Office Of Homeless Services And Strategy

The Office Of Homeless Services And Strategy program provides support and resources for those experiencing homelessness in the community. This site serves as a guide to emergency shelters, food assistance, healthcare, and other essential services available in the New Orleans area.

We aim to connect individuals and families to the help they need with dignity and compassion. Please utilize this site as a reference for emergency and long-term support options.

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The City of New Orleans is seeking a partner organization to serve as the Administrator of its $4,500,000 Home for Good Initiative. 

The New Orleans Home for Good Initiative, aims to reach low or no unsheltered homelessness by the end of 2025. The Home for Good Rapid Rehousing Initiative includes rental subsidies, security deposits, and stabilization case management services. The City of New Orleans seeks to partner with an organization to act as the Administrator for rental subsidies security deposits, and case management dollars that support those experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Orleans Parish and being rehoused through the Home for Good Initiative.

The deadline to apply for the available funding is January 17, 2025. A virtual information session will be held for interested applicants on Monday, January 6, 2025

Download the Notice of Funding Availability 

Download the Application Packet

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1340 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70112

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January 14, 2025 | From City of New Orleans

City of New Orleans Reaffirms Commitment to Home for Good Initiative, Housing Individuals Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness

The City of New Orleans Office of Homelessness Services and Strategy remains steadfast in its dedication to the Home for Good New Orleans initiative, a collaborative effort to rehouse individuals experiencing homelessness. To date, the initiative has successfully connected 822 people with supportive housing, achieving more than half of its goal to house 1,500 individuals by the end of 2025.

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November 20, 2024 | From City of New Orleans

City of New Orleans Continues To Show Respect and Dignity With Plans to Relocate Calliope Homeless Encampment Before Thanksgiving

The City of New Orleans Office of Homelessness Services and Strategy today provides an update on the Home for Good New Orleans progress and its community benefits, regarding the Governor's Office statement relating to the Calliope encampment.

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September 11, 2024 | From City of New Orleans

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS PROVIDES UPDATES ON HURRICANE FRANCINE PREPARATIONS

The City of New Orleans continues to update residents on Hurricane Francine emergency preparations. Hurricane Francine is expected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast today as a Category 1 hurricane.  

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September 9, 2024 | From City of New Orleans

City of New Orleans Announces Preparations Ahead of Tropical Storm Francine

Mayor LaToya Cantrell today was joined by members of the New Orleans City Council, New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) Director Collin Arnold, other emergency preparedness agencies and tourism industry leaders to update residents on the developments and preparations ahead of Tropical Storm Francine.  

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May 23, 2024 | From City of New Orleans

City of New Orleans Director of Homeless Services and Strategy Attends National League of Cities’ Local Solutions to Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C.

This week, the City of New Orleans Director of the Office of Homeless Services and Strategy (OHSS) Nathaniel Fields traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Local Solutions to Ending Homelessness Convening, taking place May 22-23. 

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May 22, 2024 | From City of New Orleans

City of New Orleans Announces Recipients of $1.14 Million in ARPA Funding for Homeless Shelter Support

The City of New Orleans today announced the organizations selected through a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) released by the Office of Homeless Services and Strategies (OHSS) for projects that provide assistance to individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Orleans Parish. A total of $1.14 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding is being dispersed to seven different recipients.

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