Community RESOURCES for families
Child/Youth Services
Baton Rouge Children's Advocacy Center 626 East Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225)343-1984
Provides children and their families a solid path to healing and justice through efficient, coordinated and trauma-informed child focused services in the aftermath of abuse or violent crime.
Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health Services 4615 Government Street, Building 1 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225)922-0445
Information, referral, screening and assessment, medication evaluations and management; Individual, group, family therapy, testing, counseling for HIV/STDs, addictive disorders prevention, treatment for sexual abuse, education, counseling for emotional disorders/substance abuse, school-based services.
Capitol Area Human Services (CAHS) School Based Therapy Program 4615 Government Street, Building 1 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225)922-0445
Services provided during school hours. Child must be enrolled in school where treatment is given, referred by school or parent, and meet emotional disorder/behavioral disorder criteria.
http://cahsd.org/about/about-our-services/adolescent-emotional-health-and-substance-abuse/
America, My Oyster Association
P.O. Box 84983
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70884
(979) 204-9252
Invites middle school and high school students to earn FREE online certification training in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Empathy training. Interested participants are welcome to enroll in "Building A Better America TODAY with AMOA!" anytime between January 15th to June 3oth. This program is in partnership with the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system and participants who complete the program will be honored at a recognition ceremony on July 10th at the Goodwood Library. Registration is required and is located on AMOA's website on DEI Courses page.
Emergency Shelters
Iris Domestic Violence Center P.O. Box 52809 Baton Rouge, LA 70892 24 hour Crisis Line (225)389-3001
Serves male and female survivors of dating and domestic violence and their children.
American Red Cross 4655 Sherwood Common Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70816 (225)291-4533
Emergency shelter at time of national disaster or assistance for single family fire.
http://redcross.org/local-chapters/Louisiana-Capital-Area-West
Youth Oasis 260 S. Acadian Thruway Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225)343-6300
Support runaway, abandoned and homeless youth in the Baton Rouge area in an affirming, accepting environment that leads them toward resilient, successful citizenship.
Medical Assistance
The Gardere Center for Primary Care Services 1707 Gardere Lane Baton Rouge, LA 70810 (225)930-4922
Provide services that include but are not limited to treatment when you sick, pregnancy care, dental care, normal checkups, mental health, substance abuse help, and more.
The Center for Community and Preventive Health 628 N. 4th Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225)342-9500
Services include screenings, health needs assessments, laboratory testing services, infectious disease reporting and nutrition programs.
Financial Assistance
Christian Outreach Center 1427 Main Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225)377-8582
Homeless prevention ministry helping people toward self-sufficiency in Downtown Baton Rouge
Dr. Leo S. Butler Community Center 950 E. Washington Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225)389-4860
Utility Assistance and education classes.
Food Assistance
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank 10600 S. Choctaw Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70815 (225)359-9940
Distribution of food to community agencies such as pantries, meal sites, homes, shelters and soup kitchens which serve the people in need.
Healing Place Church Food Pantry, Highland Campus 19202 Highland Road Baton Rouge, LA 70809 (225)753-2273
Food assistance for individuals who fill out basic information form, and receive a set of groceries containing dry food and canned goods.
St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room 220 St. Vincent de Paul Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225)383-7837
Mass feeding dining room and food assistance.
Housing and Rent Assistance
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge 1900 South Acadian Thruway Baton Rouge, LA 70808 (225)336-8770
Provides emergency financial assistance for individuals who are about to be evicted, have their utilities turned off, or lose their home to foreclosure.
Salvation Army of Greater Baton Rouge 7361 Airline Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70805 (225)355-4635
Social service program can help low to moderate income families, the unemployed, elderly, and others pay their bills to meet the needs of daily living.
Legal Assistance
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) 715 St. Ferdinand Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225)448-0080
Offers lawyers to help people deal with legal problems that stand between them and family, food, shelter, income, medical care, and personal safety. SLLS only offers legal representation in Louisiana.
Louisiana Legal Aid Services-Baton Rouge
Legal aid services provide free or low-cost legal advice and/or representation for those unable to afford full-cost legal services. This resource guide lists contact information for some of the legal aid service providers located throughout Louisiana. Additional resources regarding free and low-cost legal services can be found at LouisianaLawHelp.org.
Baton Rouge Bar Association Pro Bono Project
Our Pro Bono Project volunteers provide critical civil legal services for poor people in our community struggling with some of life's most difficult problems: family disintegration, loss of housing, bankruptcy, loss of income through disability domestic violence and more.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Legal Aid Offices
STAR - Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response 5615 Corporate Blvd., Ste. 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 (225)615-7093
Advocacy, counseling and legal services are available to youth and adult survivors of sexual violence at no cost.
Miscellaneous Basic Needs Assistance
Baton Rouge Dream Center 4829 Winbourne Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70805 (225)753-2273
Afterschool program that provides a safe and positive place for at-risk youth ages 13-18 and helps youth transition to self-sufficiency. Focus includes increasing life skills, preparing for jobs, enhancing educational opportunities, exploring career options, and developing leadership. Activities include tutoring, art, cooking, sports, recreation, field trips, and community/school service projects.
Salvation Army Baton Rouge 7361 Airline Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70805 (225)355-4483
Assistance ranges from clothing and furniture vouchers for burnout victims to rent/mortgage assistance, utility assistance and prescription drug assistance. Additional services include mass feeding, Christmas assistance, recovery and emergency shelter.
Crisis Assistance
Capital Area Human Services Child, Adolescent and Adult Mobile Response Team 4615 Government Street Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225)922-0631
Assists children and parents during an emotional crisis with mobile outreach team.
STAR - Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response 5615 Corporate Blvd., Suite 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 (225)615-7093
Supports survivors of sexual trauma, improve systems of response, and create social change to end sexual violence.
The Phone Crisis Line, Crisis Intervention Center 4837 Revere Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70808 (225)924-1431
Provides prevention, intervention and post-intervention services, to reduce emotional distress, raise hope, save lives, and improve outcomes in communities through the utilization of crisis intervention and traumatic loss services.
Substance Use Disorder Assistance
Capital Area Recovery Program (CARP) 2455 Woodale Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225)922-3169
Nationally-accredited 28-day residential treatment program that includes social detox.
Louisiana Health and Rehabilitation Services 2121 Woodale Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225)231-2490
Provides halfway house for chemically dependent mothers with children, waiver services, outpatient substance abuse treatment.
O'Brien House 446 N. 12 Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225)344-6345
24-hour residential, 70 bed halfway house with outpatient component for chemically dependent patients.
