Community Resources

Below is a list of community resources that pregnant and parenting students may find helpful. While we have attempted to include as many resources as possible, we recognize that figuring out which resources are most appropriate for you can sometimes feel overwhelming. If you need help navigating resources, we encourage you to reach out to Case Management and Victim Support Services (CMVSS). To connect with CMVSS, please complete the Student Childbirth and Pregnancy Request Form. Once you complete the form, a case manager from CMVSS will reach out to you within 2 business days. Please note that CMVSS is a private resource, meaning that conversations with this office are kept as private as possible, but information may be shared with other Tulane employees to ensure that the student receives the support they need.

 

Resources Specific to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Children

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING
  • Medicaid – 1-888-342-6207 – provides medical benefits to low-income individuals and families.
  • Louisiana Reproductive Health Program – 504-568-3504 – A network of clinics offering family planning services for women, men, and adolescents through the Louisiana Department of Health. Several clinics are available in the New Orleans area. Accepts Medicaid and commercial insurance and offers a sliding fee scale for those who do not have health insurance coverage. A comprehensive list of services can be found here.
  • Planned Parenthood New Orleans – 504-897-9200 – Provides a variety of health services including birth control, abortion referrals, emergency contraception, pregnancy testing and services, and women’s health care
  • LaMOMS – 1-888-342-6207 – No-cost health coverage for any pregnant women, married or single, who meets income guidelines.
  • Birthmark Doulas – Support, education, services, and community during pregnancy, labor, birth & the 4th trimester.
  • MW Birth Doula – Support during and after pregnancy. All graduate and professional students, as well as postdoctoral fellows are eligible for a 50% discount on doula services.
  • Crescent Care – 504-821-2601 – Provides a broad range of health and wellness services, including women’s health services and transgender health services, for anyone and everyone who is seeking healthcare services in Greater New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana.
  • St. Thomas Community Health Center – 504-529-5558 – Provides a range of health and wellness services, including women’s health services. Accepts most insurance plans, Medicaid, Medicare and offers services on a sliding scale for uninsured and underinsured.
  • Excelth – 504-524-1210 – Sliding scale medical clinic with multiple locations, private insurance and Medicaid accepted. Services include family planning.
  • Louisiana Abortion Fund – 504-363-1112 – Connects individuals in the Gulf South area with the funding and resources they need to access legal abortion care.
  • The Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline – 1-833-246-2632 – Information and support for individuals experiencing a miscarriage or abortion
  • Reproductive Justice Action Collective – A New Orleans network that shares information and resources related to reproductive justice
  • Mama Doctor Jones & Dr. Marta Perez – board certified ob/gyns sharing educational material about reproductive health on social media, blogs, and YouTube
PARENTAL SUPPORT DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY
  • Partners for Healthy Babies – 800-251-BABY – Available to answer questions and provide resources on pregnancy and babies.
  • Nurse Family Partnership – 504-599-0118 – Nurse-Family Partnership is a free, voluntary program that partners first time moms with nurse home visitors. Trained nurse will visit you throughout pregnancy and until baby turns two years old.
  • The Parenting Center at Children’s Hospital – 504-896-9591 – Provides parental support, classes and referrals
  • Healthy Start New Orleans – 504-658-2600 – Provides support through case management services and parenting groups for pregnant mothers and parents through the time that their child turns age 2.
  • Healthy Start Jefferson Parish – 504-247-0592 – Provides support through case management services and parenting groups for pregnant mothers and parents through the time that their child turns age 2.
  • One Happy Mama – Provides mentoring services, workshops and resources to teen/young mothers aged 13-25 in the Greater New Orleans area
PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
BREAST FEEDING SUPPORT
  • National Breastfeeding Helpline – 800-994-9662 – Breastfeeding peer counselors answer breastfeeding questions.
  • Nola Nesting – 504-655-1819 – Support families during pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood by offering child birth education and parenthood preparation.
