Dear Friends, Sometimes, it takes a village to ensure that children are cared for. Not so long ago, Michele Thomason, 44, didn’t need help. She provided for her children with a steady, good-paying job as a clerk at a gas station. [caption id="attachment_3699" align="alignleft" width="300"] After long...
Making a pledge is easy; submit your pledge form here. Dear friend, Today is the last day to make a pledge to our GiveNOLA campaign to house every homeless family in New Orleans. You can help families like Dyrick Newton's, pictured above. When Mr. Newton, who is legally blind...
Dear friend, We know you care deeply about people suffering in homelessness in New Orleans. If you were not able to donate on Tuesday, you can still help us today to meet our GiveNOLA goal of raising $20,000 to house the homeless! Please help make a home for every...
Support UNITY Today on GiveNOLA Day! At age 23, KyShanaeh Johnson has been homeless or on the edge of homelessness her entire life. But thanks to support from community donors like you, UNITY of Greater New Orleans – the organization leading efforts to reduce homelessness in...
A few months ago, because of your support, this young homeless mother and her two daughters moved into their own apartment. The route that KyShanaeh Johnson, 23, followed into homelessness is fairly typical. She had lost her steady job as a front-desk clerk at a hotel...
On Jan. 2, 2015, in response to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness, the UNITY Homeless Continuum of Care of more than 60 agencies partnered with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to make New Orleans the first city to effectively...
The UNITY collaborative has driven down homelessness by 85 percent since Katrina by housing families like the Newtons, who sought UNITY’s help after elderly relatives died in the storm, leaving the young family with no one to turn to. When his family became homeless, Dyrick Newton,...
The April Service Providers and Professionals Association Meeting is cancelled. We encourage everyone to attend UNITY’s 24th Annual Meeting & Luncheon on April 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lakeview Christian Center....
“Most of the elements that helped New Orleans reach zero have remained in place: maintaining and working a master list of homeless veterans, continuous outreach to find homeless veterans, connecting shelters with SSVF providers, weekly meetings with housing navigators, continuing to prioritize housing resources for homeless...
Our First Lady, Mrs. Michelle Obama, visited New Orleans April 20th to applaud our efforts in becoming the first city to house all of its homeless veterans, calling it an "extraordinary achievement." UNITY of Greater New Orleans, as the lead agency in the Continuum of Care, led...