Basic Need Assistance

This nonprofit organization offers need-based grants to offset the expense of scalp cooling systems for chemotherapy patients.

Cleaning for a Reason is a nonprofit organization that partners with maid services to offer free house cleaning services to women undergoing cancer treatment.

Keeping up with cancer treatment often requires a phone. Assurance Wireless provides eligible customers a free cell phone and free or low-cost data plans.

A nonprofit organization created by a group of pilots who volunteer to arrange free air transportation for any legitimate, charitable, medically related need. Angel Flight serves patients needing transportation around the Heartland region, and can arrange transportation in other areas of the country in coordination with healthcare organizations.

This nonprofit volunteer pilot organization based in Monroe, LA provides free air transportation to patients in financial need who require diagnosis and treatments at medical facilities not available to them locally. PFP provides services to patients in Louisiana and surrounding areas.

This statewide program offers eligible households financial assistance meeting their monthly utility bills.

Has listing of food pantries available by location

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits that help eligible low-income households buy the food they need for good health. For most households, SNAP funds account for only a portion of their food budgets; they must also use their own funds to buy enough food to last throughout the month. Eligible households can receive food assistance through regular SNAP or through the Louisiana Combined Application Project (LaCAP).