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Receive access to free legal advice, consultations and other services from the Legal Aid Bureau. The non-profit law firm can be reached at 504-324-6706. Assistance is available for eligible individuals with Road Home grant issues, people facing an eviction, and legal support for landlord / tenant disputes.
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (phone number 985-345-2130) offers several housing assistance programs. Among other things, they help homeowners resolve disputes with mortgage companies and banks. In addition, services they provide can also focus on helping home owners access government and state programs that help to repair homes. Click here to find additional ways to get foreclosure and mortgage help.
Central City Housing Development Corporation is a HUD approved foreclosure counseling agency for New Orleans homeowners. Call 504-522-4273
Total Community Action, Inc. (phone 504-872-0348) can help people find a job. They run a placement program, and can help guide people in their search for a new job.
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Grace Child Center provides New Orleans families with high quality, top notch and affordable child care in a safe, nurturing, and bilingual (English/Spanish) environment. 504-488-6849.
The Bogalusa Help Center (Food Bank) (phone number 985-735-6404) distributes boxes of groceries and free food to individuals and families who are in need of help throughout the Washington area. The boxes that are provided include dried and canned goods along with toiletries and other household products.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is a non-profit agency that distributes food to local charities and distribution centers. The non-profit agency targets “food-insecure” populations and low income families that live in 23 parishes across Louisiana, including the Greater New Orleans area. They help feed almost 250,000 individuals each year. Call them at 504-734-1322 to learn where to pick up free food from.
Desire Area Community Council, Inc. (504-949-2781) and Central City Economic Opportunity Corporation (TCA) (phone 504-524-3484) also provide free food.
If you have cancer and need help with your medical bills, or if you have other expenses that you need to get paid as you deal with your medical condition, the Cancer Association of Greater New Orleans may be able to help. The non-profit organization can assist with providing prescriptions and emergency assistance needs of uninsured cancer patients. Some of the assistance that is available to patients includes utility bill assistance, transportation to treatment, free gasoline vouchers and gas cards, burial fees, cancer treatment, and much more. Click here to find more on cancer assistance programs, or call them at 1-800-624-2039.
If you access to dental services, Louisiana Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped is a program that works with volunteer dentists in the New Orleans community to provide discounted or free dental care for disabled and elderly residents in the area. Call them at 1-800-946-6016.
Other community clinics in the area include Common Ground Health Clinic (504-361-9800), Daughters of Charity Health Center (dial 504-207-6389), Edna Pilsbury Health Clinic (504-658-2825), and Family Health Center of New Orleans. 504-361-3777 All these clinics may be able to offer free or low cost medical care, medications, and information on ways to get help with medical bills. Even learn how to consolidate medical bills.
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The Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans runs several programs for individuals in need. All people can get help, regardless of religion. The resources offered include the following:
Call the New Orleans Catholic Charities agency at 504-523-3755.
Armstrong Family Services of New Orleans Louisiana (504-899-2995) - The agency offers rental and security deposit assistance available for families with children living in Orleans Parish.
House of Ruth provides rent and energy bill help from the Homelessness Prevention Program. Phone 504-366-3921.
Saint Vincent DePaul Emergency Services - Provides information on assistance programs offered by local churches. Services offered by churches can include, emergency food, clothing and financial assistance for paying bills. Dial 504-940-1904 to learn what programs churches may offer, or click here for examples. New Orleans Louisiana.
To find some agencies and programs that focus on offer housing and rent help, find a listing of New Orleans rental assistance programs.
If you need help paying a utility bill, or just reducing the amount of your bill, the Total Community Action, Inc. runs the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as well as weatherization assistance program. The program can do everything from making a direct cash payment to your utility company to pay a bill, up to installing free energy conserving improvements to a home. LIHEAP provides the cash, and weatherization offers free upgrades, such as insulation, glazing and repairing windows, and much more. Call them at (504) 872-0334.
Energy Assistance - This is the name of an agency that manages the distribution of financial aid and cash grants for utility bill assistance to the elderly and disabled in the community. Dial 504-821-4121, or click here for additional assistance with paying utility bills.
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