Table of Contents

Topic………………............................................................................Page Number
Alternatives to Abortion/Foster Care Resources……………......................…………………….1
Adoptions……………………………....................................................................................…….2
Apartments/Housing Programs based on Income……………………………………................3
Agriculture………………………………........................................................................................3
Ambulance Service………………………......................................................................................4
Anger Management Groups………………..................................................................................4
Annulments……………………….....................................................................................………..4
Assessor’s Offices……………………….....................................................................................…4
Birth/Death/Marriage/Certificates/Vital Records……………………………..................………5
BISCO (Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organization)…………….............................…...5
Budget Counseling/Money Management…...............................................................................5
Business Counseling………………………....................................................................................6
Children………………………………….....................................................................................…7
Christmas Toy Assistance…………....................................................................................……..15
Computers, Computer Classes & Security…………………….............................……………..16
Consumer Complaints/Protection………...................................................................................16
Counseling………………………………......................................................................................17
Collectibles/Estate Items and Local Crafts……………………………........................………..19
Crime Services…………………...……....................................................................................…19
Dental……………………………………......................................................................................20
Disaster Assistance/Information…...................................................................................………21
DNA Testing……………….....................................................................................……………..22
Domestic Violence……………………….....................................................................................22
Driver’s Education…………………....................................................................................….….23
Education……………………....................................................................................……….…...23
Elections and Politics………………....................................................................................…….37
Elderly Resources……………....................................................................................…….……..37
Employment/Employment Benefits Assistance……………………........................…….……..45
Federal Government Programs Information……………………...............................….………48
Fire Assistance……………………….....................................................................................…...48
First Time Home Buyers/Mortgage Assistance…………….........................…………………..49
Fisherman……………………………….......................................................................................50
Food………………………………….....................................................................................…...50
Fraud Reporting………………………...................................................................................….55
Funerals………………………………....................................................................................…..55
Gambling Support Groups…………..................................................................................…….57
Grief and Loss Support Groups………..................................................................................….57
Hazardous Waste Pickup……………...................................................................................…...59
Homeland Security Hotline………..................................................................................………59
Homeless Assistance…………………...................................................................................…..59
Horticulture………………………………....................................................................................60
House Repairs……………………………....................................................................................60
Housing Services………………………........................................................................................61
Hunting Season Information……………....................................................................................61
Identity Theft……………………………......................................................................................61
Immigration & Resettlement…………..................................................................................….63
Income Tax Preparation and Assistance.................................................................................…63
Indian Support…………………………....................................................................................…64
Interpreters/Translators………………….....................................................................................65
Landlord Problems……………………...................................................................................….65
Legal Aid………………………………........................................................................................65
Marriage Support……………………...................................................................................…...66
Maternity Homes……………………....................................................................................…...67
Medicaid……………………………….....................................................................................…67
Medical Information……………………......................................................................................68
Motor Vehicles Departments………….....................................................................................120
Military………………………………….......................................................................................120
Parenting Support…………………..................................................................................…….120
Prison Release Assistance…………...................................................................................……122
Rape…………………………......................................................................................………….123
Rental or Eviction Assistance…....................................................................................………..124
Retirement……………………………....................................................................................…124
Safety………………………….....................................................................................……...…124
Self Employment……………....................................................................................………….126
Sexual Harassment in the Work Place………………………………................................……126
Sewer Treatment Plan Assistance……..................................................................................…126
Social Security……………………….....................................................................................….127
Spiritual Support…………………....................................................................................……..128
Substance Abuse……………………...................................................................................…..130
Suicide………………………………....................................................................................…..130
Telemarketing Calls………………...................................................................................…….132
Telephone/Internet Assistance………..................................................................................….131
Thrift Stores……………………………......................................................................................131
Transportation………………………....................................................................................…..132
Travel Information……………..……......................................................................................…132
Utility Companies Within Diocese of Houma Thibodaux.....................……………………...134
Utility Payment Assistance……………......................................................................................135
Unemployment Claims………………....................................................................................…137
Veterans Information………………....................................................................................…...137
Volunteer Opportunities…………...................................................................................……..138
Voting………………………………......................................................................................…..139
War & Terrorism……………………......................................................................................….139
Wildlife Rehabilitation/Animal Control/Pet Adoptions……………............…………………139