Public housing and housing-assistance pathway for eligible Terrebonne Parish residents, including people needing special services - Houma and Terrebonne Parish; income, household, waitlist, application, accommodation, and program rules apply; not emergency shelter
Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority
The Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority provides public-housing and affordable-housing information and directs residents to apply, update information, and request special services. Confirm current openings, waitlist status, documents, reasonable accommodations, and disaster-recovery routes directly.
Official Section 8, community development, low-income home-energy, crisis-intervention, commodities, weatherization, Head Start, and referral pathway - Terrebonne Parish; income, household, appointment, funding, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Terrebonne Parish Housing and Human Services
Terrebonne Parish Housing and Human Services consolidates programs for low-income families, including Section 8 rental assistance, community development, crisis intervention, commodities, low-income home-energy assistance, weatherization, Head Start, and referrals to nonprofit partners. Its Shamrock Building is at 4800 Highway 311; confirm current application, funding, and eligibility rules.
Coordinated-entry, information, referral, temporary emergency housing, and homelessness-support pathway - Terrebonne and nearby South Louisiana parishes; screening, household, safety, provider, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Terrebonne Homelessness Coordinated Entry and The Haven
The Louisiana Housing Corporation identifies The Haven as a Houma-region coordinated-entry provider for Terrebonne and nearby parishes. It publishes 985-853-0045 for information, referrals, temporary emergency housing, and additional services; confirm current access, shelter capacity, and safety rules before traveling.
Local homeless outreach, coordinated-entry, permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and case-management pathway - Houma and Region 3; intake, household, safety, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
START Homeless Outreach and Coordinated Entry
START lists Homeless Outreach and Coordinated Entry at 420 Magnolia Street in Houma and publishes permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional, and other housing programs. Call 1-888-879-7215 to ask about current access, assessment, eligibility, and capacity.
Aging and disability resource pathway for meals, transportation, utility assistance, housing, caregiver support, disaster registration, material aid, and wellness - Terrebonne Parish; age, disability, assessment, program, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Terrebonne Council on Aging
The Terrebonne Council on Aging provides an Aging and Disability Resource Center, food for seniors, transportation, utility assistance, disaster services, housing information, and support for caregivers and people with limited capabilities. Confirm current eligibility, assessment, documents, and capacity before relying on a service.
Elderly, disabled, demand-response, medical, government, and fee-for-service transportation pathway - Terrebonne Parish; age, disability, reservation, geography, fare, and capacity rules apply; not emergency transport
Terrebonne Council on Aging Transportation
The Council on Aging lists transportation to medical appointments, government facilities, senior centers, grocery and personal needs, plus demand-response curbside service for rural residents and fee-for-service options for some people under age 60. Confirm the right route, reservation, accessibility, and fare directly.
Monthly food-box pathway for eligible older adults in Terrebonne Parish - age, income, household, application, schedule, and supply rules apply; not emergency shelter or medical care
Terrebonne Council on Aging Food for Seniors
The Terrebonne Council on Aging distributes Second Harvest's Food for Seniors monthly boxes to eligible older residents. Confirm current age, income, documents, pickup or delivery, schedule, and availability before traveling; assistance is not guaranteed.
Supported and supervised independent-living, community-living-support, personal-care, household, budgeting, and transportation pathway for adults with developmental disabilities - Terrebonne Parish; waiver, assessment, service-plan, staffing, and capacity rules apply; not 24-hour emergency supervision
TARC Supported Independent Living
TARC supports adults in inclusive homes and apartments through supported independent living and community living supports. Published assistance can include budgeting, bills, appointments, transportation, cooking, cleaning, laundry, hygiene, and household duties; TARC states the program is not 24-hour support. Confirm waiver, assessment, scope, and current capacity directly.
Food-bank and homeless-support pathway for Terrebonne Parish households; photo ID, proof of income, household details, distribution schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency shelter or medical care
Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank
Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank distributes food from 922 Sunset Avenue in Houma and lists a main-campus drive-through every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. and Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Its published intake requires photo ID, proof of income if any, and names and birthdates of household members; confirm current schedule and supply before traveling.
Food, personal-care, rent, utilities, emergency financial, disaster, case-management, disability-application, and resource-guide pathway - Terrebonne and Lafourche communities; intake, household, income, faith/community program, funding, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Catholic Charities Houma-Thibodaux
Catholic Charities of Houma-Thibodaux lists food banks and mobile pantries, emergency assistance for rent, utilities, medicine and fire-related needs, case management, disaster support, budget counseling, and Social Security Disability application help. Its main office is at 1220 Aycock Street in Houma; confirm current program openings and requirements.
