“I am so thankful for the way my life turned out. And what I’ve discovered about myself in it.” –Annette P.   Annette’s journey includes being an only child, facing homelessness, being abused, and hearing she was “mental.” Her journey also includes raising five...

The narrative below was part of an activity at Providence House for National Tell-A-Story Day. The intention was to get the residents as a whole to participate in not just telling a story, but writing a story from beginning to end and working together to meet a...

Meet Melanie Moss, one of Providence House’s many graduates who continues to live a successful, self-sufficient life. Watch Melanie’s story here. She has continued to grow and succeed since this video was produced in 2016. Melanie’s story is far from over. Melanie has...

Providence House’s Donation Center is reopening Monday, March 7. Your clothing and furniture donations help tremendously and we could not do this work without your support. Our drive-up donation center is located behind Providence House at 814 Cotton and is open...

MEMORANDUM To:                   Providence House Donors, Partners and Friends From:              Verni Howard, Executive Director Date:               January 6, 2022 RE:                   Clothing and Furniture Donations   Just when we thought COVID-19 was...

On September 23, 2021 Providence House held a virtual graduation to celebrate 8 families who completed the Providence House program where each family learned how to become self-sufficient. To graduate from our program is no small feat and these families have faced...

  Providence House Named as a “Best Places to Work” Recipient by BIZ. Magazine SHREVEPORT, LA - Providence House has been nominated and chosen as one of Shreveport-Bossier’s “Best Places to Work” by BIZ. Magazine. The organization, along with eleven others, will...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2021 Contact: Millie Flowers, mflowers@theprovidencehouse.com   Providence House Executive Director Wins Non-Profit Professional of the Year   Shreveport, LA - Providence House Executive Director, Verni Howard, was recognized...

If you’re a philanthropist in the SBC area, chances are you have heard of Give for Good and for good reason. The Community Foundation hosts this amazing 2 week stretch of giving every year from the end of April to the beginning of May. The final day being a blow out...

When you think of your living room at home, what comes to mind? Is it your comfy couch where you seek solace in the evenings and on weekends under a comfy throw? Your family gathered around for game night or movies with pizza? Or is it old comforts like stacks of...

Caddo Parish, LA - Caddo Parish is set to launch an Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA) to serve eligible persons in Caddo Parish who have been financially impacted and unable to pay rent and electricity costs as a result of COVID-19. The program will begin...

Congratulations are in order! We held a graduation ceremony honoring our Fall Class of 2020 on September 17th. Fourteen families (15 adults, 29 children) completed our program and are now living in their own houses! We hosted the ceremony on the front steps of...

By Jeff Ferrell | September 3, 2020 at 6:15 AM CDT - Updated September 3 at 6:25 AM SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Questions are swirling about what impact the White House order, to halt evictions for some renters through the end of the year, could have for renters in the...

SHREVEPORT, La - Providence House named one of their residential rooms after the Krewe of Atlas for their efforts in collecting items to renovate a space for one of the nonprofit’s homeless families on August21,2020. The donation comes on the heels of a new program...

SHREVEPORT, La. - The Child Development Center (CDC) at Providence House is now accepting enrollment applications for four year old children for the 2020-2021 school year. The nonprofit’s education center is gearing up for the school year by expanding their four year...

The Yokem Connection, brought to you by Yokem Toyota and KSLA, provides a short inside look of what's going on in our community and how others can get involved with local organizations. KSLA's Caroline Hooper sat down with Providence House Executive Director, Verni...

July 20, 2020 Contact: Millie Flowers, Providence House, mflowers@theprovidencehouse.com   National Corporations Donate Over $26,000 to Providence House SHREVEPORT, LA. -  Providence House received over $26,000 in donations from local branches of four national...

Give for Good 2020 Give for Good was May 5th, 2020 and Providence House knocked it out of the park! Give for Good is an annual Community Foundation event that takes place in May to raise vital funds for local nonprofits throughout northwest Louisiana. This year’s Give...

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 to...

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 day typically sheds light on Dr. King’s legacy and the civil rights...

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 hosting relatives from out of town, others struggle...

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 at Providence House. Due to the number of teddy bears, her...

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 children at Providence House. Sometimes it takes one idea to...

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.  

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 else to turn, so she called Providence House. While at Providence House, she has...

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 a new life for herself and her children. Providence House helped her find a job,...

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. They admit that they had a lot to learn. Providence House has helped...

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 enough money to make ends meet. Additionally, he was working to gain...

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 not feel safe leaving her son alone overnight in a motel. With no income and no other...

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 full-time at Target as a cashier. However, she and her two children...

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, Deloria would then go to all the places her children had stayed and pick...