Parents Center
General Needs
Call the Greater New Orleans 2-1-1 (GNO 2-1-1) when you need help and don't know where to turn. Call if you are experiencing problems and having difficulty coping.
Housing/UTILITY resources
Armstrong Family Services
2658 Ursulines Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119
Main: 504-899-2995
Eligibility: Families with children living in Orleans Parish 1.) Client must have children. 2.) Must live in Orleans Parish 3.) Client cannot be Pregnant 4.) Not living in public housing 5.) Not living in Section 8 housing
Intake Procedure: Apply by phone at 504-899-2995
Fees: No fees/not applicable
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Service Description: Rental and deposit assistance available for families with children living in Orleans Parish. This program provides assistance in obtaining emergency and transitional (permanent) shelter through rental assistance for families with children who are homeless or about to become homeless.
Baronne Street Transitional Housing
2407 Baronne Street
New Orleans, LA 70113
Main: 504-269-9311
Service Phone: 504-269-9311
Email: mmbrown@archdiocese-no.org
Eligibility: Single parent and intact homeless families
Intake Procedure: MUST call and make appointment; picture ID required
Fees: No information given. Call for details
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Service Description: This transitional housing program provides individual rooms for working intact or single-parent homeless families. Supportive services include life skills, money management, parenting, case management, counseling, advocacy, and referrals for all family members. Meals are provided by in-house cafeteria.
Desire Community Housing Corporation
4298 Elysian Fields Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70122
Main: 504-944-2727
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm
Service Description: Offers comprehensive housing counseling, pre-purchase assistance, home-buyer training, senior services and day care center.
Emergency Rent/Mortgage and Utility Assistance
1700 Monroe Street
Gretna Community Center
Gretna, LA 70053
Utility: 504-736-6900
Volunteers of America - Supportive Services
127 South Solomon Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Main: 504-483-3558
Email: mhaley@voagno.org
Eligibility: Orleans and Jefferson parish residents being seen by mental health entities like Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD) and Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority (JPHSA)
Intake Procedure: Referrals from mental health entities (i.e. MHSD and JPHSA) only.
Fees: No information given. Call for details
Hours of Operation: No information given. Call for details
Service Description: This program provides rental subsidies via Office of Mental Health.
Total Community Action
1111 Newton Street
New Orleans, LA 70114-2576
(504) 366-6321
Call for appointment
Local Food Banks
Food For Families
Food for Families provides nutritional food boxes to mothers, infants, children, and seniors. Food For Families currently holds a food box drive thru at Zephyrs Stadium Lot A on the first Friday of each month for seniors. To find out if you are eligible, please call the toll-free number below.
1-800-522-3333 TOLL FREE
Hope House
916 St. Andrew St
New Orleans LA 70130
504-525-2561 M-F 9am-1pm
St. John The Baptist Ctr
1920 Clio St
New Orleans LA 70113
504-581-4987
M-F 9am-1pm
Just The Right Attitude
6600 Morrison Blvd
New Orleans LA 70127
504-241-3990
T-F 9am-12pm, 1pm-2pm
United Churches Of Algiers
1111 Newton St., Rm 206
New Orleans LA 70114
504-361-1661
M-F 9am-1pm
Dragon Café at St. George’s Episcopal
4600 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70115
The Dragon Café is open and serves meals Wednesday and Thursday from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Breakfast is served on Sunday from 8:30 - 9:30 am
Feed the Hungry
1528 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70113
Main: 504-524-2959
New Orleans Mission Meals Program
1130 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70113
Main: 504-523-2116
Orleans Parish - Bridge House - Second Harvest
1160 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Main: 504-522-4475
Orleans Parish - Holy Faith Temple Baptist - Soup Kitchen - Second Harvest
1325 Governor Nicholls Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
Main: 504-525-0856
Orleans Parish - First Emanuel Baptist Church - Second Harvest
1829 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Main: 504-523-5416
Orleans Parish - NAMI New Orleans, Inc.
1538 Louisiana Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70115-3508
Main: 504-896-2345
Orleans Parish - Pentecost Baptist Church - Second Harvest
1510 Harrison Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70122
Main: 504-283-8328
Orleans Parish - Rosary Child Development Center - Second Harvest
5100 Willow Brook Drive
New Orleans, LA 70129
Main: 504-254-1528
Services for Latino Families
http://www.ccano.org/en_espanol.htm
If your child attends Sojourner Truth Academy and you have a specific need, not listed here, please contact Social Worker Heather Kindschy at 504-312-1164 or hkindschy@nolatruth.org for further assistance.