MEMORANDUM To:           Providence House Staff From:     Verni Howard, Executive Director CC:           Providence House Board of Directors Jean Sayres Mary Ann Selber Date:     March 16, 2020 RE:           Providence House Response to COVID-19   In response

Mayor Perkins and the City of Shreveport to serve at Providence House on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day   Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (MLK) is this upcoming Monday, January 20, 2020. While this

THE PROVIDENCE HOUSE & BPCC ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT/JOB SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM EXPANSION by: Amanda Crane, Digital Communications Coordinator, BPCC Shreveport, LA – The Providence House (TPH) and Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC)

The winter holidays are a time when most families come together to celebrate and rejoice. While the majority of families in our community spend their time attending holiday parties, last minute Christmas shopping, or

Providence House’s Child Development Center has been named one of three top spots in Caddo Parish under the “Birth to Three” category on the State of Louisiana’s Honor Roll. This recognition comes from high

SleepOut 4 Independence is officially set for November 16th, 2019 at Independence Stadium. SleepOut 4 Independence is hosted by Providence House, and is a community wide event that aims to raise awareness of homelessness

Panhandling problem: Homeless advocates say it hurts those truly in need by: Jeané Franseen Posted: Jul 29, 2019 / 08:47 PM CDT / Updated: Jul 29, 2019 / 10:25 PM CDT SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)

Verni Howard,  Exexcutive Director of Providence House, was among 16 honorees at the 28th Annual ATHENA Leadership Award Luncheon November 8, 2018 at Sam’s Town Shreveport. The Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Business Development

One of our residents just received a donated vehicle! She’s so excited and we’re excited for her! Thanks to our community for being so generous!

6 finalists announced for Virginia K. Shehee Most Influential Woman Award Judy Christie, Special to the Shreveport Times A passion for serving their fellow human beings characterizes the six finalists for the 2018 Virginia

Hiedi Chapman, owner of Pak’s Karate, recently held a teddy bear drive for Providence House. Chapman asked her students to collect gently used teddy bears in an effort to help homeless families with children

The Lawrence family held a school supply drive in their community located in Bossier City! They created a huge backpack from a leftover box and asked their neighbors to donate school supplies for school-aged

Our community is awesome! Thanks, Academy Sports + Outdoors for donating several gift cards for our children to purchase school uniforms. We are so thankful!    

Providence House was honored to welcome Miss USA Kára McCullough and Miss Teen USA Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff. Our children had a wonderful time meeting you and cannot wait to see you both again soon.  

The Florida State football team spent its Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Shreveport rather than Tallahassee in preparation for the upcoming Independence Bowl, but even though the team was away from home, it used

Kimberly had lost everything, including a place to stay and was facing jail time. She had no job, and she and her children Ka’Lajea and Kentravious were sleeping in a car. She had nowhere

Shunta Marston and her 2 children Shaniya and Amya, had been living in a motel and unemployed and when her money ran out. Having nowhere to go, she called Providence House hoping to find

The Johnsons were struggling, had no jobs and could not provide for their children Naylon and Jaya. They called Providence House because they had heard that it had a good program to help families.

Erik and his daughter Skyler were living what he describes as an unstable life with no direction before coming to Providence House. He was working part-time as a landscaper, and there was just not

Marquita and her son Donte were living in a motel. She was working at Circle K. When they changed her hours to overnight, she made the choice to quit her job, because she did

Leslie says life was overwhelming. 11 years ago, she divorced her husband due to domestic violence. Since that time she had received no child support to help her raise her children. She was working

Deloria and her 6 children Mitesha, Shakerria, Tamar, Sha’Tyra, Cimino, and Kaharia would have to stay in separate places at night just to have a safe place to stay warm and dry. Each morning,

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