Louisiana Financial Resource Guide
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| Entity | Description | Address | Phone | Website | |||||
| Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) | The Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) provides cash assistance to families with children when the financial resources of the family are insufficient to meet subsistence needs. | FITAP 627 N. Fourth St. Baton Rouge, LA 70802 | 1-225-342-2346 1-888-524-3578 | FITAP | |||||
| CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CCAP) | The Child Care Assistance program helps low-income families to pay for the child care they need while working, looking for work, attending school or training. | CCAP 627 N. Fourth St. Baton Rouge, LA 70802 | 1-888 LAHELPU (1-888-524-3578) | CCAP | |||||
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) | The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits that help eligible low-income households buy the food they need for good health. | SNAP Southern University Agricultural Research & Extension Center | 1-800-221-5689 1-225-219-0351 | SNAP | |||||
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families | TANF is Louisiana’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program. It is a group of programs and services that help people break away from what’s holding them back. It’s not a welfare program or a handout – it’s real help for those who are ready to break the cycle | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 1201 North Third Street | 1-225-342-3950 1-800-706-8263 | TANF | |||||
| Louisiana Workforce Commission | The Louisiana Workforce Commission (formerly known as the Louisiana Department of Labor) provides unemployment and employment resources for Louisiana residents, as well as business and labor information and services. | Office of Workforce Development 1001 North 23rd Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802-3338 | 1-225-342-3111 | WorkForce | |||||
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