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10/5/2020
Financial assistance available to help purchase gas, essential items
NEW ORLEANS – United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA) and the American Red Cross of Louisiana are partnering together to provide financial assistance to help Hurricane Laura evacuees return to their home communities.
9/23/2020
Ride United Last-Mile Delivery, launched in April, in partnership with DoorDash, brings food and supplies to vulnerable populations
9/23/2020
NEW ORLEANS — Today, the City of New Orleans encouraged residents to continue to provide donations and volunteer time to assist roughly 10,500 Hurricane Laura evacuees sheltering in New Orleans.
9/3/2020
Saints Pro Bowler challenges fans to give back, pay it forward to help Hurricane Laura victims
For 95 years, United Way of Southeast Louisiana has been on the front lines of community problems, both everyday problems and crises. We’ve always had a unique pulse on people’s needs, which is why so many individuals and organizations turn to United Way for support.
While I may be the new chair of United Way SELA’s Board of Trustees, I am not new to this work. I’ve spent over 37 years as a loyal volunteer, advocate, and donor of United Way.
8/30/2020
Material donations requested to support storm evacuees
NEW ORLEANS - United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA) is requesting public donations of basic hygiene supplies and small children’s toys for Hurricane Laura evacuees located in New Orleans. The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services is reserving area hotels to house an estimated 7,000 storm evacuees, which is expected to rise to 10,000 in the week ahead.
Our entire United Way of Southeast Louisiana family, both past and present, is heartbroken over the passing of C. Allen Favrot. His legacy has forever changed the very core of not only our organization but countless others in the region.
7/23/2020
Following our CEO’s promise, we’re happy to announce the launch of a new webpage to share our diversity, equity, and inclusion work and track our progress.
Hundreds of thousands of families in Southeast Louisiana live paycheck to paycheck, on the edge of financial crisis. These households have incomes below the ALICE® (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Threshold, the minimum amount needed to survive.