https://dcfs.louisiana.gov/page/snap-how-to-apply
Phone: 1-888-LAHELP-U (888-524-3578)
Email LAHelpU.dcfs@la.gov
CSFP:
https://www.feedinglouisiana.org/csfp-1-1
Contact: Tamara Dangerfield at (225) 342-8254 or email at tamara.dangerfield@la.gov
Second Harvest Food Bank Senior Commodity Box: https://no-hunger.org/seniorbox/
For questions contact us by phone at 504-729-2842 or email at CSFP@no-hunger.org
https://www.laf-coa.org/senior-services
To apply call (337) 262-5990
Meals are delivered 5 days/week
https://www.magickitchen.com/menu/menu.pdf
Food Pantry by St. Luke’s Catholic Church
Website: https://www.saintlukesmyrnatn.com/food-pantry.html
Phone: 615-459-9672
Address: 10682 Old Nashville Hwy, Smyrna, TN 37167
Services: Our food pantry mainly serves North Rutherford County
which includes Smyrna and La Vergne. We serve people in need of food.
How to Contact/Hours: The Food Pantry is open on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. – Noon by appointment only. If you are in need of food, please call the Hotline number at 615-355-1784. Please follow the directions in the message and a volunteer will call you back.
Destiny of Faith:
409 Patterson St., Lafayette, LA 70501
Hours: 11a-1p
Acadiana C.A.R.E.S.:
809 Martin Luther King Dr., Lafayette, LA 70502
Hours: M-F 8a-4:30p
Spirit of Liberty Christian Fellowship:
2841 Louisiana Avenue, Lafayette, LA 70501
Hours: Saturdays 9a-1p
A Heart for Children, Inc.:
434 Herbert Rd., Lafayette, LA 70506
Hours: Mondays and Thursdays 1p-3p
Tabernacle of Hope Center:
925 W Broussard Road, Lafayette, LA 70506
Hours: Thursdays 12p-1p
Community Meals: Noon meals are served at four sites throughout Lafayette Parish: Broussard Community Center, Broussard; St. Anne’s Hall, Youngsville; Beau SeJour Estates, Carencro; Acadian Heritage Apartments, Scott.
The LCOA has no waiting list for congregate meals. To apply, any person aged 60 years and older may contact the Lafayette Council on Aging, Inc. office (337) 262-5990 or apply at any one of the meals sites listed.
Broussard Community Center
108 Broadview Dr Suite 100, Broussard, LA 70518
Phone: 337-330-4423
St. Anne’s Hall
201 Church St, Youngsville, LA 70592
Phone: 337-856-8212
Beau SeJour Estates
125 Ola St, Carencro, LA 70520
Phone: 337-896-4015
Acadian Heritage Apartments
215 Anna St, Scott, LA 70583
Phone: 337-408-3892
Lafayette Council on Aging
160 Industrial Pkwy. Lafayette, LA 70508
Phone: 337-262-5990
Cajun Area Agency on Aging
110 Toledo Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone: 337-572-8940
Aging and Disability Resource Center:
https://cajunaaa.org/aging-disability-resource-center/
Lafayette Council on Aging – Respite Care
https://www.laf-coa.org/senior-services
Right at Home – Respite Care
https://www.rightathome.net/lafayette/services/specialty-care/respite-care
Phone: 337-603-2866
Care.com – Respite Care:
https://www.care.com/respite-care/lafayette-la?_qs=1
Senior Helpers
https://www.seniorhelpers.com/la/lafayette/services/respite-care/
Phone: 337-359-2384
BrightCare Homecare
https://brightcarehomecare.com/lafayette/respite-care-at-home/
Phone: 337-279-5466
Louisiana Department of Health Respite Care Locator
https://ldh.la.gov/faq/category/94
call LouisianaAnswers at (225) 342-7100
ARCH National Respite Network
Phone: 919-490-5577
Lafayette Council on Aging
https://www.laf-coa.org/senior-services
Transportation services are furnished Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.
8-10 passenger vans that are wheelchair accessible
Phone: 337-262-5990
Lafayette Transit System (LTS)
$0.50 rides for seniors; $3.00 day pass; $12.50 yearly pass for seniors
Lafayette Transit System General Information:
Phone: 337-291-8570
Fare and Schedule Information: (337) 291-8570
LTS Paratransit
Information : http://www.ridelts.com/docs/paratransit-riders-guide-120519.pdf
Application : http://www.ridelts.com/docs/paratransit-application-092017.pdf
For General Information/Questions Please Call: (337) 291-8200
Smile Community Action Agency
https://smilecaa.org/programs/
Phone: 337-234-3272
501 St. John St., Lafayette, LA 70501
Mon-Thurs: 8am - 4:30pm; Fri: 8am-1pm
Provides transportation services (within and outside of respective parishes) for a nominal fee so that clients may attend hospital and medical appointments and social service appointments
Right at Home
https://www.rightathome.net/lafayette/services/companion-care/transportation
Phone: 337-603-2866
Unique Transport Services – Non-Emergency Medical and Personalized Transportation
https://uniquetransportservices.com/
Email: kbreaux@uniquetransportservices.com
Phone: 337-486-4034
BrightCare Homecare Senior Transportation Services
https://brightcarehomecare.com/lafayette/senior-transportation/
Phone: 337-279-5466
A First Name Basis
https://afirstnamebasis.com/louisiana/lafayette/
Phone: 337-233-4778
Lafayette Housing Authority
115 Kattie Drive, Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone: 337-233-1327
Hours: M-F 8a-5p (closed for lunch 12p-1p)
Lafayette Emergency Assistance Program (LEAP) – via Catholic Charities
Phone: 337-235-4972 Ext. 1116
https://catholiccharitiesacadiana.org/gethelp (links to help with critical home repair or home access, medical care, financial assistance, food, shelter)
https://catholiccharitiesacadiana.org/lafayette-emergency-assistance-program
LIHEAP
https://www.lhc.la.gov/energy-assistance
The LIHEAP program may provide heating/cooling bill payment assistance, crisis bill payment assistance, and/or heating/cooling equipment repair/replacement assistance.
