Maternal/Infant/Early Childhood Support
Nurse Family Partnership
- Free support services for first-time moms and families from pregnancy until child’s second birthday
- Phone: 844-637-6667
- Website: Nursefamilypartnership.org
Parents as Teachers
- Free services and support for expectant or parenting families from pregnancy until child enters kindergarten
- Phone: 504-568-5777
- Website: www.parentsasteachers.org
Children’s Hospital Parenting Center
- Location: 938 Calhoun St, New Orleans, LA 70118
- Phone: 504-896-9591
Partners for Healthy Babies
- Confidential helpline available 24/7. Connects families to resources and information. Live chat on website
- Phone: 1-800-251-2229
- Website: partnersforhealthybabies.org OR aliadosparabebessanos.org (for Spanish)
Plaquemines Community CARE Center
- Location: 115 Keating Drive Belle Chasse, New Orleans, LA 70037
- Phone: 504-393-5750
Hispanic Resource Center
- Location: 4312 Florida Ave, Kenner, LA 70062
- Phone: 504-469-2570
Child Care Assistance Program
- Child care assistance for children less than 13 years old or less than 18 years old with disabilities.
- Phone: 877-453-2721
- Website: louisianabelieves.com
Families Helping Families
- Provides peer-to-peer support, resource connections, assistance with system navigation as well as health and school transitions. All youth and families eligible.
- Phone: 504-888-9111
Family Resource Center
- Provides community referrals, resource connections and transition support as well as peer support. All families eligible
- Phone: 504-896-1340
- Email: BFH-FamilyResourceCenter@la.gov
Special Needs
Early Steps- Early Intervention Services
- Evaluation for developmental delays: speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy as well as special instruction for children under 3 years of age.
- Phone: 504-595-3408 (New Orleans); 504-496-0165 (Jefferson)
- Website: ldh.la.gov/earlysteps
Child Search Educational Assessments
- Special education pre-k-12th grade; speech, occupational and physical therapies for ages 3+. This assessment is conducted by public school system
- Phone: EJ: 504-349-8677. Orleans: 504-304-4988. Plaquemines: 504-595-6055. St. Bernard: 504-301-2000. WJ:504-349-7912
Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
- eligibility/needs assessments, family supports and services and waiver services
- Phone: 504-599-0245 (New Orleans); 504-838-5357 (Jefferson)
Exceptional Lives
- Online disability services and benefits linkage
- Phone: 844-354-1212
- Website: exceptionallives.org
Louisiana Vocational Rehab
- Career development program for individuals with disabilities
- Phone: 985-857-3652
- Website: laworks.net
Hands and Voices/Guide By Your Side
- family/peer support for children who are deaf/hearing impaired
- Phone: 504-388-5712
- Website: lahandsandvoices.org
- Social Security Benefit
- Phone: 800-772-1213
Breastfeeding Resources
Kids First TigerCare
- Call ahead to request lactation consultation appointment.
- Location: 2633 Napoleon Ave Suite 707, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Phone: 504-299-9980
Touro Lactation Center
- Location: 1401 Foucher St, 2nd Floor, Touro Main Hospital, NOLA 70115
- Phone: 504-897-8130
- Email: babies@touro.com
New Orleans Breastfeeding Center
- Location: 6100 Canal Blvd, Suite 205, NOLA 70124
- Phone: 504-515-1243
- Website: nolabreastfeedingcenter.org
Ochsner Lactation Services
- Location: Ochsner Baptist: 2700 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans 70115
- Phone: 504-842-5210
EJGH- The Breastfeeding Center
- Location: 4200 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone: 504-503-4323
Louisiana Breastfeeding support
- Enter zip code to find list of breastfeeding resources near you
- Website: labreastfeedingsupport.org
Diaper Banks
Access Pregnancy Center
- Location: 921 Aris Ave. Suite B, Metairie, LA 70005
- Phone: 504-832-1503
- Days/Hours: Tuesdays-Thursdays
Community Center for Life
- Location: 539 Lafayette St, Gretna, LA 70053
- Phone: 504-227-9090
Access Health Louisiana (clients only)
- Location: 3300 S Broad St, New Orleans, LA 70125
- Phone: 504-309-5061
- Website: accesshealthla.org
CASA New Orleans (clients only)
- Location: 1340 Poydras St #2120, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone: 504-522-1962
- Website: www.casaneworleans.org
Covenant House (clients only)
- Location: 611 Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone: 504-584-1111
- Website: www.covenanthouse.org
St Thomas Community Health Center (clients only)
- Location: 1020 St. Andrew St, New Orleans, LA 70130
- Phone: 504-529-5558
Ultimate Health, Inc (clients only)
- Location: 651 Leson Court, Harvey, LA 70058
- Phone: 504-378-4800
Unity of Greater New Orleans (clients only)
- Location: 2475 Canal St #300, New Orleans, LA 70119
- Phone: 504-821-4496
Maternal/Child Insurance
LaMOMS
- Website: https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/231
- Phone: 1-888-342-6207
Medicaid
- Website: www.healthcare.gov
- Phone: 1-888-342-6207
LaCHIP or LaCHIP Affordable Plan:
- Website: www.healthcare.gov
- Phone: 1-888-342-6207
Infant Nutrition
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- Website: https://louisianawic.org/
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Website: http://www.dss.state.la.us/page/93
- 1-888-524-3578
Second Harvest Food Bank
- Location: 700 Edwards Ave, New Orleans, LA 70123
- Phone: 504-734-1322
- Website: https://no-hunger.org/