Programs and Services

Social Services

After School Program

The After School Homework Assistance and Youth Enrichment Program is designed to offer children in grades 2nd through 8th with free homework assistance and computer activities, such as learning to use educational websites, and research homework assignments.

The program is a nine-month program, which runs concurrently with the school calendar year and is offered at two Kenner sites: the Hispanic Resource Center at 4312 Florida Street - 70065 and the Martin Luther King Community Resource Center at 1042 31st Street - 70065. The operation of the program is from 3 to 6 pm.

To apply, visit the Hispanic Resource Center or the Martin Luther King Resource Center. For questions, call 504-469-2571.

After School Tutoring Program

  1. After School Application - English (PDF)
  2. After School Application - Spanish (PDF)

Assistance to the Homeless

Financial assistance to low-income households is made possible by a grant awarded to the City by the Louisiana Housing Corporation - The Emergency Solutions Grant. Eligible Residents can receive utility subsidies, rent payment assistance, counseling, and other supportive services in an effort to prevent homelessness. The applicant must provide proof of Kenner residency to receive rent and utility payment assistance. Homeowners and persons already on Section 8 (or other form of state or federal rental assistance) are not eligible for assistance. For rental assistance, the applicant must have a court ordered eviction notice that is signed by a judge and also have a current lease agreement in the applicant's name. For utility assistance, the applicant must have a disconnect notice and lease agreement in their name. The amount of assistance may vary.

Repair on Wheels Program

Repair on Wheels grant funds are available to eligible elderly homeowners in the City of Kenner through a lottery application process. The program model focuses on the core concept that as people age, their needs change and they may need adaptations to their physical environments to live safely and independently at home. The Repair on Wheels program model focuses on low-cost, high-impact home modifications.

Assistance generally includes minor home repairs including the replacement of door locks, broken windowpanes, leaking plumbing fixtures, home safety inspections, replacing switches, insulation of wall sockets and switches that are attached to an outside wall, the installation of grab bars and handheld showerheads, non-slip strips for tub/shower or stairs, the sealing of doors with sweeps, and the installation of weather stripping on windows, etc.

The Repair on Wheels Program also includes a limited amount of CDBG funding available to effect emergency repairs and repairs which are necessary to correct a code violation, prevent an eligible homeowner's imminent displacement, and to mitigate further damage to a home (i.e., emergency roof or plumbing repair). Due to the nature of emergency and code violation repairs, applicants seeking assistance for such repairs will be screened on a first come-first served basis which operates outside the regular lottery system for applicant selection for the Repair on Wheels Program.