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Christmas is one of the most magical times of year at Covenant House. We want our residents to feel all of the warmth and love possible during the holiday season. The holidays can be particularly rough on our homeless youth without family, so we try to go “all out” to really make it special for […]
Thousands of Homeless Teens Now Have Somewhere to Celebrate the Holidays Despite our broken and underfunded child welfare system, community groups like Covenant House are providing much needed support at an emotional time. — This is an opinion piece by Jim Kelly, Executive Director of Covenant House New Orleans. This is part of an going […]
Human Trafficking Awareness Month Blog: What You Can Do To Combat Trafficking — By: Leanne McCallum, Task Force Coordinator Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force At the end of nearly every training event, an audience member will ask me, “So what can I do to combat human trafficking?” Though this global crime […]
Over the past year, Covenant House has provided comprehensive services and care to 90 human trafficking victims – a number that has only continued to grow. Youth who come to us as sex trafficking victims need immediate safety and security. Many victims of trafficking and sexual labor are struggling with mental health issues, addictions, and severe […]
Happy Halloween! The Fall is a wonderful time at Covenant House. With Halloween, the Sleep Out, Thanksgiving, and Christmas all one after another, there’s a festive spirit in the air. In the past week, it’s been a marathon of fun – and we couldn’t have done it without the hard work and generous donations from […]
Tabitha came to Covenant House last April at age 20. She had been living on her own since age 17. She did not get along well with her step-mother. She was still grieving over the death of her grandmother — and primary caregiver — when she was 11. Tabitha was forced to move around a lot, adding to […]
Gordon came to us in the Fall of 2014. Gordon and his mother had been homeless. They were living pillar to post. They had never gotten back on their feet after Katrina. He was ten years old when they were rescued from rising flood waters. Due to her cancer, his mother was able to find a place […]
Matthew came to Covenant House at the age of 17 after being pushed out of a highly dysfunctional home. On his own for the first time, he was determined to change his life for the better. If you met Matthew, you’d be impressed by his intelligence and creativity. After a few months of working and saving, […]
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