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Help in Ville Platte

10 service locations

Family and youth

Save The Children Head Start- Beech Street

Child care and early childhood education

1227 Rev E D Alfred St, Ville Platte · 337-363-3035

Head Start early childhood program — 51 funded slots; operated by SCUS Head Start Programs, Inc..

directions · via ACF (Office of Head Start), verified 2026-07-19

Save The Children Head Start/ Early Head Start- Developmental

Child care and early childhood education

1159 Te Mamou Rd, Ville Platte · 337-363-2577

Head Start early childhood program — 51 funded slots; operated by SCUS Head Start Programs, Inc..

directions · via ACF (Office of Head Start), verified 2026-07-19

Financial assistance

Evangeline Community Action Agency

Utility assistance

403 West Magnolia Street, Ville Platte · 337-363-1306

LIHEAP intake office serving Evangeline County

directions · via ACF LIHEAP Clearinghouse, verified 2026-07-19

Food assistance

North Side Civic Center

Meal program

704 North Soileau Street, Ville Platte · (310) 633-4627

Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Daisie Mae Foundation Inc.

directions · via USDA Food and Nutrition Service, verified 2026-07-19

Ville Platte High School

Meal program

210 W Cotton St, Ville Platte · (337) 363-3818

Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Evangeline Parish School Board.

directions · via USDA Food and Nutrition Service, verified 2026-07-19

Health care

Evangeline Parish Site

Community health centersliding-scale fees

505 E Lincoln Rd, Ville Platte · 337-363-0604

directions · via HRSA, verified 2026-07-19

Housing and shelter

Evangeline Parish Police Jury

Housing assistance

1008 W Lasalle St, Ville Platte · 337-363-5653

Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) agency

directions · via US Department of Housing and Urban Development, verified 2026-07-19

Housing Authority Of Ville Platte

Housing assistance

724 N Thompson St, Ville Platte · 337-363-2535

Public housing (Low-Rent) agency

directions · via US Department of Housing and Urban Development, verified 2026-07-19

Ville Platte City

Housing assistance

342 W Main St, Ville Platte · 337-363-3725

Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) agency

directions · via US Department of Housing and Urban Development, verified 2026-07-19

Substance use and recovery

Ville Platte Behavioral Health

Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility

312 South Court Street, Ville Platte · 337-363-5525

Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.

directions · via SAMHSA (BHSIS), verified 2026-07-19

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