The First 72+
Our mission is to stop the cycle of incarceration by fostering independence and self-sustainability through education, stable and secure housing & employment, health care, and community engagement. Through the leadership and wisdom of formerly incarcerated people themselves, the First 72+ transforms the re-entry experience into one that builds on the strengths and abilities of people returning home from prison and ensures that they, their families, and their communities are given the greatest opportunity to grow and thrive.
FIT Clinic
The Formerly Incarcerated Transitions (FIT) Clinic program was founded in 2015 in partnership with Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) and the Prisoner to Patient (P2P) Initiative to eliminate healthcare disparities and achieve health equity among formerly incarcerated persons. We do this by directly connecting people coming out of incarceration with medical, mental health and substance use treatment in the communities to which they are returning.
New Orleans Family Justice Center
The Family Justice Center provides a range of free services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking and child abuse in the Greater New Orleans area. Our services are trauma-informed and non-judgmental. We welcome survivors at any point in their process.
STAR
STAR® provides supportive services to survivors to reduce their experience of trauma. Our advocacy, counseling and legal services are available to youth and adult survivors of sexual violence at no cost, and are intended to assist you at any stage of your healing.
ReJAC
The Reproductive Justice Action Collective (ReJAC)is a New Orleans network that aims to share information, resources, ideas, and human power to create and implement projects in our community that operate within the reproductive justice framework.
Freestanding Communities
Freestanding Communities is a transformative, all-volunteer, Community-Based Health Outreach Organization established in New Orleans, Louisiana as a bridge to care for underserved members of the community. We embrace a strategy of empowering our communities at its roots in order to shape the healthy environments we want and deserve to live in. Our efforts include health literacy and a bridge to care, continuing health education and training for volunteers, as well as emergency preparation assistance during times of environmental disasters.
Healthcare for the Homeless
Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) offering accessible and comprehensive healthcare services in the Greater New Orleans area, regardless of one’s ability to pay. HCH offers primary healthcare services to adults, and dental services are available to both adults and children.
New Orleans Community Fridges
NOCF is a mutual aid effort that provides a network to empower our neighbors in supporting each other through the offering of free food in Community Fridges. With the presence of Community Fridges, everyone has the opportunity to provide and to receive collective care as we work towards dismantling the systems that oppress us. No one is fed, until everyone is fed.
Culture AID Nola
We provide free groceries with no identification required, no proof of income required and no questions asked. A non-traditional food bank serving free food in New Orleans, Culture Aid NOLA’s mission is to be a welcoming place where it is easy and stigma free to get food for your family, friends and neighbors. Wednesdays at 6PM at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church and Saturdays at 9AM at Corpus Christi- Epiphany Church.
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) fights for fairness for vulnerable people. We provide free, civil legal aid to low-income people in six offices, across 22 parishes throughout southeast Louisiana. Our six offices are located in Baton Rouge, Covington, Gretna, Hammond, Houma, and New Orleans