Programs
Information & Referral, Education & Training, Peer to Peer Support and other programs.
Our Mission
TO ASSIST AND STRENGTHEN INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A COORDINATED NETWORK OF RESOURCES, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.
Families Helping Families of Acadiana is one of ten 501©3 non-profit resource centers located throughout the state of Louisiana.
Our corporation was organized as a family-directed resource center based on the principals of Louisiana Act 378 of 1989 for individuals with disabilities and their families.
We believe that providing support services through our programs will educate, strengthen and empower families and individuals who are at an increased risk for family breakdown.
We are parents that have gone through what you’re going through, the individual that lives with a disability every day and the family that that is continuously trying to figure out what is best for our child or children.
We’ve been “in your shoes”!
Since its inception, Families Helping Families has served thousands of families in the Region IV area through 3 areas of services: Information & Referral, Peer-to-Peer Support, and Educational Services and Training.
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Every Bunnies' Easter!
Join us for an afternoon of music, games, and an accessible egg hunt!
Call for Volunteers
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS! 
We need you! The community needs you! Your service hours needs you! Your drawer needs a new cool shirt! Please use this link to sign up. The more the better! We 
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Egg Your Yard Fundraiser
SURPRISE! IT’S EGG YOUR YARD TIME! Walk out to a yard FULL of Easter eggs—magically delivered and spread across your front lawn! 
Surprise your kids, your boss, or even your favorite teacher! Want to spread the fun? Send an egg delivery to a secret…
Surprise your kids, your boss, or even your favorite teacher! Want to spread the fun? Send an egg delivery to a secret…
Transitions to Adulthood Workshop Series
he LaDDC is partnering with Team Dynamics to support a project focused on ensuring individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have the support and resources needed to transition to adulthood…
Teddy Bear Clinic
- Promote coping skills
- Empower children and promote sense of mastery
- Increase children’s knowledge of their body, health and the hospital.
- Provide an opportunity to address misconceptions
- Desentsitize children to medical equipment.
Youth Health Transition Regional Resource Guides
The Families Helping Families network is partnering with the Bureau of Family Health to share information on regional resource guides for families with children who are transitioning from pediatric to adult health care.
If you are a provider for adolescents, please take a moment to review these resources and provide feedback!
Stuffed Easter Egg Donations
We are collecting plastic Easter eggs that are already filled with wrapped candies, treats, or small prizes for a community egg hunt in partnership with University of LA at Lafayette’s Alpha Mu Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma!
Easter Basket Donations
Let’s make sure that every child tha we serve wakes up with a smile on Easter morning!
Spring Fundraiser (Black Pot Cook Off)
Join us on April 6 for our Spring Fundraiser that will feature a Black Pot Cookoff, Easter Egg Hunt, Pictures with the Easter Bunny, Live Music, and more!
We are still looking for Cook Off Teams and Vendors for this event! Message us to support a great cause!
LCTF Child Abuse Prevention Conference
Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund is hosting their 4th Annual Child Abuse Prevention Conference on April 10th in Lafayette! Register now – space is limited! Here are the awesome speakers that will be featured in the first round of breakout sessions. CLE/CEU will be available! www.louisianactf.org…
NTACT The Collborative Guide
Pre-ETS Guidebook If Community Based Organizations (including Parent Centers) are going to provide Pre-ETS to students with disabilities, it will require their staff to become versed in Pre-ETS, understand how to work and deliver services to younger students, and develop effective processes to collaborate with multiple partners…
Not a Dirty Word
Autism Is Not a Dirty Word Symposium: Embracing Neurodiversity and Empowering VoicesJoin us for an inspiring gathering as we celebrate neurodiversity, promote advocacy, and remind everyone that autism is not a label to be hidden—it’s a strength to be embraced!
Saturday, April 12
10 AM – 2 PM
Bossier Parish Libraries Central Library7204 Hutchison Drive, Bossier City, LA 71111
Brunch will be served.Meet Our FHFOA Team 2024-2025
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