We did it!
January 23, 2015
Congratulations to our Continuum of Care members who successfully housed 227 formerly homeless veterans as part of Mayor Landrieu's Challenge to end veteran homelessness in New Orleans! We did it! ...
PSH Tag
Federal officials cite UNITY’s leadership, in partnership with Mayor, as key to NO’s success
January 15, 2015
Federal officials cite UNITY’s leadership, in partnership with Mayor, as key to NO’s success Click on picture or here for full story. ...
New Orleans First Major city in Nation to End Veteran Homelessness, One Year Earlier Than Federal Goal
January 8, 2015
JANUARY 07, 2015 NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that New Orleans is the first major city in the nation to end homelessness among Veterans as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness. Members of the New Orleans...
2015 POINT IN TIME COUNT VOLUNTEER SIGN UP
December 22, 2014
Volunteer registration for the 2015 Point In Time count has begun and will end on Monday, January 16, 2015. WE NEED YOU! The Point In Time Count is not possible without your time and commitment. Every year, UNITY of Greater New Orleans, as the lead agency...
Homeless veterans move into Sacred Heart Apartments
December 22, 2014
"Dalpiaz, a United States Army veteran, received a holiday present came courtesy of UNITY of Greater New Orleans, which teamed with Catholic Charities and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to move some of the city’s most vulnerable homeless veterans into a new apartment complex...
[caption id="attachment_2902" align="alignleft" width="358"] "I am a six year Air Force Veteran, but I've been homeless for 20 years. Can you imagine what I've had to endure?"[/caption] "Building gets new life housing homeless" -WWLTV Reports A dedication ceremony was held on September 30th for The Dr. Everett...
UNITY reaches milestone: homelessness numbers drop to pre-Katrina levels
May 8, 2014
Jaquetta White from The New Orleans Advocate covered UNITY's 2014 Point in Time count announcement, conducted in partnership with the City of New Orleans, as noted on the mayor's press-release feed, here. White wrote in her Friday, May 2nd Advocate piece about a few UNITY...
Cracking the code to chronic homelessness
May 6, 2014
Over a few months' time, Times-Picayune reporter Richard Webster and photographer Ted Jackson followed two recently housed, chronically homeless UNITY clients: Philip "Doctor Love" Turner and Manuel "K9" Justin (pictured). In this comprehensive article and video, the journalists conclude that collaboratives like UNITY have begun...
UNITY’s successes in N.O. praised by New York Times
January 23, 2014
Cities are moving away from long-term shelter and focusing, instead, on developing better ways to identify and prioritize vulnerable individuals and families, prevent crises, and rapidly re-house people, using short- or long-term assistance as needed....
UNITY Releases RFP for new Permanent Supportive Housing Project
December 20, 2013
UNITY invites all agencies to consider responding to our most recent Request for Proposals for a new Permanent Supporting Housing Project. Applications are due January 3 at noon. We hope that all eligible entities will consider applying, to assist with the drive to end chronic...