VIA LINK, INC

VIA LINK provides crisis support, connects people to resources and services, and provides vital data and trend information to ensure policies and programs meet community needs.

For over 50 years, VIA LINK has been a vital resource statewide, connecting individuals to essential support through our 211 service, which includes access to food banks, shelters, healthcare, and mental health services. Your contribution empowers our crucial 988 crisis and suicide intervention, helps prevent child abuse across Louisiana, supports health education initiatives, and aids individuals facing housing and food insecurity through our social support services.

VIA LINK utilizes data to understand community needs and maximize the impact of your generosity throughout Louisiana. Your Give NOLA Day donation directly fuels these vital programs, offering a lifeline to those in crisis and working towards a safer, healthier future for all. Join us in making a tangible difference. Every gift strengthens our ability to serve our Louisiana communities.

Think of your donation as turning on a porch light in the middle of a storm. Someone out there is cold, scared, overwhelmed, and your gift is the switch that says, “Help is here.”

One of the quiet superpowers of VIA LINK is that a single contribution doesn’t fund just one program; it fuels an entire help ecosystem. The same support that answers a midnight 988 crisis text also keeps 211 resource specialists available for a parent seeking food or rent assistance, strengthens prevention work that protects children before harm occurs, and equips community partners with the data and training they need to respond faster and better.

This is impact at the speed of human need: no waitlists to make a difference, no red tape between your generosity and someone’s relief. Your Give NOLA Day gift immediately sustains real people doing real-time problem-solving for neighbors they may never meet but will never forget.

Testimonials

"I am glad I made this call. The counselor gave me information about 3 different agencies that could help me. I didn't know these agencies existed! I called them and got the help I needed." - Lucy

"I have been sad for a long time. The mom of a friend of mine told me she was worried about me and gave me this flyer for the Teen Crisis Textline. I texted them the next day. The counselor understood how I was feeling and supported me. I have been able to reach them by text now, but at other times."