“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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
UNITY is seeking nonprofit or governmental agencies to apply for grants to provide permanent housing and services to chronically homeless people with disabilities, and to young people age 18-24. Application deadline is October 20, 6:59 pm. RFP for Rapid Rehousing for Youth RFP 15-3 PSH Bonus RFP-2015-4 Reallocation PSH for...
To Provide Supportive Service to Formerly Homeless Persons in a Permanent Supportive Housing Building September 14, 2015 RFP-2015-1 Services in PSH Blg ...
In an interview with NPR, UNITY's Executive Director, Martha Kegel discusses how many New Orleans residents were homeless and living in their abandon homes they inhabited pre-Katrina. One of those people, Mr. Abbott Roland, shared his story. ...
In front of abandoned building where disabled client has lived for 6 years, UNITY releases report showing good and bad news when it comes to post-Katrina homelessness Click on the link for the full report. A Home for Every New Orleanian [caption id="attachment_3230" align="aligncenter" width="300"] UNITY client Mr. Abbott Rolland...