Build Back The Block

logoBuild Back The Block is United Way Southwest Louisiana's neighborhood revitalization Initiative for the ALICE population in portions of Southwest Louisiana damaged by Hurricanes Laura and Delta, Winter Storm Uri or May flooding of 2021. 

This Initiative is NOT open for applications. Homeowners must be employed and the homes are identified through funders process.

Partners & Initiatives

United Way Southwest Louisiana and its partner agencies are making a positive impact in our community. Their Initiatives are transforming lives by addressing unmet needs.

At the core of our work and our mission is a fundamental truth: we are all people.

Literacy Kits

logoLiteracy Kits inspire a love for reading in the children who receive them and creativity in the dedicated volunteers who assemble them. Each kit includes one book and volunteer designed props, games, or other activities to make the reading interactive.

ALICE

For a growing number of U.S. households, financial stability is nothing more than a pipe dream, no matter how hard their members work. These households are ALICE – Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed – earning above the Federal Poverty Level yet struggling to afford basic expenses.