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WWLTV: Family No Longer Homeless After Living in SUV for Months

UNITY | December 14, 2011 | 0 Comments

Tania Dall / Eyewitiness News NEW ORLEANS — Homelessness is on the rise across the country, with the number of homeless kids up by 33 percent over the last three years. Those statistics are part of a study released by the National Center on Family Homelessness, which also ranks Louisiana as the third worst state [...]

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This is Andrew Jackson – a War Hero

UNITY | December 7, 2011 | 0 Comments

He’s not the same man whose statue is in Jackson Square for saving New Orleans in the War of 1812. He fought in a more recent war. And he didnt move into the White House. He moved into homelessness. This Andrew Jackson was honorably discharged as an Army Private after Vietnam. He was awarded four [...]

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UNITY Celebrates Release of New Orleans’ 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness

UNITY | November 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

UNITY of Greater New Orleans celebrates the release of Mayor Landrieu’s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness, which UNITY, by virtue of its longstanding role as lead agency for the homeless Continuum of Care and administrator of collaborative grants for permanent and transitional housing and services, will play a large role in helping to implement. At [...]

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UNITY Client Featured as a National Success Story by HUD

UNITY | September 28, 2011 | 0 Comments

We are happy to announce that one of UNITY’s clients has been featured on the HUD Homeless Resource Exchange website as a ‘promising practice and success story’ of the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program (HPRP). The client, Mr. B, affectionately called Silver Man because of the silver paint he dons as a street performer [...]

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Homelessness in New Orleans: The Big Picture

UNITY | July 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

Homelessness in New Orleans remains a pervasive crisis in our community. There are 9,165 persons meeting the HUD definition of homelessness in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish on any given night. This report provides an in-depth analysis of homelessness in our community, including factors leading to increased homelessness, current efforts aimed at reducing and ending [...]

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