Emergency & Homeless Shelters

Hope Connections Inc
       318-670-4591 Shreveport, LA 71103

     • HOPE also serves as the front door of the homeless system assisting            those individuals and families experiencing homelessness to connect            to agencies that provide the appropriate housing and services.

Hope Tower of Refuge
          318-820-2439 Shreveport, LA 71109

        • Provides food, shelter, and employment.

Natchitoches Coalition on Homelessness
          904 Jeston Dr. Natchitoches, LA 71457 

Freedom House– Help for Drug & Alcohol Abuse 
         318-518-3878, Logansport LA 71049

•  No Charge; applicant must call Brother Wayne Jones for interview.

• 6 month commitment, but can stay longer if doing well; 1 year program, 2 year program & 3 year program. Males and females accepted.

Shreveport Bossier Rescue Mission
         318-227-2768 Shreveport, LA 71133
       • The Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission exists to pursue the passion              of Jesus Christ to lift up the hungry, homeless, abused and addicted.

Step Up
         318-424-7327 Shreveport, LA 71101
       • To provide home and shelter for homeless men and women who are              in a program of recovery from chemical dependency.

 

Providence House

         318-221-7887 Shreveport, La 71101
      • Providence House, a community project, is a residential development           center for homeless families with children, providing comprehensive               support services for improving the family structure, and moving the               family into independent living to break the homeless cycle. 

The Salvation Army
          318-424-3200 Shreveport, LA 71101
       • The Merkle Center of Hope: With 115 beds, The Merkle Center of Hope

          provides emergency shelter and temporary housing for single           

          women, women with children, single men and Veterans. These
          emergency programs are designed to empower residents to regain

          their independence and return to being self-sufficient members of       

          our community. This support system consists of on-site case

           management, 24-hour, 7-days a week staff supervision and security 

           monitoring, 2 meals per day plus snacks and on-site laundry 

           services. Additionally, the department offers life -skills services to   

           assists shelter residents with day-to-day care and services. In order

           to enhance our residents’ opportunities to succeed, we partner with

           community agencies that make additional services available as

           needed. Eligibility

        • ZERO TOLERANCE Drug and Alcohol Policy. 

           Shelter Programs: *Emergency Shelter for Single Men *Emergency     

           Shelter for Single Women *Emergency Shelter for Women & Children
          *Veteran's Lodge & Transitional Living & Assistance Program

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United Christian Home Inc

           318-377-6003 Minden, LA 71058

         • United Christian Home, Inc. (UCH) is a homeless shelter consisting of              two properties located on Fuller Street in Minden, LA. The shelter can

            accommodate up to 12 clients. The main property houses up to

            three women and three children.  The second property houses up to

            six men.

         • UCH provides lodging and food for residents and also offers services

            such as employment guidance, directions to educational             

            rehabilitation, spiritual encouragement and direction to other 

            applicable programs.  Sources of funding include donations from

            individuals, churches
            and businesses and from grants primarily obtained through Webster

            Parish Community Action.

Veteran’s Homeless Resource 

           1-877-424-3838 (Alexandria, VA)