Individual & Family Assistance

Catholic Charities is here to help take the stress off of families in financial crisis by providing limited assistance with payment towards your rent or utility bills, items needed for employment when a new job is found, or car repairs (if employed).  Please scroll down the page (past the online application)  to view descriptions of other programs offered that may also be of help to your family.

In order to apply for assistance, please complete the application below.  An email will be sent to you once your application is received, asking you to submit documentation either by return email (jgaudet@htdiocese.org), fax (985-876-7751) or by dropping your documents off in the locked box outside of our building on 1220 Aycock Street, Houma. 

Assistance is limited to residents of the areas in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. Applications will be reviewed to ensure that the program criteria is met prior to assistance being given.  
 

The Office of Individual & Family Assistance helps to support low income families
in maintaining their own households while facing financial crisis.  We accomplish
this through one or more of the following:

Applying for Social Security Disability can be a challenge. Our comprehensive information guide may be able to help you during this process . Click HERE to look over & download the information or call Jennifer Gaudet at 876-0490 to set up an appointment to help you file for your disability benefits free of charge. 

 Clicking the link below will provide information from the Social Security Administration about the rules of Working While Disabled.

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: WORKING WHILE DISABLED
 

Financial awareness is a huge part of helping your family finances. Click HERE for a list of sources that can help you organize and keep track of your expenses.
 

Unexpected emergencies can cost more than we bargained for. Please click on the links below for  information on how to obtain fiancial assistance after you have experienced an emergency.  

FIRE | FUNERALS | MEDICINE | RENT | UTILITIES
 

Homeless?   While we don't have a shelter we operate , we do seek to provide comfort
for those living on the streets by providing a backpack with personal supplies in it
to help make living outdoors bearable.   A complete list of shelters
in other parts of Louisiana can be found further down this page.

Please click HERE if you are in need of help preparing and electronically filing  your taxes, or if you'd like to join our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Team .  

Free software is also available for filing both your State and Federal income tax returns if you are comformtable doing them yourself:

STATE TAXES | FEDERAL TAXES

Additionally, if you do not need to file a Louisiana state tax return and own your own home,
you may be entilted to receive a refund on your Louisiana State Citizen's Assessment fee that is charged on most homeowner's policies.  For  more information ,  please click HERE.
 

Project Self Help is meant to help those in need get to a place of self-sufficiency. Click HERE for more information about what this program can provide for you and your family.
 

The Saint Christopher program is a network of mechanics who generously volunteer their time to fix the vehicles of those in need. Click HERE for more information about qualifications, or if you are interested in voluteering your time as a mechanic.
 

Help to bring Christ to families who are truly in need this Christmas by giving what some cannot afford. Click HERE for details.
 

A guide to area resources if offered to help families find other programs in our community that can help them. Items are added throughout the year as new programs are discovered; the guide is also fully updated once a year. Click HERE to look over & download the guide.
 

When unemployed, looking for a job, an affordable place to rent or finding yourself homeless 
can feel like a hopeless situation.  Click the links below to find an easier way to job hunt, find rental properties or find resources for anyone that is without shelter.


 LOOKING FOR WORK?

RENTAL PROPERTIES IN OUR DIOCESE | RENTER'S RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES

LOUISIANA HOMELESS SHELTERS | PUBLIC SHOWER LOCATIONS I 

LOUISIANA  COORDINATED ACCESS POINTS FOR HOMELESS