Family Resources
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Lafayette Academy Charter School collaborates with a number of community resources to provide services to students and families. The following is a list of our current collaborative efforts: Health and Safety Services Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana 2626 Canal St. Ste. 203 New Orleans, LA 70119 504-309-7304/ www.bbbssela.org Program Overview: This program offers a mentor to students in the school or out in the community. The purpose is to build positive relationships while having fun and exposing students to new experiences. CADA Council on Alchohol and Drug Abuse 3520 General DeGaulle Drive New Orleans, LA 70114 504-362-4272/ www.cadagno.org Program Overview: CADA provides prevention education on alcohol and drug abuse through a 10 week research based curriculum with our 5th, 6th and 7th grade students. CADA’s educators help students identify the pressures that lead to substance abuse and provide students with resistance skills essential in resisting experimentation with alcohol or drugs. Family Services of Greater New Orleans 2515 Canal St. Suite 201 New Orleans, La 70119 504-822-0800/ www.fsgno.org Children’s Mental Health Center Program Overview: This program provides individual and group counseling to our students who are coping with life stresses, including but not limited to, grief/ loss, anger, appropriate feeling expression, self esteem, conflict resolution, socializing, impulse control and disaster related stressors. CART (Child and Adolescent Response Team) Program Overview: CART is a response team for support services during times when a child or adolescent is in crisis. Cart services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No Task Truancy Program of New Orleans Program Overview: This program provides intensive truancy case management for at risk students with 5 or more unexcused absences. They incorporate family preservation with in home assessments assisting with barrier breakage to school attendance. Healing Hearts For Community Development Stephany Turner Jones, MSW, GSW 504-338-6287 0r 504-352-0832/ www.healingheartsnola.org Program Overview: This program offers Life Skills Training (LST). It is a research-validated substance abuse prevention program to reduce the risks of alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse and increase the availability and effectiveness of general health promotion and education messages. A facilitator comes in to provide Life Skills Training for eight weeks with our 2nd and 3rd grade students. Liberation Through Education (LTE) Carolyn Stowe, Director 888-467-7927/ www.liberationthrougheducation.com Program Overview: This program provides assistance to educators by inspiring children to develop personal identity, strong values and social skills through information and resources that go beyond academics (anti-bullying, self-respect, self-esteem, peer relations). LTE provides classroom intervention, motivational speakers, guest speakers, and parent training to our students and families. Louisiana Spirit OMH Access Program 3308 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70119 826-2100/ www.louisianaspirit.org Program Overview: Provide individualized counseling services, crisis intervention, group counseling, support groups, self-help groups and psycho-educational groups for students. LA Spirit also provides training for staff and parents. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) 3450 Chestnut Street New Orleans, LA 504-412-1580/ www.lsuhsc.edu Program Overview: LSUHSC provides mental health services in school and through their clinic to children and families who have experienced trauma. They also provide consultation and training to faculty to be more aware of trauma and the importance of specialized trauma services to assist traumatized youth. Second Harvesters Food Bank Lagniappe Packs Program 1201 Sams Avenue New Orleans, LA 70123 504-733-8336/ www.no-hunger.org Program Overview: Children at-risk of hunger are provided with food for nutritional support at their place of residence for the weekends and out of school times, until school and access to the Federal breakfast and lunch programs resume. Backpacks or other carriers are stocked with nutritious, child-friendly, easy to prepare food. They are typically distributed on Fridays at school in a discreet manner. Seton Resource Center, Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans 4162 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 504-483-8370 www.dcsno.org Program Overview: Provides classroom-based interventions on issues such as trauma, violence, bullying, prevention, etc. SRC also provides individual and group counseling and filial therapy for families. SRC has provided Lafayette Academy with a Social Worker who is assigned to our school 4 days out the week. Urban League of Greater New Orleans Parent Information Center 2322 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 504-620-2332 www.urbanleagureneworleans.org Program Overview: provides parental advocacy and parental empowerment workshops to relay information that will empower parents as they strive to make informed decisions, which support student success. Medical Services Greater New Orleans Immunization Network 201 Evans Road Suite 314 Harahan La. 70123 504-733-3268 New Orleans Speech and Hearing 1636 Toledano Street New Orleans, La 504-897-2606 Xavier University Audiology Department Dr. Joe Melcher 1 Drexel Dr. Campus Box 93 New Orleans, La. 70125 504-520-5099 Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans 3201 S. Carrollton Ave New Orleans, La 70118 504-207-3060 BLS Instructors Al Juno 504-458-7563 Smile Louisiana Dental Program GREGORY J. FOLSE, D.D.S., PROFESSIONAL DENTAL CORPORATION 510 Guilbeau Road, Ste. C Lafayette, LA 70506-8415 Email: Schedulingsmileslouisiana@yahoo.com Fax: 1 800-701-0458 Ph: (877) 227-9892 x204 |
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