The Extra Mile

10/28/2025

Join us for our November Family Peer Training!

10/13/2025

09/12/2025

😁Calling all Registered Peer Support Specialists! The Extra Mile is looking for RPPSs for the Mobile Crisis Response team. Please send resumes to nduff@theextramilela.org😁

09/09/2025

08/29/2025

The Extra Mile is now hiring!! Recognized Adult or Family peer support specialists who have undergone peer support training may send their resumes to

pst@theextramilela.org

Have a great Labor Day weekend!

08/07/2025

As of July 1, 2025, The Extra Mile's Clothes Closet has shut down.
We want to thank everyone who's ever donated to this program! Because of your generosity over the last 25 years, we have been able to provide clothes, shoes, household items and so much more to a countless number of people in need in this community free of charge!

As we continue to grow and introduce new programs, we will keep you updated on ways you can help us, help those in our community!

Thank you!

08/04/2025

Child Care Team Member
Location: The Extra Mile
Schedule: Mondays, 5:45 PM – 7:45 PM

We are seeking a caring, compassionate, and non-judgmental individual to join our childcare team working with children from underserved communities. If you have a heart for service, believe in the power of change, and enjoy making a difference through play, crafts, and care, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:
Provide supervision and nurturing care for 10–20 children in a team setting
Serve dinner to children in a respectful and engaging manner
Participate in and assist with structured play, crafts, and activities
Foster a safe, welcoming, and encouraging environment for all children
Work collaboratively with 2–3 team members to ensure high-quality care

Requirements:
Must be 18 years of age or older
Must be available every Monday from 5:45 PM to 7:45 PM
Able to see the best in others and demonstrate empathy and patience
Comfortable working with children from diverse and underserved backgrounds
Background in childcare, babysitting, or camp counseling preferred
Ability to pass a background check

This role is ideal for someone who values community impact, teamwork, and positive relationships with children. Your presence will make a meaningful difference each week.

Send a message to learn more

04/28/2025

Family Strong is cancelled for tomorrow, April 29th.

03/25/2025

03/03/2025

Experts say keeping mothers and their children together as they move through substance abuse treatment improves their chances of lasting recovery.

01/16/2025

Now Hiring!! Kinship Specialist!

Kinship Specialist Job Description-

Experience providing kinship care preferred**

Work with kinship families, including formal and formal arrangements, DCFS involvement or not, throughout the Acadiana region. Kinship families are those in which children reside in the home of caregivers with whom they are biologically related and/ or have a connection, but who are not their biological parents.

Provide outreach throughout the region about the Kinship Navigator program.

Job includes, but is not limited to:
Provide mentoring and support to kinship caregivers. Services to be provided in home where appropriate, and community based otherwise.
Provide education, either on the various processes kinship families may encounter, such as the court system, child welfare system, or school system. Provide education, where requested, on different parenting techniques and role changes.
Provide support and education around QPI and lasting connections, and education on trauma and loss.
Document client contacts and adhere to reporting requirements.
Responsible for outreach and networking events.
Work with coworkers on group projects and services, which could include childcare, transportation, meal prep, cleanup etc if need be.
Always, always, always promote cooperation, common understanding, empathy, accountability and trust- with the families, within TEM and with our partners!
Expectations:
Professional confidentiality standards are understood and adhered to.
Paperwork and client work guidelines are adhered to (see documentation paperwork).
Office hours at this time are M-F, 9- 4:30, but must have ability for flexible schedule in order to meet working parents and for outreach. Some after hours and weekend work is expected.
Text or email Supervisor daily work plan, including home visits and appts.
Inform supervisor if you are not working during office hours.
Turn in planned leave 2 weeks prior, and emergency or sick leave immediately upon return.
Established employees assist with shadowing component of training new staff- all staff must be shadowed for no less than three visits.
Attend all required training, including ongoing yearly training hours.

**After 6 months, remote work (from home) may be permitted with approval. Until that time employee must be in the office when not on visits or shadowing.

Email resumes to evangelineb@theextramileregioniv.com