FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES

FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES

REGION 7

RESOURCE GUIDE

2620 Centenary Blvd. Bldg. 2 Ste. 250 Shreveport, La. 71105

(318) 226-4541 1-877-226-4541 Fax: (318) 226-4518

Email: info@ Website:

Our mission is to provide information and referral, education and

training and peer to peer support to individuals with disabilities or

special needs and their families.

Our vision is to strengthen, support, and empower individuals with

disabilities or special needs and their families.

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Table of Contents

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FHF List of Services ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1

Food & Clothing Services --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-3

Housing Assistance ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-6

Housing Authorities --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-7

Utility Assistance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-8

Emergency & Homeless Shelters------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8-9

Housing Repairs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

FEMA Assistance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9

Case Management Agencies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10-11

Elderly Assistance ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11-13

Employment --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13-15

Family Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15

Transportation---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16

Legal Assistance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16-17

Autism ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17-18

Referral Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18-19

Education------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19-20

Counseling Services -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21-22

Mental Health Services ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22-24

Emergency Medication --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24

Medication Assistance & Physical Health or Disabilities Services --------------------------------------------24-26

Medical Facilities--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------26-27

Helpful Apps and Websites ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------27-29

Families Helping Families Region 7 Services

Our community includes: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches,

Red River, Sabine, and Webster parishes

Our mission is to provide information and referral, education and training and peer to

peer support to individuals with disabilities or special needs and their families.

Our vision is to strengthen, support, and empower individuals with disabilities or

special needs and their families.

Information and Referral

NWLAHSD Developmental Disabilities Support and Information Coordinator

Trained specialist that is funded by the Developmental Disabilities Division of Northwest Louisiana Human

Services District to assist families to find and receive appropriate services and support in their community.

Resource Lending Library

FHF has a large lending library with up to date information about all types of disabilities. The library is filled

with books, video tapes & DVD¡¯s on various topics relevant to individuals with disabilities and their families.

Education and Training

Louisiana Department of Education Contract

This program promotes collaboration between home, school and community through planned workshops

and one-on-one training and coaching. .Our Education Coordinators & Transition Specialist help parents and

family members learn to effectively work with the school system to facilitate a free appropriate public

education for students with special education needs.

LaCAN¨C La Council's Advocacy Network

LaCAN provides information and support to individuals wishing to effectively advocate for systems

change in the areas of home and community-based services, education, and employment. Regional LaCAN teams

include individuals with disabilities, their family members, and professionals. These members are notified by email

or phone when communication with state agency officials, legislators or the Governor is necessary.

Peer Support

EarlySteps Community Outreach Specialist

The program offers community awareness and parent support for the EarlySteps program. The specialist is

a parent of a child with a disability who is under the age of ten and can offer parent support as well as

information and referral.

P.O.P. - Power of the Parent Support Group

This support group is for parents and caregivers of individuals with disabilities. Parents and caregivers

are encouraged to come, share and learn with other parents and caregivers. The group meets every third Wednesday of

the month at the FHF center from 5:30pm - 6:30pm.

H.W.F. - Hanging With Friends

H.W.F. is a socialization group for self advocated 18 and over or self advocates out of the school system.

H.W.F. meets once a month to have fun, meet new people, and participate in community activities.

In addition to these programs, the following resources

are available at the FHF Resource Center:

Peer-to-Peer Support; Disability Resource Library (books, audio, and DVD); Speakers Bureau on topics related to disabilities;

Workshops, Conferences and Presentations on a variety of topics for individuals with disabilities, family members and

professionals; and a semi-annual Agency Newsletter.

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Food & Clothing Services

Radiant Life Food Pantry

318-925-0907 Keithville, LA 71047

? We provide food for those who qualify under the rules and regulations set by the Northwest

Louisiana Food Bank. We Are open on Mondays from 10AM to 2:00. On the fifth Monday

of a month we are open from 10 am to 12 noon.

