Serving Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington Parishes
Partners
Partner Agencies - Washington
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Adapt, Inc. |
| Goal Area(s): Safety Net |
| Phone Number: 985-735-0160 / 985-516-0899 |
| Website: N/A |
Serves as the leading rape crisis and counseling center in the Washington area. |
American Red Cross, Southeast Louisiana (SELA) Chapter (Washington) |
| Goal Area(s): Safety Net |
| Phone Number: 1-800-229-8191 or 504-620-3105 |
| Website: www.arcno.org |
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Provides 24/7 services which include financial assistance, emergency communication for Armed Forces, information and agency referrals. |
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Bogalusa Head Start and Early Head Start |
| Goal Area(s): Education |
| Phone Number: 985-735-5668 |
| Website: www.rccdc.org/bogalusa |
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Provides extraordinary and meaningful lessons both in the classroom and in the outside learning areas to children from low-income and poverty level households. |
Bogalusa Help Center (Food Bank) |
| Goal Area(s): Safety Net |
| Phone Number: 985-735-6404 |
| Website: N/A |
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Distributes boxes of food to families in need throughout the Washington area. Boxes include canned and dried goods along with toiletries. |
Boy Scouts of America - Istrouma Area Council (Washington) |
| Goal Area(s): Education; Health |
| Phone Number: 800-821-0573 or 225-826-2697 ext. 2760 |
| Website: www.iac-bsa.org |
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Over 200 youth are involved in BSA in the Washington area. Washington Parish Venture Crew 313 has won the National BSAS Canoe Marathon on the White River in Arkansas every year. BSA teaches young men responsibility, life skills, accountability, and to be service-oriented. |
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Camp Fire USA Towazi Council |
| Goal Area(s): Education |
| Phone Number: 985-516-0117 |
| Website: www.campfireusa.org |
Camp Fire is more than just a camping experience for youth. Camp Fire teaches a variety of skills and exposes youth to many different things such as personal responsibility, cleanliness, crafts, cultural diversity, cooking, friendship cultivation and retention, and good citizenship. The Get Real to Violence Program teaches students anti-violence tactics in the private and public school systems. |
Cancer Association of Greater New Orleans (Washington) |
| Goal Area(s): Health; Safety Net |
| Phone Number: 1-800-624-2039 or 504-733-5539 |
| Website: www.cagno.org |
Provides cancer patients with relief from medical and non-medical expenses to help them on their way to health and financial independence. CAGNO also pays for prescription medications for local cancer patients that they could not otherwise afford. |
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Franklinton Head Start and Early Head Start |
| Goal Area(s): Education |
| Phone Number: 985-839-9554 |
| Website: www.rccdc.org/franklinton |
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Provides extraordinary and meaningful lessons both in the classroom and in the outside learning areas to children from low-income and poverty level households. |
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Happy Trails Therapeutic Horsemanship Center, Inc. |
| Goal Area(s): Health |
| Phone Number: 985-839-9736 |
| Website: N/A |
Serves mentally and physically challenged students with a range of disabilities including, but not limited to Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Spina Bifada, Autism, nonverbal disorders, seizure disorders, visual and hearing impairments, and developmental and learning disabilities. Happy Trails THC strive to improve students’ self confidence and muscle strength by helping the challenged children grow and develop through fun therapy with horses. Happy Trails THC also serves at risk juveniles from all economic backgrounds and all levels of disabilities. |
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Nellie Byers Training Center |
| Goal Area(s): Health |
| Phone Number: 985-735-5216 |
| Website: N/A |
Serves appoximately 40 developmental disabled adults. The center promotes the general welfare by fostering trainin that may be used in the work force. The Nellie Byers Training Center provides 240 days of training per year and transportation to and from the center. Some activities include janitorial services, landscaping, aluminum can and newspaper salvage, ceramics, and more. |
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Salvation Army - Washington Area |
| Goal Area(s): Safety Net |
| Phone Number: 985-732-9230 |
| Website: www.salvationarmyusa.org |
Serves needy families in the Washington Area with their Thrift Store. Here those less fortunate can find quality clothing and household items at little or no cost at all depending on their financial situation. Salvation Army also offers a summer camp at Hidden Lake in Lexington, Mississippi free of charge. |
Southeast Spouse Abuse Program |
| Goal Area(s): Safety Net |
| Phone Number: 985-542-8384 |
| Website: www.southeastspouseabuseprogram.com |
Services include transitional housing, personal hygiene products, first aid, food, budgeting and money management, and referral for legal service. These services are extended to abused spouses and their children. |
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Washington Parish Activity Center |
| Goal Area(s): Health |
| Phone Number: 985-839-2298 |
| Website: N/A |
Serves 100 developmentally challenged individuals in the Washington Area. WPAC has thrift shop named “Something Special” where donated clothes are sold at great prices. Gourmet apples, candles, and jewelry are also sold at the thrift shop. |
Washington Parish Council on Aging |
| Goal Area(s): Health |
| Phone Number: 985-839-4535 |
| Website: N/A |
Provides hot nutritious meals five days per week to approximately 125 individuals in the Washington Area and provides five nutritionally balanced meals per week to homebound individuals. The WPCOA provides approximately 150 rides per day on their area-wide transit system. |
Washington Parish Literacy Council |
| Goal Area(s): Education |
| Phone Number: 985-735-6798 |
| Website: N/A |
Organized in 1987, Washington Parish Literacy Council relies solely on volunteers to help adults learn to read and write, speak English as a second language, and prepare for the GED exam. |
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YMCA of Bogalusa |
| Goal Area(s): Education |
| Phone Number: 985-735-5302 |
| Website: N/A |
Strengthens the community by building esteem of the children with Christian values. The Washington area YMCA program roster includes swimming, little league basketball, handball, table tennis, art programs, boxing, youth dances, strength training, and much, much more. |
Youth Service Bureau - Washington Parish |
| Goal Area(s): Education |
| Phone Number: 985-893-2570 |
| Website: www.ysbworks.com/ |
Reaches out to youth and families through counseling and other support such as CASA and Families In Need of Service (FINS) serving over 200 children in the Washington area. YSB is the voice of abused and neglected children in the courtroom. Truancy Reduction programs provide intervention to children K-5th and their families in order to reduce truancy and prevent juvenile delinquency. |
YWCA of Bogalusa |
| Goal Area(s): Education |
| Phone Number: 985-732-9083 |
| Website: N/A |
Provides many activities during the day and afterschool for all ages. With the focus on the young women of the community, the YWCA offers such programs as Y-teens, which caters to teenagers and tweens, and the Little Sister Program that enables younger girls to connect with each other. Health fairs and a multitude of other programs are held at the YWCA each year. |
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