Homelessness rises 15 percent as rents soar
September 5, 2023
A Report of the 2023 Point in Time Count of People Experiencing Homelessness in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish ...
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Can you help him get housing so he can heal?
New Orleans native Michael Woolens was traumatized after being shot at because he is Black and homeless. ...
He’s traumatized, after being shot at for being Black and homeless
May 1, 2023
Early one morning this year,a stranger dressed in body armor shot at Michael Woolens,in what the New Orleans Police Department described as a racial hate crime. Using the N word, the man said he did not like seeing Woolens and he did not like homeless...
“I was so lost,” Ms. Laverne remembers, about the tragedies that led her to a sidewalk in Central City.
November 28, 2022
“I felt so cold. And lonely. And I was so scared,” said Laverne Fleming,as she walked recently past a span of brown cardboard, spread out on a sidewalk in Central City. Fleming, at age 69, slept in the spot for three winter months. It had been a...
With one look at his face, you can see that he’s been to hell and back. Now he’s happy in his own place.
May 3, 2022
Ricky Mitchell, 64, was hit by a shotgun blast meant for someone else. He lost the sight in one eye. He is re-learning how to walk, though he will always need a cane to get around. UNITY outreach worker Jeremy Finnegan found Mr. Ricky sleeping behind...
This not-so-small miracle started a few months ago…
December 30, 2021
UNITY recently placed Ms. Bernadette in a motel to be vaccinated and housed. We discovered that she was already experiencing a health crisis. In just a few months, her weight had dropped significantly -- by more than 40 pounds. Her experience is far from unique. ...
New Orleans’ Homeless are More at Risk From Coronavirus
April 17, 2020
Homeless 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...
Housing New Orleans’ Homeless During The Coronavirus Outbreak
April 16, 2020
UNITY was interviewed April 13 by NPR’s Jeremy Hobson on Here and Now. “We’re scrambling to take care of people...
Resources for UNITY’s Agencies During the Pandemic
March 18, 2019
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has hit our community quickly. While COVID-19 is not considered dangerous to people under 60 who are in good health...