Send Mr and Mrs. Jay to Baton Rouge

I have recently accepted a teaching postion at a middle school for at-risk youth in Baton Rouge, Lousiaina. I am very excited and as a family we can wait to begin our new adventure traveling all the way from Southern Utah to Southern Louisiana to live, work and experience a new, amazing culture. However, in our attempt to prepare ourselves for the big move we've come to the conclusion that so much of what we need to accomplish as a family, such as housing, registering our children for school and basically getting a feel for our new neighborhood, cannot be accomplished unless we journey to Louisiana before I actually begin working. I hate to ask for finanacial help, but I feel this is for a good cause that I feel my family has worked very hard towards accomplishing as I graduate from Dixie State University and we bgein a  new chapter in out life. Any help would be apreciated. Thank you for your time and support.