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October 2008
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Evacuee Shelters: September 2008 ArchivesThe following Red Cross shelters have availability & are open: ...A former Auchan superstore is a Houston Red Cross shelter for returning evacuees who were bussed to other Texas cities before Hurricane Ike hit. Many of these residents can't return to their homes because their homes were severely damaged or destroyed in the storm.
American Red Cross feeding sites in Calcasieu Parish for Sunday, Sept 21st will serve hot lunches between 11am - 1pm and hot dinners between 4pm and 6pm. The locations are: ... Port Neches residents are asked to remain at their evacuation site until further notice. In the area, the curfew is still in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. The services are limited, with little medical or food services. There is a point of distribution site set up at 4000 Grant Ave. (off of 39th Street) in Groves. It is a First Baptist Church. There will be water, ice and MREs at the location. There are no public shelters open in the city. Go to the Red Cross Beaumont website for details. Those who evacuated for Hurricane Ike through the Texas Transportation Assistance Registry are asked to remain at their current sheltering locations until further notification. When a resident's home jurisdiction has been secured, they will be notified. Officials from affected communities warn residents that there are still mass power outages, with services limited. ...Families meeting HUD 50% of median requirements for low income housing and want to stay in Third Ward, can contact RHCDC. Row House CDC has five (5) vacancies (four brand new 3-bedroom units and one 2-bedroom unit). For more details read below or contact the CDC offices at 713-521-2600. HUD Maximum Income Guidelines are: ELECTRIC OUTAGES COMPUTERS, POWER STRIPS/PHONES AT CITY HALL FOR RESIDENT USE The Chrysler Foundation on Friday donated $200,000 that will be used to buy food and supplies for victims of Hurricane Ike. The foundation is also giving the Houston Food Bank three 2008 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks to continue distribution efforts. The food will be distributed Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations: - St. John Neumann, 2730 Nelwood, Houston, 77038 The following locations are operating Points of Distribution (PODs) sites for Friday, Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. P Inside the Houston city limits, these sites will not have water. Most will only have ice and some will have MREs. The POD at Clyde Abshire, Deer Park Football Stadium will close permanently today at 3:00 PM. Harvest Time Church 17770 Imperial Valley, Houston 77060 According to Carolyn Campbell here are new numbers for the Red Cross related to Ike. Red Cross Shelters - 1-800-733-2767 or 1-800-RED-CROSS Red Cross Missing Person's - 713-526-8300 Hotline Phone Bank - 713-368-2741 ...The recent hurricanes have left many homeowners with damaged roofs. In order to mitigate additional damage that could result from rain, homeowners can have plastic sheeting installed over the damaged area by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors - called the Blue roof program. ...Hotline - 281-554-1496, Call Center - 281-554-1000 or 311, Emergency - 911, www.leaguecity.com Cooling Station Electrical Updated Red Cross shelter list: American Legion Hall While some Hurricane Ike evacuees headed to evacuation shelters, others sought safe refuge in hotels and motels across Texas. Evacuees who are staying in hotels and motel rooms need to know their rights and their responsibilities. Beginning Sept. 8 for a period of 14 days, Gov. Rick Perry has suspended the collection of state and local hotel and motel taxes for victims of Hurricane Ike. Consumers who are charged these taxes in affected areas should inform the hotel or motel that they are evacuees and ask that the fees be removed from their bill. If the charges are not removed, customers should save their re... Handout to Citizens from the City of Pearland This is a list of the information going out to TV and radio stations. You may not be hearing or seeing this Information as media is concentrating on the harder-hit areas. However, current info is being posted on the City website as it comes in. If you do not have electricity, and have a contact in an area with electricity, you can also have them monitor www.cityofpearland.com information for you as well (if users are not seeing current info on the website, have them "Refresh" their browser: 1. Water - Your drinking water is safe. Water is NOT going to b...
The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the request of the State of Texas, will activate its transitional sheltering initiative to allow eligible Ike evacuees from Texas, who cannot return to their homes, to stay in hotels or motels until it is safe for them go home. FEMA will pay for the lodging directly to hotels and motels. A listing of participating hotels is available online at http://www.FEMAEvacHotels.com. This assistance is intended to provide a more appropriate extended sheltering environment to evacuees who cannot return home because their ne... The Red Cross has opened additional shelters. Sugar Land First United Methodist Church First Assembly Church Lindale Assembly of God The City of La Porte has just announced that Baker Junior High is not a shelter. It is one of the locations for distribution of ice, water and food. The Chapter is securing generators to provide power to about a half dozen shelters that will open on Sunday afternoon. As of this time the following shelters are open in Montgomery County, but there is no power or supplies. Residents should bring all essentials including bedding. ...The City of Conroe Offices are closed until further notice. There are two shelters available in the area. Shelters in Montgomery County are without power and they have limited resources. The shelters in Montgomery County were shelters of last resort for victims of Hurricane Ike to "ride-out the storm." The current shelters do not have resources for long-term evacuees. ...With the remainder of Hurricane Ike pounding the Texas coast this afternoon, disaster response volunteers, now on hold, are eager to return to work on homes and businesses hardest hit by the monster storm. Search and rescue teams are expected to enter coastal areas today, as soon as the weather allows. ...Local shelters have opened in the City of Conroe. The below shelters are not Red Cross shelters: Montgomery County opened shelters of last resorts for citizens to ride out Hurricane Ike. Citizens who live in homes that cannot stand the storm, or who live in flood areas should consider evacuating to one of these shelters. ...Houston and Galveston residents who plan to leave the area should proceed to emergency evacuation sites which include the following locations: ...The Houston Food Bank is prepared to respond to Hurricane Ike. The organization's mission and role is to provide food to shelters and member agencies to help individuals impacted by the hurricane. The food bank will provide pallets of food and water to 11 shelters to be opened by the City of Houston on Friday morning. While Hurricane Ike continues to churn in the Texas Gulf Coast, The Salvation Army already has been hard at work with preparations before the storm makes landfall. For the past few days, The Salvation Army has set up feeding sites for evacuees and other personnel across the state of Texas. ... |
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