GULF COAST TEACHING FAMILY SERVICESINC

GULF COAST TEACHING FAMILY SERVICESINC D/B/A GULF COAST SOCIAL SERVICES TO EMPOWER ADULTS AND CHILDREN LIVING IN LOUISIANA WHO HAVE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND OTHER CHALLENGES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES AND TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY FACILITATING PERSONAL CARE AND FOCUSING ON QUALITY OUTCOMES,RESULTING IN OVER 2,400 CONSUMERS BEING SERVED DURING THE PAST YEAR.THE ORGANIZATION HAS SUCCESSFULLY SERVED ITS CONSUMERS FOR 36 YEARS. GCSS MEETS THE NEEDS OF ITS CONSUMERS THROUGH ITS REGIONAL OFFICES IN ALEXANDRIA, BATON ROUGE, COVINGTON, HOUMA, LAFAYETTE, LAKE CHARLES, AND METAIRIE (SERVING THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA). THE SPECIFIC PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES OF GCSSS CLIENTS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, MENTAL RETARDATION, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, BRAIN INJURIES, DELINQUENCY, EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES, AND MENTAL ILLNESS.