About NOLA Resources

New Orleans is a beautiful place. This web page was created so everyone who lives here can experience New Orleans with the highest quality of life possible. Here you will find resources for a tremendous number of services and populations. Check out the "Services" tab to look at all the services broken down into category and population. Check out the "NOLA Program" tab for a direct link to the website of all the programs featured on this site.

New resources are added as often as they are received and/or identified. Links are updated as needed at the beginning of each month. If you're trying to visit a program's page, but the site states an error that the page is not found, please send an email! The goal of NOLA Resources is to be as up-to-date and all-encompassing as possible. This cannot happen without your input and help!

Links & website under construction as of August 2022.

About the Creator

Hi! My name is Ellen, and I am an occupational therapist in New Orleans. For my final fieldwork rotation before graduation, I worked in the realm of mental health, recovery, and transition with various at-risk populations. Part of my work included providing occupational therapy services for the guests at the Rebuild Center - a day program for individuals who are homeless. I chose this area of work because I realized there was a gap in services for the homeless population, as well as many other at-risk populations in the New Orleans area. While people are being rapidly re-housed and constantly relocated to different parts of the city, there is no person that is taking the time to help these people develop and re-establish basic life skills that allow them to live independently, support themselves and their families, and be a positive contributor to society. At the Rebuild Center, I lead two groups a week focusing on fundamental life skills that many people take for granted: things like keeping yourself motivated, creating goals for yourself, stress- and self-management, healthy living, budgeting, building a resume and so on. Additionally, I visited various facilities, companies, non-profits, and groups in New Orleans that offer services for at-risk populations, so I could learn more about what they offer firsthand, plus learn about the lives of the people they work with. 

If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email through the button below!