Lafayette Education Foundation promotes and supports excellence in education by: developing supportive relationships between the private sector and the Lafayette Parish public school system. providing private sector support through grant funding to launch creative education initiatives. implementing strategies to stimulate optimism and inspiration among educators, parents and students. encouraging and facilitating lifelong learning initiatives.
Founded in 1965, The Lafayette Council on Aging is a nonprofit organization that offers several services for seniors. It offers community and health care services that include post acute care, skilled nursing, assisted living, long-term care and rehabilitation services. The agency provides physical and occupational therapies and speech-language pathology services, as well as various wellness programs and activities through a team of physical therapists, offers therapeutic exercise for strength and endurance; balance and coordination training; prescriptions for mobility and ambulatory aids; and neurological retraining. In addition, The Lafayette Council on Aging offers specialty programs for Alzheimer s disease and dementia care and independent living options for seniors and their families. It maintains an office in Lafayette, La.