Food pantry, emergency rent and utility assistance, poverty, youth, and disaster-relief pathway - Houma and surrounding Terrebonne community; intake, funding, household, schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Houma Service Center Salvation Army
The Salvation Army Houma Service Center at 5539 West Main Street lists food pantries, emergency rent and utility assistance, youth services, poverty support, and disaster relief. Contact the center to confirm current hours, documents, eligibility, and available funds.
Official commodities, food, utility, emergency-intervention, weatherization, and community-stabilization pathway - low-income Terrebonne Parish households; income, appointment, annual-application, funding, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Terrebonne Parish Community Services
Terrebonne Parish Community Services provides USDA commodities on a quarterly basis, low-income home-energy and weatherization pathways, and an Emergency Intervention Program for certain items destroyed by fire or flood. The parish says utility assistance is not crisis intervention and applicants should keep service active until payment is processed; confirm current status directly.
Official fixed-route, fare, paratransit, and accessible public-transportation pathway - Terrebonne Parish; route, schedule, fare, reservation, disability, and service-capacity rules apply; not emergency transport
Good Earth Transit
Good Earth Transit operates parishwide fixed-route buses and curb-to-curb ADA paratransit. Published fares include a $1 base fare, reduced fares for qualified older adults, Medicare recipients, and people with disabilities, and qualified paratransit fares; confirm current route, application, reservation, and fare details before traveling.
Official nuisance-abatement, drainage, solid-waste, public-works, quality-of-life, utility, and parish-service request pathway - Terrebonne Parish; jurisdiction, request type, inspection, schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government Service Requests
Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government provides a service-request route for drainage, nuisance abatement, solid waste, public works, and quality-of-life concerns and publishes GIS, utility payments, assistance programs, and parish contacts. Use 911 for immediate danger and confirm the responsible department for planned concerns.
Official building, permit, inspection, zoning, floodplain, code, and property-compliance pathway - Terrebonne Parish; jurisdiction, permit, inspection, notice, fee, and compliance rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Terrebonne Parish Planning, Zoning, and Permits
Terrebonne Parish Planning and Zoning handles permits, regulatory approvals, inspections, and code-related property pathways. The parish publishes 985-873-6567 for permit and regulatory contacts; confirm whether a property is in city or parish jurisdiction before filing or relying on an inspection route.
Official parish waterworks, gas, solid-waste, recycling, billing, and utility-service pathway - Terrebonne Parish service areas; account, service-area, payment, schedule, emergency, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Terrebonne Parish Utilities and Solid Waste
Terrebonne Parish publishes utility, waterworks, gas-distribution, solid-waste, recycling, and payment routes through its departments and directory. Confirm the service district, current billing, pickup, bulk-waste, outage, and after-hours rules directly; use 911 for an immediate threat.
Free civil legal-assistance pathway for eligible low-income residents of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes - housing, benefits, family, consumer, safety, and disaster matters; income, case-type, conflict, intake, and capacity rules apply; urgent deadlines require immediate contact; not emergency dispatch
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
LouisianaLawHelp identifies the Houma office of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services as serving Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. It says legal emergencies may include hearings or appeal deadlines and advises people to call or visit with their papers; confirm current intake, eligibility, scope, and capacity before assuming representation.
Official SNAP application, interview, verification, and redetermination pathway - Louisiana, including Terrebonne Parish; income, household, identity, document, interview, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Louisiana SNAP Success Center
Louisiana's SNAP Success Center explains online and phone applications, documents, interviews, and redeterminations. Eligible households may receive monthly food benefits, but approval and timing are not guaranteed; call 888-LAHelp-U or use the current state application route.
Official Medicaid and health-coverage pathway - Louisiana, including Terrebonne Parish; income, household, identity, program, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Louisiana Medicaid
Louisiana Medicaid provides current health-coverage program and application information for eligible residents. Review the state pathway or ask a qualified community provider for application help; approval and coverage are not guaranteed.
Multi-agency navigation route for housing, food, behavioral health, utilities, transportation, benefits, legal help, aging, disaster, and safety - Terrebonne Parish; provider hours, eligibility, and capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch
Terrebonne Parish Resource Navigation
When a need crosses multiple systems, combine 211, START, Terrebonne Behavioral Health, housing and human services, homelessness coordinated entry, TCOA, transit, food banks, legal aid, public health, parish departments, and emergency-preparedness routes. Confirm each provider before traveling or sharing sensitive information.