August 16, 2011 | News Article

There has been publicity lately about registered sex offender living at Ozanam Inn.  The Executive Director of the Inn, Deacon "G" DiGiovanni has assured us that the Inn does not allow sex offenders to live at the Inn in our transitional housing program, in our staff or any of the other programs offered.Why then does the recent publicity state that the New Orleans Police Dept. shows 3 sex offenders who list Ozanam Inn as their address?  The answer is simple. Ozanam Inn offers a mail service that allows any homeless (or non-homeless) person to receive mail at our address.As an aside, we would point out that Ozanam Inn is unable to shelter women and children at the Inn, but we do provide paid vouchers for nearby facilities that meet their needs.