Ascension Children’s Dental Play & Say

Resource Ascension Parish Library River Community Church

Guide American Academy of Pediatrics St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Carsyn Guitrau
American Red Cross St. Vincent De Paul

Family Independence Temporary Stand for Children

Assistance

The Salvation Army of Baton Rouge

Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge

WIC Louisiana
Full of Grace Café

We R CPR
La Familia Resource Center

No Kid Hungry

Ochsner Health

Operation Imagination Nutrition

A Love for Kids

WIC Louisiana is a program set up to
help women, infants, and children up to
age 5 who are low-income and are at
risk of malnutrition. WIC provides
nutritional food to people in need.
1024 SE Ascension Complex Blvd,
Gonzales, LA 70737
(800) 251-BABY
No Kid Hungry works to increase
access to nutrition programs for
children. They provide meals to
children during school and during the
summer. Their hope is to leave no kid
hungry.
800-969-4767
River Community Church is a church
that provides a food pantry for anyone
that is in need. If you are in need of
assistance, all you have to do is make
an appointment.
36367 Perkins Road, Prairieville, LA
70769
deacons@rivercommunity.org
Parenting
Family Service of Greater Baton
Rouge is a center where parents can go
to gain knowledge and skills about
parenting. They supply classes,
counselors, workshops, and training to
parents.
4727 Revere Ave, Baton Rouge, LA
70808
225-924-0123
American Academy of Pediatrics is a
source parents can refer to regarding
their child’s health, development, and
guidance on parenting. This website
provides information in both English
and Spanish.
Healthychildren.org
630-626-6000
Essential Needs
Family Independence Temporary
Assistance (FITAP) provides financial
aid to families with children when their
finances are not sufficient to their
needs. Their goal is to help families to
be able to come independent.
1-888-LAHELP-U
Full of Grace Café is a service led by
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic
Church. They provide services like
meals, haircuts, career services,
tutoring, diaper distribution,
counseling, fertility care, and resumes.
44450 Hwy 429, St. Amant, LA 70774
225- 647- 5321
St. Vincent De Paul is an organization
designed to help those in need. They
have many services such as food
services and housing, but a service that
could help school age children is that
they give school uniforms to children in
need.
220 St. Vincent De Paul Dr., Baton
Rouge, LA 70802
225-383-7837
Emergency Services
American Red Cross is an
organization set up to aid people during
emergencies. They help with disaster
relief, as well as offering educational
programs that support health and safety
and providing international relief and
development programs.
4655 Sherwood Common Blvd., Baton
Rouge, LA 70816
225-291-4533
The Salvation Army of Baton Rouge
provides social services to those in
need. They have a drug and alcohol
rehabilitation center, ac community
center, an emergency shelter, a
character-building program, and a
performing arts program.
225-355-4483
7361 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge,
LA 70805
We R CPR provides a range of safety
training programs to anyone that is
interested. There is a “Childcare
Providers” program that is ideal for
childcare providers, parents, and
babysitters.
8772 Quarters Lake Rd. Suite #14,
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225-978-5858
Health
St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital is a hospital designated to
treating pediatric diseases. St. Jude
does not deny any child based on race,
religion, or the family’s financial
situation.
8300 Constantin Blvd., Suite 300 Baton
Rouge, LA 70809
225-374-1485
Ochsner Health has a pediatric
orthopedic center. These specialists
treat common and rare orthopedic
injuries for children of all ages.
Examples of surgeries they perform are
for fractures, dislocations, and
infections.
1000 Ochsner Blvd. Covington, LA
70433
985-875-2828
Ascension Children’s Dental is a
pediatric dental and orthodontist office.
Their goal is to create good oral habits
early in a child’s life. They provide
routine preventive care, restorative
care, oral sedation, and general
anesthesia.
14639 Airline Highway 111,112
Gonzales, LA 70737
Advocacy
Stand for Children is a non-profit
education advocacy organization that
has the mission of giving every child a
high-quality education. They work with
parents and communities to improve
public education for everyone.
601 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, LA
70802
Cultural
La Familia Resource Center is a
program that was developed to meet the
needs of multi-cultural families by
providing services, information,
referrals, and programs.
650 Dr. Michael Debakey Dr., Lake
Charles, LA 70601
337-312-2906
Aftercare
A Love for Kids is a type 3 licensed
child daycare and learning facility for
children from ages 6 weeks old to 12
years old. They provide a before and
after school program and a summer
program. They provide a welcoming
atmosphere and an education
experience for every child.
38332 Hwy 929, Prairieville, LA 70769
225-313-6506
Development and Learning
Ascension Parish Library provides
books to students of all ages. It also has
other services for students to help them
in their studies, along with fun
activities like story time for English
and bilingual speakers.
708 S. Irma Blvd., Gonzales, LA 70737
225-647-3955
www.myAPL.org
Play & Say is a pediatric speech and
language therapy facility. Their goal is
to provide individualized therapy to
meet the needs of each child. They help
children with difficulties from many
areas, but an example is speech
articulation.

1201 Derek Drive, Hammond, LA

70403
985-402-1145
hello@playandsay.net

Operation Imagination is a facility

used to engage children in play. They
focus on active play, but also use
pretend play to engage the children.
This helps cognitive and brain
development.

4606 Jones Creek Rd. 100 Baton

Rouge, LA 70817
225-239-5636