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...
A Gathering Storm October 2020 Report on Homelessness During the PandemicDownload ...
They're living on the street -- but you can get them housed by the holidays!In the last several weeks, we filmed some brief videos of a few of our clients so you could learn from them what exactly they are going through, what it's like...
Dominisha and her daughter became homeless in May,after an employer didn't pay herfor a month's work. Dear Friend, A mini-dynamo, Dominisha Walker stands 5 feet 1 inch tall and is always on the move. And for the past six months, she has stayed working, even though...
Share our Stories! [Sassy_Social_Share] Please support the largest effort ever to house the homeless in New Orleans Dear Friend, James Anderson, 68, ran heavy machinery when he was a younger man, helping to build levees across Louisiana and in neighboring states. He is a slight man,...
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...
UNITY was interviewed April 13 by NPR’s Jeremy Hobson on Here and Now. “We’re scrambling to take care of people...
Your donated household goods and furniture can help a homeless person or family move off the streets into an apartment...