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Formerly Incarcerated
Peer Support

Formerly Incarcerated Peer SupportFormerly Incarcerated Peer SupportFormerly Incarcerated Peer Support
  • Home
  • About Us
    • What Is the FIPS Group
    • Our Team
    • Our History
    • Our Curriculum
  • Join Us
  • Resources
  • FAQ
  • Gallery

RESOURCES

Emergency

Food Assistance

Food Assistance

  • Metropolitan Human Services District
    • Emergency crisis hotline: (504) 826-2675
  • Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Food Assistance

Food Assistance

Food Assistance

  • Second Harvest Food Bank
  • Southeastern Food Pantry
  • New Orleans Community Fridges

Healthcare

Food Assistance

Healthcare

  • The Formerly Incarcerated Transitions (FIT) Clinic
  • link
  • link

Housing

General Information

Healthcare

  • The First 72+
  • link

Job Opportunities

General Information

General Information

  • Innocence Project of New Orleans (IPNO)
  • Liberty’s Kitchen
  • Cafe Reconcile

General Information

General Information

General Information

  • Voting Rights Information
  • Expungement Assistance
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Suggested Reading

Suggested Reading

Suggested Reading

  • Book: Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome
  • Book: Are Prisons Obsolete?
  • Book: Asylums
  • Book by FIPS Group Member Isaac Knapper: Fighting Time
  • Founder Feature Article: Why This Man Crusades For Mental Health After Nearly 30 Years In Prison
  • Article: The Psychological Impact of Incarceration: Implications for Post-Prison Adjustment
  • Article: The Trauma of the Incarceration Experience
  • Prison Policy Initiative report: Incarceration can cause lasting damage to mental health
  • Article: The Atlantic, The Post-Incarceration Syndrome of Prison Spouses 

Downloads

Peer Support Group Data (2018) (pdf)Download
NOLA For Life Reentry Guide (2016) (pdf)Download
New Orleans Resource Guide for Resistance and Renewal (2025) (pdf)Download

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We meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month, from 6–8 pm. Meetings are held at 4930 Washington Ave, Suite A, New Orleans, LA 70125.

Formerly Incarcerated Peer Support (FIPS Group)

4930 Washington Avenue, New Orleans, LA, USA

CALL 504-982-9061 or 504-428-2018

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