SMILE Community Action Agency
Programs for transportation, LEAP, LIHEAP, CSBG, Emergency food and shelter, health and wellness/fitness and nutrition workshops/activities
501 St. John Street, Lafayette, LA 70501
Email: info@smilecaa.org
Hours of Operation: M-F 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Utility Assistance for SLEMCO Customers
https://slemco.com/residential/billing/utility-assistance/
For SLEMCO customers facing unexpected challenges and not already receiving any type of assistance with their utility bills, we’ve established a Utility Assistance Program. Qualifying SLEMCO customers who apply can receive a one-time $300 grant payment to their SLEMCO account.*
Email: chasity.ledet@slemco.com.
Catholic Charities Acadiana – Rebuilding Together
https://catholiccharitiesacadiana.org/rebuildingtogether
Phone: 337-291-9910
We provide home repairs and renovations to homeowners who are unable to make necessary improvements to their homes due to financial hardship, age, or disability.
Habitat For Humanity – Lafayette – Critical Repair Program
https://habitatlafayette.org/homeownership/critical-repair-program/
The Critical Repair Program helps qualifying homeowners make needed structural and systems repairs so that they can remain safely in their homes and strengthen our community.
Monday – Friday, 8:30am-4:00pm
823 W. Congress St., Lafayette, LA 70501
Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants in Louisiana
Phone: 337-896-5384
Monsignor Sigur Center
https://catholiccharitiesacadiana.org/monsignor-sigur-center
401 St. John St., Lafayette, LA
Phone: 337-235-4972 ext. 1116
Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–12:00 PM and 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM (*holidays may affect these hours)
The Msgr. Sigur Center offers resources for individuals and families in financial crisis. We serve both impoverished families and individuals, as well as people experiencing homelessness. Households facing a situational crisis can apply for financial assistance with utility bills, funeral expenses, and bus fare. The Msgr. Sigur Center provides emergency financial assistance to individuals and families to aid in the prevention of homelessness. If you are in need of financial assistance, please call 337-235-4972, option 2, to schedule an appointment. Assistance may include, but is not limited to: utility assistance, bus fare, and prescription assistance; and fire, funeral or other disaster assistance.
Lafayette Council on Aging – light housekeeping and material aids
https://www.laf-coa.org/senior-services
Material Aid: The LCOA provides clients with some Material Aid; such as: Project CARE utility assistance, fans, commodities, food baskets, wheelchairs, bath chairs, potty chairs, walkers and canes. The medical equipment is provided on a loan basis.
Homemaking: The LCOA provides light housekeeping services for one hour to senior citizens who for whatever reason are unable to clean their homes.
Right at Home – Homemaking
https://www.rightathome.net/lafayette/services/companion-care
Phone: 337-603-2866
Senior Helpers – light housekeeping
https://www.seniorhelpers.com/la/lafayette/services/companion-care/
Phone: 337-359-2384
BrightCare Homecare – light housekeeping
https://brightcarehomecare.com/lafayette/companion-home-care/
Phone: 337-279-5466
A First Name Basis – light housekeeping
https://afirstnamebasis.com/louisiana/lafayette/
Phone: 337-233-4778
City of Lafayette Housing Rehabilitation Grant Programs (housing rehab grants program ramp grant program, minor housing rehab grant program, sewer assistance repair program)
https://www.lafayettela.gov/DP/community-services/housing-services
220 West Willow Street, Building B, Lafayette LA 70501
Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Phone: 337-291-8000
Email: DP@LafayetteLA.gov
Greenhouse Senior Center:
110 NE Evangeline Thrwy., Lafayette, LA
Monday-Friday 6 :30a-2 :30p
Phone: 337-291-5458
The Rose House:
120 Statesman Drive
Monday-Friday 7a-3p
Phone: 337-291-5444
Lafayette Public Library – offers programs for seniors
View the calendar here (can search keyword “seniors”): https://lafayettela.libcal.com/
You can search for events for senior citizens on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/d/la--lafayette/senior-citizens/
Lafayette City Marshal’s Office, LA hosts regional athletic/social events for seniors: