Join UNITY’s Service Providers and Professionals Associations

Are you interested in ending homelessness?

Join others in your community through a membership in the UNITY Service Providers and Professionals Association (SPPA). The SPPA is the membership organization of the homeless Continuum of Care (CoC) for New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, and Kenner. UNITY of Greater New Orleans welcomes your membership in our award winning collaborative effort to prevent, reduce, and end homelessness in our community. More than ever, we are excited about the commitment and momentum that has been generated by our united efforts to end homelessness and bring New Orleans home.

• The SPPA provides funding opportunities and an important opportunity for service providers to develop interagency relationships and collaborative projects, as well as linkages for all of its members.

• SPPA members play an integral role in the ongoing development of the Continuum of Care strategy. Through participation in committees, SPPA members provide assistance and direction in moving the Continuum closer to attaining its goals.
• The SPPA provides linkages to local and federal SPPA presentations provide important information to service providers that coordinate effective housing and services for homeless people.

• SPPA members have access to UNITY research documents and plans regarding funding availability and collaborative efforts. SPPA members receive invitations to special events, educational seminars and training, and technical assistance workshops.
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 Membership is open to any concerned individual, organization, or entity by payment of dues.  Those agencies funded through UNITY are expected to pay dues based on a fair share of their homeless assistance budgets in order to pay for grant writing and other services essential to the collaborative.  Other organizations and concerned individuals are asked to pay $30 a year or whatever they can afford.  For those individuals on a limited income, the suggested membership fee is $10 and will be waived upon request for homeless and formerly homeless persons. 

Meetings are open to the public and are held on the third Friday of each month. Meetings are held in-person quarterly and virtually/ on-line other months of the year. To receive more information please email unity@unitygno.org.

 If you have any questions or wish to arrange for payment of your membership fee, please contact Frances Misenheimer at UNITY 504-821-4496 ext. 1009 or fmisenheimer@unitygno,org. 

People’s Council

If you have lived experience of being unhoused, please join the People’s Council. The People’s Council is a movement of people with lived experienc of being unhoused who are organizing for human rights and housing justice. The People’s Council holds monthly meetings, has representation on the CoC Governing Council, participates in CoC Committees and workgroups, and advocates with policy makers. For more information, call 504-483-9300.