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LAMhPP ~ Basic Needs ~ Baton Rouge
Housing
Faith House
Phone: 1-800-411-1333
Website: https://faithhouseacadiana.com/housing-shelter
Statewide: No
Parishes: Lafayette
Catchment Area: No
Age Eligibility: Yes
Income Eligibility Criteria: No
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Emergency shelter for victims of Domestic Violence and their children. DV counseling available, transitional housing, case management and Permanent Supportive Housing.
HUD-subsidized apartments
Phone:
Website:
Statewide: No
Parishes: Baton Rouge
Catchment Area: Yes
Age Eligibility: Yes
Income Eligibility Criteria: Yes
Duration Limitation: No
Special Notes: Subsidized apartment complexes for low income adults with mental illness capable of independent living.
Louisiana Housing Search
Phone: 1-877-428-8844
Website: http://www.lahousingsearch.org/
Statewide: Yes
Parishes:
Catchment Area: No
Age Eligibility: No
Income Eligibility Criteria: No
Duration Limitation: No
Special Notes:
O'Brien House
Phone: 225-344-6345
Website: https://obrienhouse.org/
Statewide: No
Parishes: Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes
Catchment Area: No
Age Eligibility: Yes
Income Eligibility Criteria:
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Shelter and rehab program for recovering substance abusers
Permanent Supportive Housing
Phone:
Website: http://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/1732
Statewide: No
Parishes: Baton Rouge
Catchment Area: Yes
Age Eligibility: No
Income Eligibility Criteria: Yes
Duration Limitation: No
Special Notes: Waitlist.
Volunteers of American Greater Baton Rouge
Phone: 225-388-5800
Website: https://www.voagbr.org/drop-in-services
Statewide: No
Parishes: Baton Rouge
Catchment Area: Yes
Age Eligibility: Yes
Income Eligibility Criteria: Yes
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Low income working families and individual with disabilities.
Women's Community Rehab Center
Phone: 225-336-0000
Website: http://wcrcbr.com/
Statewide: No
Parishes: Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes
Catchment Area: No
Age Eligibility: Yes
Income Eligibility Criteria: Yes
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Transitional living for women with mental illnesses.
Shelter
Bishop Ott Shelter for Women and children
Phone: 225-383-7341
Website: https://svdpbr.org/
Statewide: No
Parishes: Baton Rouge
Catchment Area: No
Age Eligibility: Yes
Income Eligibility Criteria: Yes
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Shelter for women and children.
Maison De Ami
Phone: 225-343-3827
Website: http://www.maisonbr.org/services/
Statewide: No
Parishes: Baton Rouge
Catchment Area: No
Age Eligibility: Yes
Income Eligibility Criteria: Yes
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Shelter and services for adults with mental illnesses.
St Agnes Emergency Shelter
Phone: 225-383-7341
Website: https://svdpbr.org/
Statewide: No
Parishes: Baton Rouge
Catchment Area:
Age Eligibility: Yes
Income Eligibility Criteria: Yes
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Day shelter for women and children
(boys under 12 years of age).
Food
Connections for Life
Phone: 225-379-3640
Website: http://www.connectionsforlife.net/
Statewide: No
Parishes: East Baton Rouge
Catchment Area: Yes
Age Eligibility: Yes
Income Eligibility Criteria: No
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Food Pantry. Services for women and children coming from battered women's shelter, prison, or treatment facility. transitional housing.
DCFS-SNAP
Phone: +1-888-524-3578
Website: https://cafe-cp.dcfs.la.gov/selfservice/
Statewide: Yes
Parishes: All
Catchment Area: No
Age Eligibility: No
Income Eligibility Criteria: Yes
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Monthly benefits that help low-income households buy their food
Food for Family
Phone: 225-355-2081
Website:
Statewide: No
Parishes: Baton Rouge
Catchment Area: Yes
Age Eligibility: No
Income Eligibility Criteria: No
Duration Limitation: No
Special Notes: Food Pantry
Living Faith Food Bank Ministry
Phone: +1-888-464-0377
Website: https://livingfaith-cc.org/
Statewide: No
Parishes: East Baton Rouge
Catchment Area: Yes
Age Eligibility: No
Income Eligibility Criteria: No
Duration Limitation: No
Special Notes: Food Pantry
WIC
Phone: +1-800-251-BABY (2229)
Website: https://www.wicprograms.org/
Statewide: Yes
Parishes:
Catchment Area: Yes
Age Eligibility: Yes
Income Eligibility Criteria: Yes
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Supplemental nutritious foods(formula, fruits, and vegetables) for pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children (under 5 years old)
Utility Assistance
Louisiana Housing Corp. LIHEAP
Phone: 225-763-8700
Website: https://www.lhc.la.gov/energy-assistance
Statewide: Yes
Parishes: Lafayette, Acadia, Iberia, St. Martin, Vermillion
Catchment Area: No
Age Eligibility: No
Income Eligibility Criteria: Yes
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Energy assistance for low income families and individuals.
Salvation Army
Phone: 225-355-4483
Website: http://salvationarmyalm.org/batonrouge/social-services/
Statewide: No
Parishes: Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes
Catchment Area: Yes
Age Eligibility: Yes
Income Eligibility Criteria: No
Duration Limitation: Yes
Special Notes: Utility assistance, rent/mortgage assistance, and prescription drug assistance. Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes.