Program areas at Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
Head start provided education, social services, and health screenings to 392 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers (ages 6 weeks to 5 years). There are 4 centers.
Padua pediatrics and padua community homes are intermediate care facilities for the mentally disabled that provided residential services to 44 developmentally disabled individuals. Services provided included meals, medication administration, counseling, recreation, nursing, custodial care, therapy, etc.
Non-residential day programs include a variety of different services. Counseling programs provided individual, group and family therapy to 107 individuals through a variety of therapeutic interventions in two offices throughout the greater New Orleans area. School based counseling was provided to 269 children. The foster grandparent program for low-income seniors allowed 50 seniors to share their life experiences and mentor special needs children. There were 117 domestic violence survivors assisted with emergency legal representation. Immigration and refugee services provided assistance with citizenship, visas, legal services and document translation to 1,598 clients. Pregnancy services provided 205 individuals with affordable private medical care and education to moderate income women during pregnancy. Counseling and legal services through domestic and international adoption, and counseling and referral services for unplanned pregnancies. Cornerstone builders provided services to 254 formerly incarcerated individuals and their families. Case management and direct financial assistance were provided to 78 individuals and families experiencing financial hardship due to a medical condition faced by a member of the family. Esl, citizenship, and family literacy education services were provided to 925 individuals.
Community centers provided assistance to individuals in need. Services included assistance with rent, food, utilities, prescription drugs, furniture, crisis counseling, case management, and other miscellaneous assistance. Community centers served 6,888 individuals.
Residental special needs programs provide services to special needs clients, such as disabled, abused, mentally ill, or those needing foster care. Services were provided to 39 clients with mental illness. The clients were provided with transitional housing, counseling, case management, and support. Homeless programs provided 157 clients with services. Therapeutic family services assisted 14 behaviorally disorded, developmentally delayed or medically dependent foster care children.