New Horizons Living Page

12/24/2025

Last week the Alexandria office held a Christmas support group and watched The Grinch!
What are y’all’s favorite Christmas movies?

12/24/2025

At Bonvenu Bank, service goes beyond banking.

Our team recently volunteered with New Horizons Living Page, whose programs support independence, accessibility, and opportunity for people with disabilities across 29 North Louisiana parishes.

We're proud to support them as they help to support the communities we serve!

Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.

12/23/2025

We made the TOP 5 for Shreveport’s Top Nonprofit Organizations in 2025!!!

Shoutout our awesome team of staff that constantly show initiative in providing the best care and service and to all of our consumers who support us. We hope to continue serving you all as best as we can.
Thank you ❤

12/23/2025

Holiday Closure Notice!!!
Offices will be closed December 24-26.

Have a Very Merry Christmas 🎄💫

12/17/2025

Let's debunk another ABLE myth! An individual doesn't have to be under the age of 26 to be eligible to open an ABLE account.

Here’s the fact:
An individual of any age can open an ABLE account, as long as their disability began before their 26th birthday. And beginning in January 2026, eligibility expands to include individuals whose disability began before age 46.

Understanding ABLE rules can help individuals, families and service providers make informed financial decisions. Explore more common myths and the real facts behind them in ABLE NRC’s Debunking ABLE Myths resource: https://www.ablenrc.org/service-providers/debunking-able-myths/

Image description: A green graphic displays a “Myth versus Fact” message. At the top, a red X icon appears next to the word “Myth,” followed by the statement: “An individual must be under the age of 26 in order to have an ABLE account.” Below, a green check icon appears next to the word “Fact,” followed by: “An individual of any age may open an ABLE account, as long as the onset of disability was before the individual’s 26th birthday.” At the bottom, a note reads: “Please note, on 1/2026, the ABLE age of eligibility is expanded to include people who have a disability that began before age 46.”

12/16/2025

Parkway SPED students came to pack boxes at our Shreveport office!

12/10/2025

BLOCK SCAM CALLERS FOR GOOD!
*A tutorial for iphone users only.

What will this do? Enabling these features will recognize when a number calls you that is not in your phone contacts. Before your phone even rings, an automated message will ask for the callers name and reason for calling. You will be able to listen to this before you answer the call....and choose to ignore or pick up! Any missed calls or voicemails from unknown numbers will also be placed in their own folder called "Unknown Callers."

While the 3rd Step isn't always a perfect solution, we highly recommend enabling the 2nd Step to Screen Unknown Callers. Many here at our office have done this, and the Scam calls have completely stopped coming through!

Dy. Mark Pierce
Public Information Officer
DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office
Email: mpierce@dpso.org
Phone: (318) 872-3956 Ext. 251

12/09/2025

Be careful of scammers!

Scammers often pretend to be government employees, especially during the holidays. They may claim you’re a victim of identity theft, say there is a problem with your Social Security number or benefits, threaten arrest, or promise to increase your benefits.

These tactics are meant to scare you.

Stay informed. Stay protected. Learn how to report these scams at https://oig.ssa.gov/report/.

12/05/2025

12/02/2025

In mid November, without much fanfare, the United States Department of health and human services launch a competition. There will be a link to the first comment in the announcement. The purpose of the competition is evidently to innovation in the use of AI to support caregivers. This could be an important point to bring up to legislators. How do you feel about AI driven tools in this space? Do you think there's anything to be gained? Do you worry that Computer generated solutions to a very human problem we'll leave people who need care in the cold? What do you think?

12/02/2025

It's National Special Education Day.

We're proud to recognize Louisiana’s students with disabilities and the families, educators, and service providers who support their success.

Thanks to their hard work, Louisiana students with disabilities outpaced the national average for achievement and growth on the most recent Nation’s Report Card. Their progress shows what’s possible as we continue working toward greater outcomes for all students.

Explore our special education resources:
For Families: https://ow.ly/Qyel50XAHTq
For Educators: https://ow.ly/QRbM50XAHTr

11/25/2025

Before The Last Straw. 🍁 🍂

Families Helping Families sponsored an event to support care givers last week! Pictured is IL specialist Ivery at Highland Center in Shreveport.