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 for qualified clients in the five civil parishes in the Diocese of Lake Charles (Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis).  Assistance is subject to availability of grants and other funding:

• Rental/Mortgage/Deposit Assistance
• Utility Assistance
• Food Bank Assistance
• SNAP/Food Stamp Application Assistance
• Homeless Outreach Services
• Laundry/Shower Trailer Services
• Prisoner Re-entry Services (Calcasieu parolees only)
• Prescription Drug Expense Assistance
• Funeral Expense Assistance
• Transportation Assistance (Bus tickets)

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)