United Way of Northeast Louisiana

Agency funding - the purpose of United Way of Northeast Louisiana is helping people and improving the community. United Way helps people by supporting numerous agency programs that effectively work together to achieve community goals and initiatives.

United Way 2-1-1 -provides a free, easy to remember telephone number that gives people a fast, easy Way to get connected to available social assistance services. During the calendar year 2021 the United Way of Northeast la's 2-1-1 answered 13,288 calls.louisiana association of United ways (lauw) 2-1-1 -provides the same easy access to available assistance to all regions of Louisiana, except for lafayette and new orleans. During the calendar year 2021 total calls answered for all regions under contract were 85,655.

Community impact--united Way stands with the residents, business leaders, and policymakers to take action together and strategically invest in making a meaningful difference in the lives of people in Northeast Louisiana.

Front door to housing, a visionary program that has no counterpart elsewhere in the state, is funded solely by local dollars and serves solely local needs in a collaboration with the wellspring and the home coalition. It fills an otherwise unfillable gap in how United Way helps the most vulnerable citizens. Front door to housing offers outreach, screening and assessment, and referrals. It also provides rehousing assistance for those who have no other option. For fiscal year end june 30, 2023, the program offered assistance to 1,324 homeless persons, 1,702 persons facing housing instability were referred to a community program for rehousing, and 42 homeless persons were rehoused.other - various commuity initiatives are conducted directly by United Way. United Way is focused on creating lasting change in community conditions to improve people's lives through community initiatives.