Thank you for your interest in Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana.

Our Mission is to be Christ’s merciful love to those who suffer.

Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana provides the following services and programs for qualified individuals and families living in the five civil parishes in the Diocese of Lake Charles (Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis Parishes).  Assistance is subject to availability of donations, grants and other funding:

• Rental/Mortgage/Deposit Assistance
• Utility Assistance
• Food Bank Assistance
• Monthly Food Distributions throughout SWLA
  
• SNAP Application Assistance
• Homeless Outreach Services
• Laundry/Shower Trailer Services
• Prescription Drug Expense Assistance
• Funeral Expense Assistance
• Transportation Assistance (Bus tickets)
• Disaster Relief Assistance 

Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana firmly identifies with its Catholic identity. In keeping with Catholic Social Teaching and in acknowledgment of the dignity of each human person, made in the image and likeness of God, we provide services without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin or disability, marital or veteran status and other basis prohibited by applicable law.

"The Church's deepest nature is expressed in her three-fold responsibility: of proclaiming the word of God, celebrating the sacraments, and exercising the ministry of charity... For the Church, charity is not a kind of welfare activity which could equally well be left to others, but is a part of her nature, an indispensable expression of her very being." (Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est, Par. 25)