Catholic Charities Archdiocese Of New Orleans

Head start provided education, social services, and health screenings to 293 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers (ages 6 weeks to 5 years). There are 4 centers.

Padua pediatrics and padua community homes are intermediate care facilities for the mentally disabled that provided residential services to 43 developmentally disabled individuals. Services provided included meals, medication administration, counseling, recreation, nursing, custodial care, therapy, etc.

Community centers provided assistance to individuals in need. Services include assistance with rent, food, utilities, prescription drugs, furniture, crisis counseling, case management, and other miscellaneous assistance. Community centers served 5,523 individuals.

Residental special needs programs provide services to special needs clients, such as disabled, abused, mentally ill, or those needing foster care. Services were provided to 36 clients with mental illness. The clients were provided with transitional housing, counseling, case management, and support. Homeless programs provided 73 clients with services. Therapeutic family services assisted 17 behaviorally disorded, developmentally delayed or medically dependent foster care children.