Being at this shelter with my children for several months was a huge life changer for me. I use to be materialistic and down people that couldn't get their life together. All that change when I saw myself in their shoes. This shelter may me realize no one is better than the next. This shelter has taught me gratitude, humbleness, and humanitarianism. It help me overcome my obstacles and help me become a better a person. Here I am, four years later, after leaving the shelter, doing better than I ever did before. I have a great job working for the city government, have a nice place, and will be starting school in January. NOWCS wasn't the experience I looked forward to but so thankful I went through this program.

The support, reassurance, and care that my family received while in this shelter will never be forgotten. This was more of a home to my family and every staff member there was our family. They showed support through numerous ways and they did not ask for much in return. My family is vegan and they even catered as best they could to our lifestyle. We were here for three weeks and from day one never felt out of place. The chores were easy and house rules were simple. We’ve been checked on numerous times since leaving this shelter and we will be forever grateful for their kind gestures. They gifted my baby girl and I with clothes and necessities for our new home on our way out and honestly made me feel like a brand new woman starting a brand new chapter of my life. They gave my family hope that good things can happen for good people. I changed in just three weeks, I opened myself up to these women and they heard our call for help and with no judgement they moved quickly to get things going. My husband, baby girl, and I will forever be grateful and will recommend this shelter to anyone who is in need of help. They got your back 100 percent of the way. Thank you Thank you Thank you to the lovely women and men who took care of us in our time of need, forever grateful. 💜

My family will forever be indebted to the N.O. Women & Children shelter. We got into the program not knowing what our next step would be, feeling very depressed and hopeless. Being the man of my family and needing to have my wife and child in a safe. I wasn't sure of that the first days being in the shelter, Ms. Camilla and Mrs. D recognized my stress and reassured me that things would be better. Well they did not let me down. They made sure my wife and child were very safe and taken care of while I worked. My family has a vegan diet and Mrs. D made sure we had food to fit our lifestyle. Ms. Dawn and the staff were always concerned about our well being and made sure we had clothing and anything else we needed. Three weeks after staying there, we were placed into the perfect home for our family and are still receiving random necessities from the staff. I have to give love to every single staff member there. They made EVERYTHING comfortable as possible for us. This shelter is a such a necessity for the city of New Orleans. My family will always be a phonecall away from anything they need. For all those that left bad reviews, I'm very sorry for your experience. For all those that read those reviews, please get you own experience of this shelter. All that is asked of residents is structure. Be clean, be respectful, be inside at curfew (exception made for work), and do your assigned chores (everyday cleanup). You get and safe, child friendly, welcoming and loving environment for you and your family to live in until you can be placed in a home of your own. These women and this entire program deserve all the praise and more. I LOVE EVERYONE INVOLVED AND I THANK YOU FOR MAKING A WAY FOR MY FAMILY.

The Women’s and children shelter , is the most best thing that ever happened to me . The staff is awesome , big shout out to Ms.D the house operator she welcomes you with open arms. Secondly big big shout out to Ms. Camilla ( Family Case Manager) , she’s straight forward gets the job done very appreciated. Last but not least , Ms.Denis , Ms.Dawn , Ms.Bre , and all the other women that took out their time and sacrificed their lives to be open and run this shelter for women and kids in need , like me and my family. I’ll never forget these people the marked my life . Shelter was very clean and comfortable ❤️

The Women and Children Shelter has helped me and my kids through our downest time. They helped keep us together in private rooms. The staff are very sweet and loving. I Thank God for putting them in our lives. They also help is to find jobs and housing.And they always stay in touch to make sure your still standing on your two feet. They also help with assistance that you may need. Thank you Women and Children Shelter for all of your help and support.