Research and Results: Human-Centered Solutions to Unsheltered Homelessness in New Orleans
March 26, 2026
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ACTION: Keep Disabled, Vulnerable Families & Individuals Housed
November 5, 2025
Dear Friends,Contact Congress NowAs a national expert on homelessness who worked with UNITY in the critical years after Hurricane Katrina, I have returned to lead UNITY’s public policy efforts to reduce homelessness at a critical time for the nation, for New Orleans, and for Louisiana....
Chart: See how UNITY spends our federal grants
May 6, 2025
UNITY coordinates the work of a collaborative of nonprofit and governmental agencies providing housing and services to people experiencing homelessness. UNITY applies for competitive federal grants, distributes them to our member agencies and oversees their work. On any given night, our collaborative is providing...
Homeless Groups Protect Medical Records
May 2, 2025
State auditor, homeless service groups, battle over what's needed to audit programsNovember 18, 2024 4:37 PM in NewsSource: WBRZBy: Jordan Ponzio BATON ROUGE - A case involving homeless service groups in the state and the state auditor will move forward after a Monday hearing at the 19th Judicial Court in...
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...
He’s traumatized, after being shot at for being Black and homeless
April 29, 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. ...