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Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana

Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana, Inc.

Lake Charles, Louisiana - Calcasieu County

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Jun 3, 2026

Area

Lake Charles

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Map and directions

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324 W. Hale Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601

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Provider overview

Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana offers free information, training, peer support, and advocacy for individuals with disabilities and their families across the five-parish SWLA region.

Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana is the family-directed disability resource center serving Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes, staffed by parents and family members of individuals with disabilities.

Quick facts

Registration
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Ages
Individuals with any type of disability, any age, and their families
Season
Year-round information, referral, training, and peer support
Cost
All family resource center services are free of charge; confirm training schedules and how to connect with a community resource specialist.

Location contacts

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1 public contact

Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana

324 W. Hale Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601

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Programs and offerings

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Family resource center and peer support

Information and referral, trainings, peer support, special education and early childhood advocacy, and navigating disability service systems in SWLA.

Ages
Individuals with any type of disability, any age, and their families
Season
Year-round information, referral, training, and peer support
Schedule
Contact Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana for information and referral, trainings, and peer support across the SWLA parishes.
Cost
All family resource center services are free of charge; confirm training schedules and how to connect with a community resource specialist.
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Why this is listed
Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana is the family resource center for the SWLA region, providing free information and referral, education, training, peer support, and advocacy for individuals with any disability and their families across Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes, with a published Lake Charles address and phone.
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Program details we found

Family resource center and peer support

Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana is the family resource center for the SWLA region, providing free information and referral, education, training, peer support, and advocacy for individuals with any disability and their families across Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes, with a published Lake Charles address and phone.

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Inclusion and support details

What the provider says: The source names a family resource center, individuals with any disability, information and referral, education, training, peer support, advocacy, and early childhood and educational support specialists.

Access notes to confirm: Ask about early childhood support (birth to five), IEP and special education advocacy, trainings, parish coverage, and how to get started.

What we checked

What we found: Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana is the family resource center for the SWLA region, providing free information and referral, education, training, peer support, and advocacy for individuals with any disability and their families across Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes, with a published Lake Charles address and phone.

We avoid ranking, recommending, evaluating quality, or making safety claims. Use the source links and contact the provider before enrolling.

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What to confirm

  • Openings, deadlines, cost, and cancellation rules.
  • Ages, eligibility, forms, and first-visit expectations.
  • Support model, staff preparation, supervision, and safety policies.
  • Exact location, entrance, parking, equipment, and what to bring.

Questions to ask before you register

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  • Do you currently have openings, waitlists, deadlines, or intake steps?
  • What ages, support needs, communication needs, mobility needs, or supervision levels can this specific program support?
  • What should families know about cost, financial assistance, cancellation rules, forms, and first-visit expectations?
  • Who should families contact to talk through accommodations before registering?

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Common questions

Is Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana reviewed for quality by Inclusive Programs Guide?

No. This listing is informational and based on public sources. It is not a rating, ranking, quality review, or safety evaluation.

What information should families confirm with Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana, Inc.?

Families should confirm current availability, registration deadlines, eligibility, support level, staff training, safety policies, cost, schedule, and fit before enrolling.

Where did the listing information come from?

The listing is based on public source links, provider pages, public agency pages, directories, or reviewed provider-submitted updates shown on the page when available.

Inclusive Programs Guide is an informational directory based on publicly available information and provider-submitted updates. We do not endorse, recommend, medically evaluate, assess quality, guarantee safety, confirm credentials, or determine suitability of any provider, program, accommodation, or activity. Listing order, search results, ads, or sponsored placements should not be interpreted as a ranking, recommendation, or endorsement. Program details may change. Families should contact providers directly to confirm current availability, eligibility, support level, staff training, safety policies, cost, schedule, credentials, and fit before enrolling.