Baton Rouge Zoo
The Baton Rouge Zoo is a place for community
entertainment to go learn and visit all kinds of
different animals. They will have different events as
well, some for children and some for adults.
3601 Thomas Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70807
(225)775-3931
Perkins Road Community
Park
The Perkins Road Community park is a park themed
towards being active and moving around. It includes
things like a skate park, soccer fields, tennis courts,
playground and more.
7122 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225)766-9039
Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run is a non-profit organization for
children from 3rd grade to 8th grade. There are three
24-lesson curriculums teach life skills through group
processing, running games and workouts.
3185 Balis Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225)636-0800
Knock Knock Museum
The Knock Knock Museum is a new children’s
museum that is extremely interactive and very
educational. It allows children to do all different
things such as paint, be a cook, go grocery shopping,
be a vet, and much more.
1900 Dalrymple Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225)388-3090
Exceptional Lives
Exceptional Lives helps families of children with University High
disabilities to gain the utmost access to services and
supports by making the disability information more
accessible and easy to read. It offers interactive how-to
Resource Guide
guides to connect you with agencies that offer services, a This is a guide that functions as a resource for the families
searchable resource directory, and a personal support help of this community to seek the help or resources they need.
line. It includes a short description of what it is and then how to
access it underneath. This is only some of the many
www.exceptionallives.org
resources in the Baton Rouge Area, but these are the ones
1(844)354-1212 I found valuable for this community. Use as you please.
Boys & Girls Club of Baton
Rouge
Their mission is to enable all young people, especially
those who need it most, to reach their full potential in
every way. It includes things such as sport events, health
and life skills, education and more.
8281 Goodwood Boulevard, Suite A, Baton Rouge, La
70806
(225)383-3928
Child/Adolescent Behavioral
Health Services
Includes information, referral, screening and assessment,
medication evaluations and management; Individual,
group, family therapy, testing, counseling for HIV/STDs,
addictive disorders prevention, treatment for sexual
abuse, education, counseling for emotional disorders/
substance abuse, school based services.
4615 Government St., Bldg. 1, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 922-0445 • Toll Free (800) 590-2849 • Fax (225) 922-
0068. Children’s Crisis Team: Toll Free (866) 392-4692 •
(225) 922-0631
Louisiana Art & Science
Museum
The Art & Science Museum features all different things
including exhibits from renowned artists, permanent art
collections, planetarium, and interactive children’s
galleries that encourages all ages to come.
100 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225)344-5272
Healthy Baton Rouge Website
This website is full of many different ways to get active
and go outdoors through all different locations,
activities and events. It includes ways to be active, be
nourishes, be smart, and be involved.
www.healthybr.com
CHADD
CHADD is a membership organization that was founded
in 1987 in response to the frustration and sense of
isolation that parents and their children who have
ADHD experience. It provides an environment of
support and community for people struggling with this.
chadd.org
(800)233-4050
Our Lady of the Lake Children’s
Health
The Lady of the Lake includes many resources for both
parents and children to work through issues dealing with
all sorts of health issues, including behavioral and
emotional. For example, there is a class/group for children
to go to if their parents are divorced/getting one.
5000 Hennessy Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 765-6565
cahsd.org
This place serves children who are dealing with
emotional health and substance abuse. It serves
birth through 18. CBHS provides outpatient
behavioral health and addictive disorders
services for youth ages 6-18 and their families to
improve overall functioning.
4615 Government Street, Building 1, Baton
Rouge, LA 70806
Families Helping Families
Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge is a non-
profit resource center organized and directed by family
members of individuals with disabilities. We support
families whose members have physical, cognitive, mental,
emotional, or behavioral disabilities. Our own experiences
further our commitment in reaching out to these families.
2356 Drusilla Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225)216-7474
American Heart Association
American Heart Association is a non-profit
organization. They offer free CPR classes. Go to
the website and search your zip code, then select
the one you like best and reserve a spot.
2644 S Sherwood Forest Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA
70816
(225) 248-7700