https://vimeo.com/544903373 Kibreeya Jones' job was shut down by the pandemic. Listen to where she and her two toddlers ended up — and how UNITY caseworker Ty Richards helped to encourage Kibreeya. First, Ty found the little family a quiet apartment. Then she found a job that was...
"I felt like the world had turned its back on me," said Kibreeya Jones,as she tried to keep her toddlers safe and warm. She tried to get her supervisors to schedule her to work only while her kids were in pre-school. But she couldn't tell them that...
Be part of the solution to homelessness in our community. Join in the campaign to help as many vulnerable people off the street as possible, by finding them apartments and jobs, providing supportive services and rent assistance, and helping people with disabilities get SSI and...
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,...