Together, we fight for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in every community. We are here to help create pathways to success for our community. Whether your family needs help with taxes, prescription savings, emergency assistance, food, housing, counseling, or any health or human service, our resources will link you to the help you need to take control of your circumstances.
Resource Navigators
United Way of Southeast Louisiana's Resource Navigators can help you get information and resources related to
- housing
- healthcare
- education
- finances
- disaster recovery
- and more.
This service is offered to residents in our seven-parish service area of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes.
Contact them directly by filling out this form.
The Prosperity Center is our one-stop financial stability center offering an array of programming to residents in Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes, including financial education and coaching, credit building and counseling, benefits screening, and income tax assistance.
United Way of Southeast Louisiana’s Louisiana Prisoner Reentry Initiative (LA-PRI) aims to ensure that every individual released back into Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes will have a chance of securing a job that pays a livable wage, staying out of prison, and living longer, healthier lives. That translates into safer, healthier, and more vibrant communities for everyone.
Our listing of community partners offers health related, educational or financial stability resources that will link you to the help you need to take control of your circumstances.
Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes have been awarded Federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. Funds must be used to supplement food, shelter, rent-mortgage & utility assistance efforts in ongoing programs to assist people with economic emergencies unrelated to disasters. Learn more.
The SingleCare pharmacy discount card is free for everyone. Whether or not you have health insurance coverage, you are eligible to begin saving on your prescription medications today.
VITA IRS certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.
United Way’s Individual Development Account (IDA) Project is a matched savings account program helping low income individuals purchase long-term assets.
MyFreeTaxes.com helps people file their taxes for free while getting the assistance they need. United Way provides MyFreeTaxes in partnership with the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to help filers prepare their tax returns on their own or have their return prepared for them for free.