What You Can Do

Volunteering and Donations

Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana (318) 675-2400
Food Drives (funds and food) and volunteering opportunities. Provides food to a network of food pantries in Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, Red River and DeSoto parishes.

Caddo Council on Aging Meals on Wheels (318) 676-7900

United Way of Northwest Louisiana  (318) 677-2504
United Way is coordinating volunteers for several nonprofits providing services in response to COVID-19, like serving meals, reading, etc.

Emergency Response Fund for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
United Way has allocated $10,000 to start this fund and address both the short and long-term needs of those disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

Community Foundation of Northwest Louisiana (318) 221-0582
COVID-19 relief fund to be granted to area nonprofits whose fundraising has been impacted by the pandemic.

How to SEW a Medical FACE MASK (TUTORIAL) (3.27.2020)
This 6-minute video takes you through making a face mask (pattern download). In response to the shortage of face masks for doctors, nurses and healthcare workers there are people across the country that are using their sewing skills to make medical face masks.
These masks do not take the place of N-95 masks but are being used in some areas of healthcare environments and in the general public. If you are interested, check with your local hospitals to see if they need masks you can make.
Ene Thomas, the sewing instructor with the CR Adult Renewal Academy, is producing hundreds of medical face masks to help with shortages in Shreveport, Louisiana.