Louisiana calls.
VIA LINK answers.
Every day of the year.
Crisis lines don't take a season off. Funding for them shouldn't either. A monthly gift keeps the line staffed, the dashboards running, and someone reachable the next time a call comes in.
What steady support already made possible.
One gift helps today.
A monthly gift keeps the line staffed.
A single gift is a spike. It matters, and then it's gone. A monthly gift is a steady signal VIA LINK can plan around, predictable funding for the people answering calls, running dashboards, and walking alongside someone re-entering their community.
- Predictable funding means crisis lines can be staffed year-round, not just during campaign season.
- Less spent chasing one-time gifts means more of every dollar goes to programs.
- Set it once. Your Visionary Circle membership renews on its own.
Five programs your gift touches every month.
Crisis Lines & 988
Live, answered calls, often the first place someone turns in crisis.
Dashboards & Disaster Response
Real-time data that directs resources when Louisiana needs it fastest.
Re-Entry Navigation
Steady support helping people rebuild after incarceration.
Homelessness Outreach
Connecting people to shelter, services, and a path toward stability.
Training & Education
Equipping responders and community members to recognize and help.
VIA LINK Visionaries.
Behind every number on this page is someone who picked up the phone, built the dashboard, or sat with a neighbor rebuilding their life. Shercole, Andrew, Sherrard, and Cliff lead the programs that make VIA LINK's work possible, and this year, their stories carry the campaign, told in their own words, in the format that fits them best.
LaVondra Dobbs
LaVondra sets the vision behind VIA LINK Visionaries and the work it funds, from the crisis lines answered every day to the programs her leadership team leads below.
Tonight, somewhere in Louisiana, the phone will ring.
Because of you, someone will answer. In her Visionary Story, LaVondra reflects on what it means to lead an organization built on always being there, and why steady, dependable support from donors is what makes that possible every night of the year.
Read her story →
Your support makes stories like this possible.
VP of Operations & Administration Shercole King reflects on her journey from HMIS analyst to operations leader, and why the supportive services your gifts fund, from vital records to simply having someone to ask, are the bridge to lasting stability.
Read her story →
Your support makes stories like this possible.
VP of Data & Resource Development Andrew Holbein reflects on how Hurricane Ida shaped VIA LINK's disaster tools, and why he wants VIA LINK to fill even more gaps in disaster response across Louisiana so that no one who needs help is overlooked.
Read his story →
Your support makes stories like this possible.
After 22 years in homeless services, Clifton Harris, VP of Human Services Analytics and Technology at VIA LINK, knows that ending homelessness starts with making sure every person is seen, counted, and connected to help. In this VIA LINK Visionaries story, Cliff shares his vision for how data and compassion can work together to bring our neighbors home across Louisiana.
Watch his story →
Your support makes stories like this possible.
In "Help the Helper," VP of External Affairs Sherrard Crespo, LCSW shares her vision for training that reaches beyond VIA LINK's own team, equipping responders, volunteers, and everyday Louisianans to recognize a crisis and know what to do next. Every person trained multiplies what VIA LINK's crisis lines can do.
Watch her story →Reach spans Louisiana, and beyond through partner lines.
VIA LINK answers calls across the state and supports national partner networks. The dashboard behind it tracks where calls come from so resources move to where they're needed.
Cheers to the Changemakers
Join fellow Visionaries for vision boards, a toast to the year's changemakers, and a look back at the year in impact. A thank-you for the people who show up for VIA LINK all year, not just in December.