For mothers seeking recovery, treatment can mean facing a difficult choice: getting help or remaining with their children.
Canal Pointe, a New Orleans residential treatment program, is designed to make that choice less necessary. As the facility approaches its first anniversary, it has provided treatment and support to 29 mothers while helping care for 32 children.
Voris Vigee, president and CEO of Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana, welcomed Humana Inc. CEO Jim Rechtin for a tour of Canal Pointe ahead of the anniversary.
Canal Pointe opened in February 2026 and provides residential treatment and recovery support for pregnant and parenting women and their children.
VOASELA describes Canal Pointe as New Orleans’ only family-centered residential treatment and recovery support facility. The Humana Foundation provided a $1 million investment that helped make the facility possible.
The program uses VOASELA’s treatment and recovery model for opioid and substance use disorders. Its trauma-informed services are designed to allow women to remain with their children during residential treatment while also supporting women in the community during recovery.
According to VOASELA, the program focuses on treating substance dependency, helping families reunite and promoting healthy births.
Since opening, Canal Pointe has provided treatment and support to 29 mothers, with an average stay of 20.9 days. The program has also helped care for 32 children, including an infant born while the mother was receiving care.
VOASELA said Canal Pointe has received 165 referrals since opening. Of those, 60 people were eligible for admission.
VOASELA provides health and human services to individuals and families across Southeast Louisiana.
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