Community Services

Tiger Love Community Services is a program designed to connect students with local community agencies and resources that will help them stay in school.

The Idea - Connect SOWELA students to multiple state and federal government benefits, local community resources, and receive assistance in accessing those benefits. The Purpose - Ensure students matriculate with guidance, resources, and support to graduation. The Result - Alumni contributing to the greater good of the Southwest Louisiana community!

Our Services

The Tiger Love Community Services staff can provide information, referrals, and assistance in the following areas:

• Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Transit Application (opens new window)
• Child Care Assistance Information and Applications
  • Louisiana Department of Education (opens new window)
• City of Lake Charles Bus Route Information (opens new window)
• Farmers Market
  • Application Form (opens new window)
• Free Legal Clinics
• Free Tax Preparations Workshops
  • On-site Tax Preparations
• Health Care Referrals
  • Calcasieu Community Clinic (opens new window)
  • Calcasieu Parish Health Unit (opens new window)
  • Louisiana Department of Health (opens new window)
  • SWLA Area Health Education Center (opens new window)
  • SWLA Center for Health Services (opens new window)
• Legal Counseling Referrals
  • Acadiana Legal Services Corporation (opens new window)
• Referrals for Inexpensive Short Term Housing
• SNAP, FITAP, and KCSP Information and Applications
• Student Emergency Scholarship
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Referrals
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
  • WIOA Eligibility Pre-Screening Form (PDF)
  • WIOA Program Brochure (PDF)
• And Much More!

SOWELA is an official Gold Star Community Site for the Department of Children and Family Services (opens new window) Site #101218.

All of our services are free for SOWELA students and their families.

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