Meals on Wheels Caddo Parish: 318-676-7900 Bossier Parish: 318-741-3802 Hot meals delivered for homebound seniors who are living alone or are disabled. NWLA Interfaith Pharmacy 1725 Elizabeth Street Shreveport, LA 71101 318-425-3553 Offers life sustaining medicines for those that have no other access to free medicines. Shreveport- Bossier Rescue Mission 901 McNeil Shreveport, LA 71101 318-227-2868 www.sbrescuemission.com Provides homeless intervention services, work assistance programs, and women and family services. Salvation Army of Shreveport/ Bossier 200 E. Stoner Avenue Shreveport, LA 71101 318-424-3200 www.salvationarmyusa.org Provides services to meet human needs including food, shelter, and clothing. Society of St. Vincent de Paul 3500 Fairfield Avenue Shreveport, LA 71105 318-865-7807; 318-349-2873 Provides emergency financial assistance, food programs, rent/ mortgage assistance, and services to those in any way challenged.
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The Pool of Siloam Medical Ministry 4110 Greenwood Road Shreveport, LA 71109 318-631-2212 www.poolofsiloam.org Medical services & medicines for those with no other access. Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) 4055 St. Vincent Ave Shreveport, LA 71108 318-861-4808 Weatherizes homes to improve heating and cooling efficiency. Volunteers of America – N LA 360 Jordan Shreveport, LA 71101 318-221-2669 www.voanorthla.org Offering assistance to children, families, and seniors. Programs include disability, employment, mental health, veteran transitional living, and residential services.
Educational Assistance Bossier Parish Community College 1701 Old Minden Road Bossier City, LA 71111 318-678-6015 www.bpcc.edu Literacy Volunteers 2911 Centenary Boulevard Shreveport, LA 71104 318-869-2411 www.shreveportliteracy.org Free tutoring to those with literacy deficiencies.
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LSU Ag Center – Shreveport 2408 East 70th Street Shreveport, LA 71105 318-226-6805 www.lsuagcenter.com Provides educational programs on diet, health, nutrition, family development, and financial topics. LSU Health Shreveport Medical Library 1501 Kings Highway Shreveport, LA 71130 (318) 675-5455 www.healthelinks.org Online health information you can trust on procedures, operations, diseases, conditions, medicines, and lab tests. LSUS University One University Place Shreveport, LA 71105 318-797-5000 www.lsus.edu Shreve Memorial Library 424 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101 318-226-5897 www.shreve-lib.org Shreveport Parks & Recreation 7401 Jewella Shreveport, LA 71108 318-673-7727; 318-673-7845 www.myspar.org Offering seniors many programs at each of its community centers including arts and crafts, computer classes, aerobics, sewing, dominoes, cards, dancing, bowling, ceramics, quilting, and other fun-filled activities.
Legal Assistance Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc. (Legal Aid) 720 Travis Street Shreveport, LA 71101 318-222-7186; 800-826-9265 www.lsnl.org Provide free legal services to people below poverty guidelines with civil matters. Louisiana Secretary of State - Living Wills P.O. Box 94125 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125 225-922-0309 www.sos.louisiana.gov/ Living Wills, Cost of $20 for filing, and $5 for Revocation. Northwest Louisiana Pro Bono Project 401 Market St. Suite 930 Shreveport, LA 71101 318-213-8300 The Pro Bono Project refers indigent and low-income residents of Caddo and Bossier Parishes to private attorneys who volunteer their time but handles only civil, non-fee generating cases.
Tax Filing Assistance AARP Tax Aide Locator Toll Free 1-800-227-7669 Louisiana Department of Revenue 1525 Fairfield 6th Floor Shreveport, LA 71101 318-676-7505
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