  • Nurse Nikki – 504-535-4913 – Lactation Home Visits (Fee): one on one breastfeeding counseling in the comfort of your home.
  • Café Au Lait – 504-515-124 – Breastfeeding Support Group
  • Baby Café – 504-517-6455 – Breastfeeding Support: Latch Assessment, Weight Assessment, Mother to Mother Support, and Prenatal Breastfeeding Support
  • La Leche League of Louisiana – 877-4LALECHE – Education, information, support and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed.
  • Nola Breast Feeding Center – 504-515-1243
  • www.kellymom.com
MISCARRIAGE, INFANT LOSS, AND NICU SUPPORT
  • The Compassionate Friends, Greater New Orleans Chapter – assists families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age. Offers monthly meetings as well as several events throughout the year.
  • Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support – a community for anyone who experiences the tragic death of a baby, including parents, grandparents, siblings, and others in the family units. They maintain a list of Louisiana-specific resources, including support groups in the New Orleans area.
  • Savannah Smiles – 985-690-7444 – provides financial and emotional support for parents who have experienced the untimely death of their child
  • Threads of Love – 504-737-9479 – a Christian ministry providing clothing, blankets and other handmade articles for tiny premature and sick infants and parents faced with the death of an infant through miscarriage, infant death or stillbirth. For the New Orleans chapter, contact Debra D. Gares, 504 737-9479, djgares@aol.com.
  • Saul’s Light – 504-913-4095 – provides support and community to families with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), including bereavement support
  • Anna’s Grace Foundation – this foundation serves parents who experience miscarriage,stillbirth, or infant loss in the Baton Rouge area but some of the information in their guide to end-of-life planning following infant loss may be helpful for parents anywhere in Louisiana
SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
  • Metropolitan Human Services District – 504-568-3130 – Single Point of Entry for all services – Mental Health Services for families in Region 1 (Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard parishes)
  • JeffCare – 504-349-8833 – Mental Health Services. Can access services in any parish via telehealth.
  • Children’s Bureau – 504-525-2366 – Mental Health Rehab Program: provides in home and in school services to Medicaid eligible children who are 5 years 8 months or older, program also includes psychiatric and medication management services; Other programs include domestic violence counseling, school based counseling, etc.
  • Kingsley House – 504-523-6221; ext. 168 – Family Life Community Counseling Program: counseling for children and adults, services provided for 6-8 weeks.
  • Child Counseling Associates, LLC – 504-842-3200 – Provide assessment and treatment to children who have experienced trauma and preschool children. You must leave a message and they will contact you within one business day.
  • Tulane Center for Autism and Related Disorders (T-CARD) – 504-988-3533 – Multidisciplinary team specializing in the identification and management of Autism and other Developmental Disorders. Accepts Medicaid.
  • Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic (Adults) – 504-988-5263 – Adult therapy and medication treatment.
  • Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic for Children – 504-988-4158 – Evidence based therapy for children 0-18 years of age.
  • LSUHSC Child & Family Counseling Clinic – 504-556-3451 – Counseling and play therapy for children 0-5 through adolescents and their families.
  • We Play Training Grounds – 504-408-0506 – Free playroom promoting social well-being.
DEVELOPMENTAL CONCERNS
  • Early Steps Orleans – 504-595-3408 – Early Steps provides services to families with infants and toddlers aged birth to three years (36 months) who have a medical condition likely to result in a developmental delay, or who have developmental delays. Children with delays in cognitive, motor, vision, hearing, communication, social-emotional or adaptive development may be eligible for services. Please call even if you are unsure.
  • Citizens with Developmental Disabilities – 504-568-3130 – Services for children and adults over 3 years old with developmental delays
  • New Orleans Speech and Hearing – 504-897-2606 – Speech and hearing assessment and therapy. Must get referral from you pediatrician if your child has Medicaid. Ask pediatrician’s office to fax to them at 891-6048.
  • Families Helping Families – 504-943-0343 – Provides education advocacy, information and referral services to those who are disabled and leave in Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines.
  • Crane Rehab Center – 504-866-6990 – Development and Rehab Services
SCHOOL/HEAD START/CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE

