Official State Website: http://www.louisiana.gov

President and Vice President: www.whitehouse.gov

State Representative: http://www.house.gov/

Senators: http://www.senate.gov/

Local Child Abuse Number:
Report by Parish/County (in state)
225-342-6832 (out of state, during business hours)

Children's Rights Foundation:
1-800-329-KIDS
http://www.preventchildabusenow.org/

National Child Traumatic Stress Network:
http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=abt_ntwk

Louisiana Rural Trauma Services Center
Contact: Howard J. Osofsky
Phone: (504) 568-6004
Email: hosofs@lsuhsc.edu

Shelters

ALEXANDRIA HOPE HOUSE
29 BOLTON AVENUE
(318) 487-2061,FAX (318) 449-3950

ALEXANDRIA THE SALVATION ARMY TRANSIENT LODGE
620 BEAUREGARD
(318) 442-0445, FAX 443-2136

BATON ROUGE A NEW INSPIRATION
1272 LAUREL ST.
(225) 343-3286, FAX 343-0052

BATON ROUGE BISHOP OTT DAY CENTER/NIGHT SHELTER
1623 CONVENTION ST. & 2550 PLANK RD.
(225) 383-7343, 355-0374, FAX 383-6623

BATON ROUGE BISHOP OTT SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
1623 CONVENTION STREET
(225) 383-7343, FAX (225) 383-6623

BATON ROUGE FAMILIES FIRST HOUSING CONFIDENTIAL
(225) 336-4406, 336-8700 EXT 413

BATON ROUGE THE SALVATION ARMY TRANSIENT LODGE -
BR 7361 AIRLINE HIGHWAY
(225) 355 4483, FAX 355-7393

BATON ROUGE URBAN RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT CORPORATION
SCATTERED SITES
(225) 356-8871, FAX (225) 357-8732

BATON ROUGE VOA FAMILY EMERGENCY SHELTER/
AMERICA HOUSE 827 AMERICA STREET
(225) 381-7955, 387-0061, FAX 383-6182

MONROE FAIRHAVEN HOMELESS SHELTER
820 JACKSON STREET
(318) 322-4612, 343-9200

MONROE OUR HOUSE
205 SMITH STREET
(318) 323-8336, (888) 442-8336, 345-5556

MONROE THE FRANCISCAN HOUSE
(318) 322-3635, FAX (318) 324-1701

NEW ORLEANS MISSION
1130 ORETHA C. HALEY BLVD. 70113
(504) 523 2116, FAX (504) 523-9493

NEW ORLEANS ODYSSEY HOUSE FAMILY CENTER
1125 NORTH TONTI STREET
(504) 821-9211 EXT. 41, FAX (504) 821-0500

NEW ORLEANS OZANAM INN
843 CAMP STREET
(504) 523-1184, FAX 523-1187

NEW ORLEANS PROJECT LAZARUS
(504) 949-3609, FAX (504) 944-7944

NEW ORLEANS SALVATION ARMY CENTER OF HOPE/MEN'S SHELTER
4500 SOUTH CLAIBORNE AVENUE
(504) 899-2332, FAX 891-1444

NEW ORLEANS SALVATION ARMY CENTER OF HOPE/WOMEN'S LODGE
4500 SOUTH CLAIBORNE AVENUE
(504) 895-6727, FAX (504) 891-1444

NEW ORLEANS SALVATION ARMY TRANSITIONAL FAMILY HOUSING
4500 SOUTH CLAIBORNE AVENUE
(504) 899-4569 X3015, FAX (891) 899-5265

SHREVEPORT PROVIDENCE HOUSE HOMELESS FAMILY SHELTER
814 COTTON STREET
(318) 221-7887 FAX (318) 221-7881

SHREVEPORT S.T.E.P.S.
525 CROCKETT ST.
(318) 222-1289, FAX (318) 222-1205

SHREVEPORT SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER RESCUE MISSION
2033 TEXAS STREET
(318) 227-2868

SHREVEPORT THE SALVATION ARMY CENTER OF HOPE - S'PORT
1306 CORNWELL
(318) 424-3200, EXT 21 FAX (318) 424-7221

Women's Shelters

Domestic Violence:
http://www.lcadv.org
http://www.sboard.org/resources.htm?

Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 77308
Baton Rouge, LA 70879
(225) 752-1296 Fax: (225) 751-8927
Website: http://www.lcadv.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline:
http://www.ndvh.org/help/help_in_area.html

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence:
http://www.ncadv.org

National Network to End Domestic Violence:
http://www.nnedv.org

Directory of Women's Shelters:
http://wedirectyou.com/womennmr/women.htm

Sounding Board Counseling Center:
http://www.sboard.org then click on shelters in your State

Community Action Program:
http://www.laworks.net/homepage.asp
http://www.ncaf.org/linkcaas.htm

Head Start Program:
http://www.tpcg.org/housing_human_services/headstart.asp
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/hsweb/index.jsp
http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/ehs_tkit1.htm

State Listings of Charities

Federal Trade Commission: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/tmarkg/charity.htm

Louisiana Dept of Justice/Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
P. O. Box 94095
300 Capitol Drive (70802)
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095
225-326-6465
http://www.ag.state.la.us/
http://www.ag.state.la.us/ConsumerRegForms.aspx

Search by State

Family and Youth Services:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/

Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/

Government Grants:
http://www.firstgov.gov/
http://www.grants.gov/
http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal

Housing Grants:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/communitydevelopment/programs/
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/csbg/

Health Care: For the Uninsured
http://ask.hrsa.gov/pc/

Help finding healthcare in your area:
http://www.healthfinder.gov/healthcare/

Emergency Food and Shelter:
http://www.efsp.unitedway.org/EFSP/WC.DLL?EFSP~FundedStates