Recent News
We did it!
January 23, 2015
Congratulations to our Continuum of Care members who successfully housed 227 formerly homeless veterans as part of Mayor Landrieu's Challenge to end veteran homelessness in New Orleans! We did it! ...
Federal officials cite UNITY’s leadership, in partnership with Mayor, as key to NO’s success
January 15, 2015
Federal officials cite UNITY’s leadership, in partnership with Mayor, as key to NO’s success Click on picture or here for full story. ...
From UNITY’s experience: 5 lessons for other cities wanting to end veteran homelessness
January 15, 2015
From UNITY’s experience: 5 lessons for other cities wanting to end veteran homelessness. Click on the picture or here for the full story. ...
New Orleans First Major city in Nation to End Veteran Homelessness, One Year Earlier Than Federal Goal
January 8, 2015
JANUARY 07, 2015 NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that New Orleans is the first major city in the nation to end homelessness among Veterans as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness. Members of the New Orleans...
WE DID IT! New Orleans has become the first city to effectively end veteran homelessness!
January 7, 2015
It took a herculean effort by hundreds of awesome people to make the impossible possible: New Orleans has become the first city to effectively end veteran homelessness!!!!! At 6 pm on Jan. 2, we moved the 227th homeless veteran on our master list into an...
Come Celebrate Twelfth Night With UNITY!!
January 6, 2015
Food and drink provided! Come hear from a few of our veterans who have recently moved out of homelessness and into their new homes at The Sacred Heart Apartments, 3222 Canal Street. Parking available in front lot. Enter through door on S. Rendon St. ...
Ending Veteran Homelessness — Weekly Newsletter Dec. 22, 2014
December 23, 2014
197 Veterans Housed!!! Thanks to the collaborative efforts of many agencies, we were able to open The Sacred Heart Apartments this past Friday! Sacred Heart is a key in our efforts to ending veteran homelessness by the end of 2014! Would you like to know how...
2015 POINT IN TIME COUNT VOLUNTEER SIGN UP
December 22, 2014
Volunteer registration for the 2015 Point In Time count has begun and will end on Monday, January 16, 2015. WE NEED YOU! The Point In Time Count is not possible without your time and commitment. Every year, UNITY of Greater New Orleans, as the lead agency...
Homeless veterans move into Sacred Heart Apartments
December 22, 2014
"Dalpiaz, a United States Army veteran, received a holiday present came courtesy of UNITY of Greater New Orleans, which teamed with Catholic Charities and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to move some of the city’s most vulnerable homeless veterans into a new apartment complex...