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The New Orleans’ Women’s Shelter’s NOWS enables women to transition out of homelessness into a stable and productive lifestyle.

To realize this mission we have two primary goals: 1) To operate a resource rich, safe, homelike environment which allows homeless women an opportunity to craft a new future for themselves and their children, and 2) To assist women in their transition to successful independent living by providing case management, counseling, employment guidance, and education services while stressing and supporting personal responsibility.

The Issues: Homelessness in New Orleans

According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, New Orleans' rate of homelessness is more than four times that of most U.S. cities. With an estimated City population of 302,000 there are approximately 12,000 homeless or 4% of the general population compared to an average national rate of 1%. The number of homeless in New Orleans is nearly double the pre-Katrina homeless count, according to the homeless advocacy group UNITY of Greater New Orleans.

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With an estimated City
population of 302,000
there are approximately
12,000 homeless or 4% of
the general population.