Research and Results: Human-Centered Solutions to Unsheltered Homelessness in New Orleans
March 26, 2026
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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. ...
Homeless People Still Find Shelter In Buildings Ravaged By Katrina
August 31, 2015
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. ...
So Your Community Ended Veteran Homelessness. Now What? — The National Alliance to End Homelessness blog on “Functional Zero”.
August 4, 2015
“Most of the elements that helped New Orleans reach zero have remained in place: maintaining and working a master list of homeless veterans, continuous outreach to find homeless veterans, connecting shelters with SSVF providers, weekly meetings with housing navigators, continuing to prioritize housing resources for homeless...
The U.S. Declared War On Veteran Homelessness — And It Actually Could Win
August 4, 2015
NPR today features UNITY’s Rapid Response for Homeless Veterans Initiative, which is ensuring that all newly homeless veterans get permanent housing within an average of 30 days; most veterans are housed in less than 2 weeks, and some – like the one featured in this...
Michelle Obama, Jill Biden New Orleans bound to discuss combating veterans’ homelessness
April 15, 2015
On Monday, April 20th, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden will come to New Orleans to celebrate our work becoming the FIRST CITY in the Nation to effectively end veteran homelessness. They will commend the collaborative's work on our "functional zero" initiative -- where we work to house newly...