General Resources

BASIC NEEDS
  • ACCESS Diaper Bank – 504-832-1503 – Families may receive a free supply of diapers and wipes once a month.
  • JLNO Diaper Bank – partners with community organizations to distribute diapers
  • TCA Community Assistance – 504-324-8609 (Appointment Line) – Emergency assistance
  • River-Town Optical – 504-461-5500 – $20 Eye exam and $20 glasses for low income/fixed income.
FOOD ASSISTANCE
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – 1- 888-LAHELPU (1-888-524-3578) – provides monthly benefits that help eligible low-income households buy the food they need for good health
  • Second Harvest – 504-734-1322 – Operators will help you find food assistance as near as possible to your address from one of our community food pantries and distributions
  • TCA Emergency Food Pantry – 504-872-0334 – provides low income vulnerable individuals/families in zip codes 70118 and 70125 with food supplements on a first come, first served basis
  • Women Infants & Children Nutritional Program (WIC) – 800-251-BABY (2229) – supplies supplemental nutritious foods and nutrition
  • Crescent City Farmers Markets – 504-861-4488 – there are several farmers markets around the city on different days of the week, which accept EBT/food stamp cards. Call for delivery options.
HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS
  • Housing Authority of New Orleans – 504-670-3300 – Apply for Section 8 or subsidized housing
  • UNITY of Greater New Orleans – 504-821-4496 – supportive service including permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency housing, and homeless prevention/rapid rehousing
  • Armstrong Family Services – 504-899-2995 – Provides emergency and transitional housing, case management and mentoring services for families in crisis in the New Orleans area
  • Baronne Street Housing Program – 2407 Baronne St. New Orleans, LA 70113 Phone – 504-269-9311-Provides transitional housing for the homeless for 18- 24 months, counseling, advocacy, and referrals
  • Covenant House – 611 North Rampart St New Orleans, LA 70112 – 504-584-1111 – Covenant house has programs for homeless youth including a shelter, transitional living programs, health services, child care, education and employment and street outreach
  • New Orleans Mission – 504-523-2116 – Homeless shelter
  • New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter – 504-962-NOWS (6697) – Services for housing, employment assistance, budget assistance, technical training
  • The Salvation Army – 504-899-4569 – Emergency homeless and transitional housing program with access to support
ELECTRIC BILL ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYMENT
  • Job One – 504-658-4500 (Tulane Ave.) or 504-658-4580 (Gen DeGaulle) – Provide job placement, vocational, and employment support, computer skills classes and training, resume writing help.
  • Job Corps – 504-483-8093 or 1-800-733-5627 – Vocational and academic training for those 16-24 years old
  • Goodwill Industries of Southeastern LA – Employment Assistance – 504-456-2622 – provides training, job placement and career support services to help people with disabilities and other vocational disadvantages develop the skills needed to secure sustainable employment and change their lives through the power of work.
  • Louisiana Rehabilitation Services – 504-838-5180 – Vocational and employment assistance for people with disabilities. Interpreter Services and Telecommunication Access Program.
CRISIS SERVICES
  • Metropolitan Crisis Response Team – 504-826-2675 – Telephone and face-to-face triage, assessment and intervention for persons experiencing mental health or substance abuse crisis in Orleans parish.
  • Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority after Hours Crisis Services – 504-832-5123 or 504-349-8833 – Mobile Crisis Intervention for children and adults with mental illness, an addictive disorder, and or developmental disability in Jefferson Parish.
  • NOPD Mobile Crisis Unit – 911
  • New Orleans Forensic Center – 504-658-9660 – Evaluates individuals with mental illness and or substance abuse who are dangerous to themselves or others.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
LEGAL SERVICES
  • Disability Rights Louisiana – 800-960-7705 – Legal advice and advocacy for senior citizens and people with disabilities
  • CCANO Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans – 866-891-2210 – Support and services for individuals affected by family violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and stalking as well as immigrants and refugees
  • Loyola Law Clinic – 504-861-5590 – Legal assistance for low-income families in family law, criminal charges (court appointed), housing discrimination, civil rights, immigration, domestic issues, and juvenile justice