Our Mission
UNITY is a nonprofit coordinating community partnerships to end homelessness.
By providing housing and services, our coalition has reduced homelessness in New Orleans by 90% since 2007.
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How Can a Frail Elder Stay Safe, Without a Home?
May 5, 2020Share our Stories! For the past month, he’s slept outside on a few layers of cardboard, praying that he wouldn’t contract the coronavirus Dear Friend, James Anderson, 68, ran heavy machinery when he was a younger man, helping to build levees across Louisiana and in......
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New Orleans’ Homeless are More at Risk From Coronavirus
April 17, 2020Homeless people may be twice as likely to be hospitalized and up to three times more likely to die if infected by the coronavirus, according to a new report that recommends New Orleans acquire hundreds of rooms...
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Housing New Orleans’ Homeless During The Coronavirus Outbreak
April 16, 2020UNITY was interviewed April 13 by NPR’s Jeremy Hobson on Here and Now. “We’re scrambling to take care of people... We’ve always felt urgency about the work of housing the homeless because of their fragile health conditions, but now the work has become frantic... ...
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Spring Cleaning?
March 19, 2019Your donated household goods and furniture can help a homeless person or family move off the streets into an apartment...
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Resources for UNITY’s Agencies During the Pandemic
March 18, 2019Coronavirus (COVID-19) has hit our community quickly. While COVID-19 is not considered dangerous to people under 60 who are in good health...
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