Acadiana Regional Coalition on Homelessness and Housing - ARCH

09/04/2026

Thank you to the workers who keep our communities running, and those who organize, advocate, and fight for safer and fairer workplaces. We wish everyone a safe and restful holiday weekend!

07/03/2026

06/16/2026

📣📣 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY! On June 1st, 2026, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Program. The Acadiana Regional Coalition on Homelessness and Housing (ARCH), serving as the collaborative applicant for the LA-500 CoC, is now requesting project applications for the CoC Homeless Assistance Program. To download the PDF of the NOFO, please click here.

We will be hosting an online Orientation Meeting on Tuesday, June 23rd at 3pm (CDT). This meeting will provide and review all documents for the application process. It is required that anyone interested in applying (renewal or new project) must be in attendance. To register, please email Nicole Phillips at [email protected].

Applicants interested in applying for a renewal and /or new project must also submit to Nicole Phillips at [email protected] a Letter of Intent, no later than July 1st by 12pm (CDT).

If you are interested in applying, please reach out to Nicole Phillips at [email protected] with any further questions. Project applications are due Friday, July 24th at 5:00pm (CDT).

06/11/2026

📢📢 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Acadiana Regional Coalition on Homelessness and Housing (ARCH), as the lead agency for the LA-500 Continuum of Care, will submit a regional application in response to the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESGP) NOFA released by the Louisiana Housing Corporation on June 8, 2026. Non-profit organizations that serve households experiencing homelessness (or at risk of homelessness) within Acadiana (Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and/or Vermilion parishes) and are interested in developing a project proposal for possible inclusion in an ESGP funding application under consideration by ARCH must submit a letter of intent to apply. This letter is to be submitted to Nicole Phillips ([email protected]) by 12pm on Thursday, June 18, 2026.

Letters of Intent should include information on the amount of funding requested (or an estimate requested); the type of project being proposed; and a brief description of the project being proposed, including the population that will be served by the project, an estimate of the number of people who will be served (or an estimate of units or beds), and the geographic area to be served by the project. The deadline for receipt and consideration of final project proposals is 12 pm, Thursday, July 2, 2026.

Prior to applying, applicants must be familiar with and knowledgeable of the following regulations and program requirements: ESGP Regulations: 24 C.F.R., Part 576 and HEARTH Homeless Definition Final Rule: 24 C.F.R., Parts 91, 582 and 583. In addition, applicants must be an active member of the LA-500 CoC and be familiar with and knowledgeable of the Louisiana Housing Corporation ESGP Application Package.

No funding obligations shall be implied based on the information in this solicitation of ESGP project proposals. ARCH reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals on such basis as may be deemed to be in its best interest. Email questions to Nicole Phillips, ([email protected]).

The full ESG NOFO can be found here:

05/12/2026

📢📢New Community Outreach Request Tool Connects Concerned Residents with Local Outreach Teams 📢📢

Lafayette, LA – The Acadiana Regional Coalition on Homelessness & Housing (ARCH), in partnership with local agencies and community partners, has launched a new online tool that allows residents to request outreach support for individuals who may be experiencing homelessness.

The Community Concern Outreach Request Portal provides a simple way for community members to share concerns while ensuring that information is directed to trained outreach teams working across the region.

“This tool gives people a constructive way to respond when they’re concerned about someone,” said Elsa Dimitriadis, Executive Director of ARCH. “Instead of feeling like there’s nothing they can do, they can help connect that person to outreach workers who are equipped to engage and offer support.”

Submissions are reviewed and shared with outreach providers, who use the information to prioritize engagement, assess needs, and connect individuals to available services and housing resources.

ARCH emphasizes that the tool is not an emergency response system and does not guarantee immediate action or removal of individuals.

“Outreach is about building trust and offering pathways to services and housing,” Dimitriadis added. “This is one way the community can support that work in a thoughtful and coordinated way.”

📌The tool is available at: archacadiana.org/outreach-request

Community members are encouraged to use the tool when they are concerned about someone’s well-being, particularly during extreme weather or when individuals appear to need additional support. During times of extreme weather, the tool will also include up to the minute shelter and preparedness information.

04/26/2026

See you soon!

04/20/2026

We didn't do this alone.

ARCH is not an organization that regularly mobilizes large groups of volunteers. We are, by nature, a little scrappy – the kind of team that just figures it out. Which is why Saturday felt so different, and so meaningful.

To everyone who showed up to work our first ShareHouse Spring Cleaning Day and our pay-what-you-can garage sale – thank you. Truly.

Rotary Club of Lafayette
Lafayette Consolidated Government
ARCH staff
The Brandon Mason Project - Feeding Hope
Trinity Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Feeding Others: Outreach & Distribution / FOOD Acadiana
Domino's Pizza
Stew Bacque
Nanette Farmer
Denae Hebert
Cory Lafleur
Mallory Laterrade
Brady McKellar
Brenda Pourciau

What you helped us do is something we have been thinking about for nearly six years: we cleared out the entire warehouse. We reorganized it into permanent zones – for emergency shelter storage and for household goods. We made room for a dozen additional beds, more furniture, more essentials - so that households can more efficiently move into something that feels like home.

And somehow, we did it with laughter – the kind that happens when people are quite literally climbing over one another to fill a giant dumpster.

I also want to say this clearly: the items we discarded on Saturday were broken or no longer usable. The items included in the sale were things we have not been able to pass along to households for several years. The heart of ShareHouse remains the same – getting gently used items into the hands of people who need them. And every dollar raised goes directly back into ShareHouse operations, helping us continue that work.

Thank you for showing up, for trusting us, and for being part of this work in whatever way you could. As we begin to step a little more intentionally into volunteer mobilization, we hope you’ll keep an eye out for future opportunities to be part of ARCH. Days like Saturday make it possible for us to grow.

Sincerely,
Elsa Dimitriadis
Executive Director, ARCH

04/16/2026

ARCH ShareHouse is having a spring cleaning day on Saturday! Interested in volunteering your time? Sign up here: https://archacadiana.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/sign-me-up-to-help-with-sharehouse-spring-cleaning-day
Interested in helping us purge some items so that we can make room for others? Come to our first annual spring cleaning garage sale!