EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
Keeping families housed with utilities connected.
When people face emergency financial situations, Catholic Charities of North Louisiana is here. We do this in two ways; first, by offering financial assistance with rent or utility bills, and second, by providing financial education and coaching to help people better prepare for life’s unexpected emergencies.
How It Works
- Our emergency assistance program can help with rent and utilities (water, gas, electricity) only.
- Priority is given to households with an eviction or disconnect notice.
- Individuals requesting assistance must attend a financial education class and meet one-on-one with our emergency assistance coordinator.
- If Catholic Charities is unable to provide assistance for the entirety of what is owed, the client must pay the remaining balance before receiving assistance. Our goal is to ensure the balance is brought to $0.00.
- Households may only receive assistance once every 24 month period.
Get Assistance:
You must reserve a spot in our financial education class to receive emergency assistance.
Reservations open on Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and remain open until the class is full. Please call 318-865-0200 to make a reservation.
*When a holiday falls on a Monday, reservations are made in person on Tuesday morning beginning at 8:00 a.m. at our office.
“This place is living proof that there is hope just around the corner, and that the community steps up to help.”
“I’ve always been a big spender. If I had money, I spent it – on myself or on someone else. So hearing Mr. Carl talk about saving and spending your money on things that would be good for you helped me see the big picture."
"You have to be brave to ask for help, because it could be any one of us. I’m so glad that they were able to help me.”
