Build 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.

United Way Southwest Louisiana’s Matched Savings Initiative works with low-income individuals and families to reward savings goal achievements. The initiative is designed to help participants achieve financial goals that build long-term wealth.

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.

Each year, United Way Southwest Louisiana's Initiative, the WriteStart Project, provides school supplies, student fees and uniforms to teachers and children in need across Southwest Louisiana. 

Check out the information below to find out how you can help us put smiles on the faces of teachers, principals and students across Southwest Louisiana!

Literacy 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.

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.