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January 2009
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Recently by Michelle Ponto
As the October 15 deadline for disaster food stamps and unemployment benefits rapidly approaches, Lone Star Legal Aid, in partnership with Neighborhood Centers, Inc., is providing a free legal help booth at Ripley House's Navigation Street location for families and individuals experiencing Hurricane Ike-related legal issues such as disaster food stamp application problems, disaster unemployment benefits, home repair scams, insurance claim denials, FEMA application trouble, and housing matters. All of Lone Star's services are free. ...Staying in contact with people during the hurricane is important. But remembering email address, banking and credit card phone numbers and other important documents is often the last thing on people's mind until after the storm. A tip from an 11 News viewer is to save all these numbers on a portable UBS drive (sometimes called Jump Drive) that you can insert into any computer, which comes in handy when evacuated to hotels or other areas outside you home. ...
The City of Stafford POD (Point of Distribution) for food, water and ice A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is open in Polk County to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage from Hurricane Ike. The DRC is located at: First National Bank FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is open in Montgomery County to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage from Hurricane Ike. The DRC is located at: 31355 Friendship Drive Due to continued lack of power at Stages and to damage sustained during the storm, performances of UNBEATABLE and ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE have been moved temporarily to Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Performance schedules and instructions for current ticket-holders are below. The YMCA of Greater Houston opened five more facilities Tuesday morning, 19 of which have showers available for public use. There are now 26 YMCAs open in all. Even if you do not have a YMCA membership, you may go to any open YMCA and charge your cell phone and laptop or take a shower. ... Northwest Assistance Ministries' Food Pantry has been depleted and the need for food is great, especially non-perishable items for those without power. Blue Roof Program - 1-888-766-3258 (1-888-ROOF-BLU) FEMA information line for the Blue Roof Program has now been updated to include Fort Bend County. The program is coordinated by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to provide temporary covering in a designated disaster area. ...The following Red Cross shelters have availability & are open: ... |
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