Prior to Hurricane Laura's landfall, United Way of Southwest Louisiana's team members began assisting community members with evacuation. Over the course of three months and two hurricanes, our response intensified to include supplying basic necessities, hot meals, volunteer opportunities and casework/needs assessments.
Literacy Kits inspire a love for reading in the children who receive them and creativity in the dedicated volunteers who assemble them. Each kit includes one book and volunteer designed props, games, or other activities to make the reading interactive.
Thousands of individuals and families get the most from their tax returns by using United Way of Southwest Louisiana’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) initiative each year.
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Watch Campaign Chair Stephen Dwight rally Team United against the Disastros in the ultimate showdown of 2020!
Summer of Service is geared to teens age 13 to 18. Projects assist local community members recovering from the hurricanes and flooding.
Programs funded by United Way of Southwest Louisiana are closely monitored by volunteers and staff to ensure their success at making our community a better place to live, work and raise our families.
The updated ALICE Report places a spotlight on a large population of hard-working residents who work at low-paying jobs, have little or no savings and who are just one emergency or crisis from falling into poverty.
While we can never be certain of the future, one thing I can guarantee you is that United Way of Southwest Louisiana will be here meeting needs and caring for people no matter what comes our way.
For 81 years, United Way of Southwest Louisiana has been committed to building strong, successful families and strengthening our community. Join us as we continue to address the underlying causes of community problems, transform lives and create opportunities for a good life for all!
I've never seen such great people who came in and reached out to the lowest in the community. They had open arms to help us, smiling and gave us what we need. They even asked if we needed more.
Jerry Ann Vital, Hurricane Relief Center visitor
We fight for the health, education and economic mobility of every person in every community. Our goal is to create long-lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in the first place.
We invite you to be a part of the change.
Inform yourself about the opportunities currently available.
Education is the cornerstone
of individual and community
success.
As many as one-third of working Americans do not earn enough money.
Working to
ensure everyone has access to affordable & quality care.
Ensuring that the basic
necessities of life are available
for all those in need.
