37 verified nonprofits, charities, and public agencies serving Acadiana — across 13 categories from food and housing to youth, seniors, health, and the arts. This is a curated set, not every group in the region. Filter by category, explore the map, or tap any listing to call, visit, or find directions.
Region's largest safety-net nonprofit — runs St. Joseph Diner, FoodNet Food Bank, the Msgr. Sigur Center (rent/utility/funeral aid), emergency shelter/rehousing, disaster response, and Rebuilding Together home repairs.
75+ year community funder focused on education, earnings, and essentials across Lafayette, Acadia, St. Martin & Vermilion; runs VITA free tax prep, financial coaching, and food-equity initiatives.
Builds and repairs affordable homes and runs a ReStore; addresses the region's affordable-housing shortage.
Homeless and impoverished services including the Lighthouse women's shelter; food, shelter, and stabilization support in Lafayette.
Anti-poverty agency for St. Martin, Iberia & Lafayette parishes — Head Start/Early Head Start, LIHEAP energy assistance, rental aid, transportation, and weatherization.
Parish-based emergency assistance and a thrift store providing furniture, clothing, and household goods to families in need.
Regional food bank (est. 1986, now part of Catholic Charities of Acadiana) supplying pantries and a client-choice pantry across Acadiana.
Serves three free meals a day, seven days a week to those facing hunger; operating since 1983 under Catholic Charities of Acadiana.
Large regional food bank distributing through Acadiana partner agencies; local food-assistance referral via 337-232-HELP.
Free emotional support, resources, equipment, and programs for families facing cancer across a 10-parish area; no appointment or qualification needed, 100% locally funded.
Care for people affected by HIV/AIDS, healthcare inequity, substance use, poverty, and homelessness — community health/wellness center plus emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive housing.
Free grief support for children ages 4–17 who have lost a parent, sibling, or caregiver, plus programs for young adults and caregivers; overseen by a mental-health professional.
Free evening medical and dental clinic for the working uninsured of Lafayette Parish (household income up to 200% of federal poverty guidelines).
After-school and summer programs across 8 clubs serving hundreds of kids daily — college/career readiness, healthy living, and leadership.
One-to-one youth mentoring pairing local children with vetted adult mentors ('Bigs').
Trains volunteer court-appointed special advocates for children in foster care across Acadia, Lafayette & Vermilion parishes (since 2008).
Downtown Lafayette hands-on children's museum (a nonprofit since 1990) with interactive exhibits for kids under 12.
Regional Scouting council serving youth across the Acadiana area with troops, camps, and leadership programs.
Meals on Wheels (500 meals/day), senior-center activities, transportation, housekeeping, and respite care keeping Lafayette Parish seniors independent.
Regional agency coordinating senior services — nutrition, in-home care, and the aging & disability resource center — across the Acadiana parishes.
Senior and disability home-care, behavioral health, and supportive services across the Acadiana region.
Free supported-employment, education, and crisis-assistance services helping people with disabilities and barriers find competitive work; funded through donation and retail.
Vocational programs, group housing, and support for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities; operates LARC's Acadian Village.
No-kill dog and cat rescue on an 11-acre Carencro campus; rescues ~2,000 animals a year and adopts them out region-wide.
Volunteer-run animal rescue and adoption serving the Acadiana region from Sunset.
Improves the water quality of Bayou Vermilion and operates Vermilionville; bayou cleanup, boat tours, and environmental education.
Protects and promotes Bayou Teche as a healthy waterway for fishing, paddling, and recreation across the Teche corridor; runs cleanups and paddle trails.
Downtown Lafayette's nonprofit arts hub (est. 1975) — performing arts center, art museum, and grants supporting artists across an eight-parish region.
Living-history museum on the Vermilion River preserving Acadian, Creole, and Native American culture of 1765–1890 Acadiana; operated by the Bayou Vermilion District.
Downtown science museum and planetarium with rotating exhibits and STEM education programs.
The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum at UL Lafayette — 11,000 sq ft of galleries with rotating and permanent collections.
Louisiana 501(c)(3) providing therapeutic outdoor experiences — hunting, fishing, and retreats — for veterans wounded or injured in service.
Domestic-violence crisis center serving seven parishes — emergency shelter, transitional/permanent housing, 24-hr crisis line, and the Family Justice Center of Acadiana. All services free and confidential. Shelter address is confidential.
Responds to sexual-violence trauma via the Sexual Abuse Response Center, Children's Advocacy Center, and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE).
Low-cost immigration legal services and support for immigrant families in the Diocese of Lafayette.
Latino community nonprofit (est. 2010) serving Lafayette Parish and Acadiana with support and advocacy for immigrant families.
Regional community foundation stewarding donor and agency funds and grantmaking for nonprofits across the Acadiana parishes.
Listings were assembled from public sources — the IRS/ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, United Way of Acadiana, and each organization’s own site — then confirmed by hand; entries marked Verified had their contact details and active status checked directly. 27 of 37have a precise location on the map; some — like domestic-violence shelters with confidential addresses — are listed without a pin by design. Know a nonprofit that’s missing, moved, or mislisted? Let us knowand we’ll add it.