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Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge (formerly Catholic
Community Services) comprises a number of offices:
 | Its principal Executive Offices |
 | The Counseling,
Maternity and Adoption Department, including the Adoptive Parents
Outreach Program; Sanctuary for Life, housing and special services for
pregnant homeless women; and counseling offices in Baton Rouge,
Donaldsonville, Hammond, and New Roads |
 | The Social Responsibility
Department, including its programs for disaster relief, emergency
assistance, Foster Grandparents, temporary housing and shelter, Migration
and Refugee Services, prison ministries, Senior Employment, and advocacy for
persons with disabilities. |
 | Since the hurricanes of 2005, special
Disaster Relief and Recovery
Programming assists families affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita with
services including mental health counseling, case management to develop family
recovery plans, and emergency assistance. This effort also coordinates
disaster preparedness and response policies for the Diocese of Baton Rouge. |
Telephone: 225-336-8770 or 225-387-0561
FAX: 225-336-8745
Location: 1900 South Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge, LA 70808-1665
Mail: P. O. Box 1668, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1668
E-mail: info
[at]
ccdiobr.org
Website: http://www.ccdiobr.org
Executive Director: Mr. David C. Aguillard,
M.P.A., M.H.A.
Deputy Director: Mr. Todd C.
Hamilton, M.S.W.
Communications Coordinator: Mrs. Carol S. Spruell
Volunteer Coordinator: Mrs. Delores
Dyer
Accountant: Ms. Kathy Naquin
Bookkeeper: Mrs. Julie Nellon
Accounting Clerks: Ms. Frances Bynum, Ms. Zandra Edwards, Mr. Daryl
Jones and Ms. Samantha Poorman
Secretary: Mrs. Vanessa Polk
Receptionist: Mrs. Marlene Martinez
Human Resources Coordinator:
Deacon Claude Bourgeois
Telephone: 225-336-8708 or 800-CARE-002
FAX: 225-336-8703
Mail: P. O. Box 4785, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4785
Website: http://www.adoptbatonrouge.com
Director: Mrs. Janice D. Allen,
L.C.S.W.
Social Workers: Maternity: Ms. Kathryn Coreil, M.S.W.; Domestic Adoption: Ms. Regina
Murray, M.S.W.; International Adoption:
Mrs. Barbara Thompson, L.C.S.W.,
and Mrs. Paula Davis, L.C.S.W.
Bookkeeper: Ms. E. Anne McKinney
Secretaries: Mrs. Wanda Mitchell and Ms. Yvonne Williams
Receptionist: Ms. June Crump
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Hammond Counseling Office
Telephone: 985-542-5455
Fax: 985-543-3559
Location: St. Albert the Great Catholic Student Center
Address: 307 West Dakota Street
Mail: P. O. Box 2356, Hammond, LA 70404-2356
Counselors: Ms. Melissa Harper, L.C.S.W., and Ms. Teresa Leeper,
L.C.S.W.
Secretary: Ms. Debra Beauvais
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New
Roads Counseling Office
Telephone: 225-638-9665
Mail: 348 West Main Street, New Roads, LA 70760-3587
Counselor: Ms. Kathy Oliver, L.C.S.W.
Secretary: Ms. Penny Labatut
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Southeast Counseling Office
Telephone: 225-647-6588
Address: 1022 North Burnside Avenue, Gonzales, LA
70737-2551
Counselor: Mr. Al Robelot, Jr., L.C.S.W.
Secretary: Ms. Sybil Retif
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Southwest Counseling Office
Telephone: 225-473-3176
Address: 716 Mississippi Street
Mail: P. O. Box 508, Donaldsonville, LA 70346-0508
Counselor: Mr. Lui O. Campos, L.C.S.W.
Secretary: Mrs. Doris Milano
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"Sanctuary for Life" Housing Program
Director: Mrs. Janice Allen
Telephone: 225-336-8708 or 800-CARE-002
FAX: 225-336-8703
Mail: P. O. Box 4785, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4785
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Telephone: 225-336-8770 or 225-387-0561
FAX: 225-336-8745
Mail: P. O. Box 1668, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1668
Director: Mr. Daniel Palka
Secretary: Ms. Sharon Cost
 | Citizens Advocacy for Persons
with Disabilities
Program Coordinator:
Mrs. Tessie B. Difulco
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 | Emergency Assistance/Disaster
Relief
Program Coordinator: Mr. C.J.
Roy
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 | Families First Transitional
Housing
Telephone: 225-336-8770
Program Coordinator: Mr. David Aguillard
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 | Human Services Consortium
Program Coordinator: Mrs.
Wendy Hellinger
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 | Parish Social Ministry
Program Coordinator:
Ms. Becky Reiners-Savoie
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 | Prison Ministry/Joseph Homes,
Inc.
Telephone: 225-336-4406
Program Coordinator:
Mrs. Linda Fjeldsjo
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 | Tangipahoa Cares of Hammond,
Louisiana
Mail: 411 West Coleman Avenue, Hammond, LA 70403-4149
Telephone: 985-542-9896 Program Coordinator:
Ms. Helaine "Missy" Guliso
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Senior Employment
Program
Telephone: 225-346-0680
FAX: 225-346-0020
Mail: P. O. Box 4232, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4232
Coordinator: Mr. Claude Waite
Specialist: Ms. Betty Allen
Receptionist: Ms. Estella Brown
Bookkeeper: Ms. Leah Carpenter
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Migration and Refugee
Services
Telephone: 225-346-0660
E.S.L. After Hours Telephone: 225-242-0324
FAX: 225-346-0020
Mail: P. O. Box 4213, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4213
Director: Ms. Diane Chisholm
Wilson Fish Coordinator: Ms. Cecilia Perez
Legal Services: Mr. Ken Mayeaux,
J.D.
U.S.C.C.B. Senior Case Manager: Ms. Tuyet Bach Thi Nguyen
Immigration Outreach: Ms. Theresa Clement
Employment Counselor: Mrs. Snjezana Dragovic
E.S.L. Coordinator: Ms. Melva Staub
Case Managers:
Mr. Jeremie
Folivi and Mr. Mohammed Fawad Wafa
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 | Foster Grandparent Program
Telephone: 225-346-8712
FAX: 225-346-0020
Mail: P. O. Box 4211, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4211
Director: Ms. Gerrie Baker-Allen
Secretary: Mrs. Ida R. Evans
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Telephone: 225-242-0348 or 225-336-8700 FAX: 225-336-8745
Mail: P. O. Box 1668, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1668 Supervisor:
Mr. Todd Hamilton, M.S.W.
Team Leaders: Mr. Kerry Dupré,
Mrs. Lynn Gaudet, L.P.C.,
Mrs. Shannon Hawkins,
Ms. Dianne Pitts,
Mr.
Sam Sammartino, and Ms. Toni Wright
Employment Counselor: Mrs.
Renita Dominique
Aging Services: Mr. Louis Prejean
Special Projects: Ms. Pyllis Phillips
Crisis Respite/Counseling: Ms.
Brenda Durham, L.C.S.W.
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