Program), and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
By: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
"We Can" Ways to Enhance Childrens' Activity & Nutrition
(Separate Website)
This is the home page for the "We Can" program, which has information and tools to help you and your family have a more healthy diet and lifestyle, even on a tight budget.
By: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Benefits Checkup
(Separate Website)
Identify and claim the benefits you deserve with BenefitsCheckUp.Org, a free and confidential online service that helps seniors ages 60 and older.
By: benefitscheckup.org
Boat People SOS
(Separate Website)
Boat People SOS offers disaster relief services to the Vietnamese community, refugees, immigrants and displaced Gulf Coast Residents in need. Services include assistance with Health, Housing, and Legal Matters, and Family & Child Care Services. BPSOS also provides limited Emergency Assistance in the form of transportation tokens, clothing, supplies, and other goods as needed.
Common Ground Collective
(Separate Website)
Common Ground Collective provides short term relief for victims of hurricane disasters in the gulf coast region, and long term support in rebuilding the communities affected in the New Orleans area.
Disaster Preparedness on the Job This Red Cross guide lets you know what basic supplies you should keep on hand at work.
By: Red Cross
FEMA/Red Cross Family Disaster Preparation Guide Helpful information from FEMA and the Red Cross about steps you can do to prepare your family for emergencies and disasters.
By: FEMA/Red Cross
Four Directions Relief Project
(Separate Website)
Four Directions Solidarity Network provides short and long term disaster relief for indigenous communities, and resources for the preservation of their cultures. The Four Directions Relief Project provides meals, housing, medical, elder care, and other storm relief services.
Greater New Orleans Community Data Center
(Separate Website)
The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center website has been the most widely used source for information about New Orleans' 73 neighborhoods and the 10 surrounding parishes. The website has regularly updated information on post-Katrina community resources, population and housing estimates, and hurricane impact and recovery.
Gustav -- How to Call for Disaster Help
(Separate Website)
See this information about where to call to apply for help after a disaster.
By: Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Helpful Information for Families
(Separate Website)
Check out this site for helpful information about family issues, including communicating with teens, dealing with post-hurricane stress, and how to help prepare your child for an evacuation.
By: LSU Ag Center
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
Katrina Help Center
(Separate Website)
The Katrina Help Center website gathers online resources and information for hurricane victims and makes them available in one central, accessible location.
Katrina Information
(Separate Website)
The State Of Louisiana's official website for the dissemination of information concerning relief and assistance resources for citizens impacted by hurricanes.
By: Katrina.louisiana.gov
LA Swift Bus Between Baton Rouge to New Orleans
(Separate Website)
See this information about the LA Swift Bus service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
By: Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development
Louisiana Rebuilds
(Separate Website)
Information you need to rebuild your life, your community and Louisiana.
By: larebuilds.info
Post-Katrina Resource Guide
(Separate Website)
Resource guide.
By: Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans
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
VIA LINK Search
(Separate Website)
VIA LINK's web site lets you search online for a social service agency or program by area, by name, by keyword, by zip code, by city, and so on. Not every parish has listings in this online directory. A written directory can be ordered from VIA LINK.
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Intake Workers: Referrals
(Separate Website)
