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CATHOLIC CHARITIES of  CENTRAL LOUISIANA

We are Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana and our goal is to help those we serve to build better lives for themselves and their families. With our help, they can reach their full potential as children of God. In keeping with the Catholic social tradition, Catholic Charities affirms the dignity of work and the rights of workers. We also recognize the primacy of the family and the importance of strong families in building healthy communities.

Who Are We And What Do We Do. . .

Serving Others

Catholic Charities is committed to serving those in need with compassion and respect. We believe that every person is worthy of our help, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or immigration status. We are called to love our neighbor as ourselves, and we can only do that if we see each person as a beloved child of God.

Respect Toward Others

Every person is made in the image and likeness of God and, as such, deserves our assistance in reaching his or her full potential. Catholic Charities employees and volunteers work diligently to safeguard the respect of all people they serve, especially those who are vulnerable and outcasts by society.

Helping Families When They Need It Most.

Catholic Charities Foundational Services unites with other community resources to provide more comprehensive programs to some of the most vulnerable members of society, including the poor, seniors, immigrants and refugees, the sick and disabled, and victims of human trafficking.

Our programs are designed to meet the immediate needs of those we serve and to help them build better lives for themselves and their families.

Our Foundational Services programs include:

Basic Needs – We provide food, clothing, and other necessities to those in need.

Emergency Assistance – We provide financial assistance and other support to help people through times of crisis
Education and Job Training – We offer programs to help people improve their literacy skills and find stable employment.
Health Care – We provide access to quality health care for low-income individuals and families.
Mental Health and Counseling – We offer counseling and other mental health services to help people cope with trauma, stress, and other challenges.

And so much more. . .

How Can You Help

Volunteer Your Time
Your Donations
Send Us Your Prayers
Click on Images to go to Agency Websites
or Dial The Numbers Listed Below

Additional Local Agency Resources

(318) 314-3061

(318) 545-2330

(318) 248-8889
(318) 443-7203

(318)442-8026

(318) 442-6621

(318) 442-0445

(318) 445-2773

(318) 314-3480

(318) 442-1010

(337) 519-1888

(318) 321-1778

(318) 664-2014

(318) 443-0500

(318) 448-8221

(318) 641-7373

(318) 487-7900

Cenla Pregnancy Center …………………….............

Avoyelles Pregnancy Center ……………................

Miss-Lou Pregnancy Center ……………................

United Way of Central Louisiana ……................. 

Volunteers of America ………………………..............

American Red Cross ……………………………...........

Salvation Army …………………………………………......

Food Bank of Central Louisiana ……...................

Cenla Community Action Committee …………….

Central Louisiana AIDS Support Services ………

Save Cenla Suicide Prevention ………………………

The Extra Mile …………………………………………….....

Samaritan House ……………………………………………

Central Louisiana Homeless Coalition …………...

Main St. Baptist Mission Pineville ......................

Families Helping Families ...................................

Eckerd Connects ………………………………..............

You can also dial 211

Meet Our Staff

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Our General Purpose

The Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Alexandria recognizes its obligation to bear witness to the charity of Jesus Christ, both in work and deed. Motivated by Church teaching and acknowledging the need for highly trained professionals, the Church performs its mission of social welfare through Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana (hereinafter referred to as Catholic Charities). This Code of Regulations, then, must be interpreted without prejudice to the Teachings and the Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church.
 
The Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana is the primary delivery corporation for social charitable services in the Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana. The Corporation will provide coordination of social welfare and charitable services and provide for the balanced distribution of resources, in order to meet the needs of persons in the Diocese of Alexandria. The Corporation will promote and support various incorporated and un-incorporated social apostolates of charity, which may be implemented through other diocesan auspices, and will develop and provide educational programs for boards, staff, and volunteers.

Within the above-mentioned general purposes of this corporation, the specific purposes are, but not limited to, the following:
 
  1. To foster those means essential to a person’s right to life and necessary and suitable for the proper development of human life, primarily food, clothing, shelter, rest, medical care, and the necessary social services.
  2. To serve as a Member of affiliated organizations.
  3. To help identify the social welfare needs of citizens in the Civil Parishes of, but not limited to, Avoyelles, Rapides, Vernon, Natchitoches, Winn, Caldwell, Madison, Franklin, Tensas, Concordia, Catahoula, LaSalle, and Grant, and any other Civil Parish or any area qualifying for support by the apostolic work of the Diocese of Alexandria, and to plan the orderly development of resources to meet these needs.
  4. To work alone and in cooperation with others to meet these needs by establishing and operating programs through which human service treatment processes and other related services are provided to those who need such services.
  5. To work to eliminate and prevent conditions that cause social problems within the communities served by the Diocese of Alexandria.
  6. To foster public understanding of the Church’s social teachings and concern about health and welfare services and human rights; and
  7. To pursue any activity, design any program, and render any service that is consistent with the purposes named earlier and the philosophy of Catholic Charities.

To achieve these purposes, the corporation may engage in the following activities, including but not limited to:
 
  1. Operate social service programs.
  2. Develop programs and implement policies following the accepted practices of the profession of social work and consistent with the requirements of funding sources.
  3. Be ready to extend service to any resident of the area served without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, handicap, national origin, ancestry, or economic circumstances.
  4. Provide professional assistance to families, children, and individuals through human service treatment processes and other related services to promote vital family life and alleviate and correct personal, physical, and social handicaps that threaten to disorganize family life or endanger healthy individual growth and development.
  5. Participate with the general community in efforts to improve economic and social conditions.
  6. Assist in developing and maintaining an effective network of social services for the persons served by Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana; and.
  7. Advocate in the general community, to the extent permitted by law, concerning measures that are consistent with the purposes and policies of Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana.

Non-Discrimination:
Although Catholic in origin, this corporation is dedicated to a public charity and shall serve all persons respectively whom Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana Corporation can serve and shall not discriminate against any person seeking services based on race, creed, color, age, sex, handicap, national origin, ancestry, or economic circumstances. Volunteers.