People helping people
How the program works
Adopt-A-Family Program
Helping homeless families starting over
Established: 1991
President: Kevin Buckel
E Mail: laadoptafamily@outlook.com
Uniform Drive Donations Mailing Address: Adopt-A-Family Uniform Drive, 3445 N Causeway Blvd Suite 300 Metairie, LA 70002
Over 4000 Families helped since 1991 in the Greater New Orleans area
A Non-Profit Organization
Adopt-A-Family is a great way of helping families starting over in a new home by collecting basic household items.
HOW TO HELP A FAMILY STARTING OVER
Adopt-A-Family helps homeless families starting over with household items. Adopt-A-Family matches homeless families starting over by matching them with helping families that raise basic household items. No money is involved! The program requires the family or group giving assistance to network with family and friends to raise usable second hand household items for the family in need.
Request help for a Family: Click Here
To Register to help a Family, Please send me an email at laadoptafamily@outlook.com
School Uniform Drive
Helping Students in School without a uniform
School Uniform Drive
At the start of each school season many students in the New Orleans area go to school without a proper school uniform, no uniform at all, or choose not to attend school because their family cannot afford school uniforms. Students who cannot meet uniform requirements suffer a discomfort because they stand out in a wrong way.
Since 1993 when schools started requiring uniforms we have raised $50 donations to help one student purchase (2) school uniforms. To prove what your donation was used for, we send you back the "actual receipt" and "thank you" note from the student we assigned to your donation. We have raised over $1M in the past 30 years and have spent 100% of the donations on school uniforms.
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Students who need help are selected by school social workers.
Mail donations to: Adopt-A-Family Uniform Drive,
3445 N Causeway Blvd Suite 300
Metairie, LA 70002.
The funds raised are administered by a local accounting to prove all funds were spent in accordance with our charter and we have the overall program audited.
SCHOOL REQUEST FORM: Schools ONLY
The 2023 School Uniform drive helped over 637 needy students purchase new school uniforms. As promised, every penny raised was spent on school uniforms. We raised $31,860 in donations and purchase $46,109 in school uniforms. We added $20 to each student to buy an extra pair of shirt or pants do to a large donation made to the program