Joe LeBlanc Food Pantry

318-299-6375 Minden, LA 71055

? JLFP distributes food once a month to families below the poverty level in Webster Parish

with an intent t o connect them to a network of resources to help with underlying issues.

Noel Neighborhood Ministries Food Pantry

318-424-0434 Shreveport, LA 71101

? Noel Neighborhood Ministries is a food pantry that operates Monday - Thursday from 10 - 2

and Saturdays from 10 - 1.

Bernstein Development Inc.

318-636-2063 Shreveport, LA 71108

? Providing food to low income and impoverished families.

Helping Hands Food Pantry

318-742-3823 Bossier City, LA 71112

? Food Pantry is open Tuesday - Friday from 9:00 am until 11:30 am. We offer nonperishable food items

to the needy who live in Bossier Parish. Each family may receive food once every 3 months.

Northwest Louisiana Food Bank

318-675-2400 Shreveport, LA 71103

? Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana is a non-profit 501C3 organization. Their mission is to serve as

the primary resource for fighting hunger in Northwest Louisiana. Our programs consist of: Food and

Emergency Distribution, Disaster Relief, Senior Box Program, Mobile Pantry, Kids Cafe', BackPack

Program, Summer Food Service Program and K.I.D.S (Kids in Distressed Situations).

? Hours of operation are: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30 pm, and we are located at: 2307 Texas

Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103.

Open Hand Ministries

318-687-3330 Shreveport, LA 71149

? Assist low income families New Life has partnered with Open Hand Ministries to provide clothing,

food and loving support to individuals and families in our community.

Christian Services Program

318-221-4857 Shreveport, LA 71101

? Assist low income families New Life has partnered with Open Hand Ministries to provide clothing,

food and loving support to individuals and families in our community.

Institute for Global Outreach

318-425-3351 Shreveport, LA 71103

? To provide hundreds of unfortunate families with shelter, food, clothing, medical care, rehabilitation

and educational supplies.

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United Christian Assistance Program

318-377-6804 Minden, LA 71058

? UCAP provides emergency assistance with food, utilities/rent, clothing and overnight lodging for

stranded transients and persons waiting to get into a homeless shelter.

Common Ground Community Center

318-221-7816 Shreveport, LA 71106

? Thursday Nights: Clothing Room & Grocery Help ¨C 5:45 p.m.

After each Thursday meal, we open up the clothes closet where our friends can select clothes that

have been donated to Common Ground. We also pass out groceries to each family that attends our

meal. Our shelves in the food pantry are always in need of food. We welcome donations of food

(non-perishable and perishable), household goods, appliances, etc. Please contact Mr. Brian for

making arrangements to drop off donations.

Food Stamps & Governmental Food Assistance( La. Dept. of Children & Family Services)

1-888-524-3578 (1-888-LAHELPU) dcfs.

? Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Louisiana Combined Application Project

(LaCAP), Child Care Assistance Program(CCAP), Family Independence Temporary Assistance

Program (FITAP), and Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP).

The Salvation Army Shreveport La Corps

318-424-3200 Shreveport, LA 71101

? Emergency Social Services - The Social Services Department assists qualifying community members

with food boxes, utility and rental assistance, special seasonal needs and disaster relief coordination of

clothing and items for the home.

Asbury United Methodist Church

318-746-5349 Bossier City, LA 71111

? Asbury has a food pantry with food available upon request during office hours.

? We also have a limited number of Walmart gift cards that are available upon discretion of the Facilties

Manager, C.L. (Kip) Holloway.

His Cornerstone Ministry

318-697-6652 Logansport, LA 71049

? Provide a food & clothing pantry.

Benton Presbyterian Church

318-747-2802 Benton. LA 71006

? Food & Clothes Closet -Call church for hours.

Baptist Tabernacle

318-687-7473 Shreveport, LA 71118

? Food Pantry - call the church for hours.

Eastwood Baptist Church

318-949-9433 Haughton, LA 71037

? Food Pantry

Eastwood Church of Christ

318-949-1846 Haughton, LA 71037

? Food Pantry and Clothes Closet

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