UNITY of Greater New Orleans, the lead agency for the homeless Continuum of Care (CoC) for New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, is seeking proposals for a Safe Haven for women and transgender people, a low-barrier temporary housing program which will serve as a bridge to...
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,...
The April Service Providers and Professionals Association Meeting is cancelled. We encourage everyone to attend UNITY’s 24th Annual Meeting & Luncheon on April 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lakeview Christian Center....
Have some gently used household goods laying around the house? Please bring them to Point-In-Time to donate to UNITY clients moving into their own homes from the streets! We will have boxes to collect basic essentials for our clients. Don’t have anything to donate or don’t have...
UNITY is looking for volunteers for the upcoming 2016 Point in Time Count (1/25/16 and 1/26/16) and with the Homeless Housing Initiative (gathering items for the UNITY Warehouse). AND WE NEED YOU! If you are interested in receiving information on ways you could volunteer please complete this form or click...
UNITY of Greater New Orleans, the collaborative applicant for the Continuum of Care for Orleans Parish, Jefferson Parish and Kenner, has completed the 2015 CoC application for HUD funding. Below are links to the CoC Application and the project ranking of the projects included in...
The Evaluation and Project Selection Committee met November 10 to finalize project rankings for the 2015 CoC Application to HUD. The committee recognizes the importance of all projects included in the application to reach our community goals to end chronic homelessness in 2017 and end...
Projects to be Ranked in the 2015 CoC Application to HUD UNITY staff have received and reviewed for completeness all renewal applications. The UNITY Evaluation and Project Selection Committee reviewed and selected new project sponsors for the bonus projects and for renewal projects needing a new project...
Act 693 of the 2014 Regular Legislative Session, effective August 1st, has created the Louisiana Legislative Auditor Hotline. Louisiana Revised Statute 24:523.1 requires state, local and quasi-public agencies to post a notice that provides information on how to report misuse of public funds to the...
