A housing locator service which allows people to locate available housing that best fits their individual and family needs.
"The service can be accessed online 24 hours a day and is supported by a toll-free, bilingual call center M-F, 9-6 EST. Individuals can easily search for housing using a wide variety of search criteria with special mapping features and receive apartment listings that provide a multitude of important information about each unit. In addition, the site connects people to other housing resources through website links and provides helpful tools for renters such as an affordability calculator, rental checklist, and renter rights and responsibilities information."
A one-stop informational mecca; this site provides plenty of useful information for displaced residents and returnees alike, including a contractor's guide, a "moving back home" checklist & guide, information about job resources and job training opportunities, education and childcare resources, and much more.
"LouisianaRebuilds.info was established to be a trusted, online destination for residents affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing critical information for those who have returned home as well as those who are still displaced. This site helps Louisiana residents wherever they are get up-to-date information about what is happening in our city(s); understand what resources are available to help stabilize their lives; access critical recovery and rebuilding assistance and support; and have a voice in our community's developing future."
A free resource for renters seeking affordable housing in the Greater New Orleans area, created by UNITY of Greater New Orleans in partnership with the Apartment Association of Greater New Orleans, with funding from HUD and the Keller Family Foundation.
Right now, only units that are being offered at 80% or below the current Fair Market Rent are being listed. Landlords and property managers volunteer to list their properties. Free registration is required to access available apartment listings.
UNITY staff is available to assist new comers. Call UNITY Welcome Home staff at 899-4589 or call toll free at 888-899-4589 ext. 111 or 114.
A clearinghouse of information and services about homes and communities for citizens and for HUD's current and potential business partners.
It's designed to empower citizens and business partners by giving them what they want, when they want it, in ways that make sense to them, so they can solve their own problems and achieve their objectives.
"We have to do better things. I never get sentimental about a building, I'm about people... This isn't heaven; but if we hustle and work together, we can have a good city. We can build this city up one block at a time."
Leah Chase
Owner, Dooky Chase's
Tremé
(The Lafitte redevelopment) "will save Tremé and rebuild the neighborhood better than before"
Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson
City Council At-Large
New Orleans
"The Lafitte redevelopment plan by Providence Community Housing and Enterprise Community Partners is a model for how public housing can and should be rebuilt."
Mary L. Landrieu
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC
"The Lafitte design shows that it is possible to satisfy the need to replace destroyed public housing and to create vibrant new communities of mixed incomes"
