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800-659-2955

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General Hurricane Information
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www.houstonhidefromthewind
.org

Hurricane and Disaster
Preparedness Guide

www.readyhoustontx.gov
Preparedness Guide

Emergency Readiness for
People With Disabilities

City of Houston Emergency
Plan

Fire Dept. Emergency News
and Links

Harris County Expands
Weekend Hours for Debris
Drop-Off Sites for
Unincorporated County
Residents

Texans - Here's How to Speed
Disaster Assistance

Three Ways To Apply for An
SBA Disaster Loan

"Right of Entry" Collection
Centers (updated 9.26)

Harris County Opens NEW
Debris Drop-Off Site for
Unincorporated County
Residents (.pdf)

HARRIS COUNTY WARNS
AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED
DUMPSITES AFTER
HURRICANE IKE, updated
September 30 (.pdf)

EL CONDADO DE HARRIS
ADVIERTE CONTRA SITIOS
NO AUTORIZADOS DE
DEPOSITOS DE BASURA
DESPUES DEL HURACAN IKE (.pdf)

Texas Renters May Be Eligible
for Disaster Assistance

Report Power Outages/Find
Gas (.pdf)

FEMA Web Site

Harris County Website

Red Cross Shelters

AMERICAN RED CROSS
OPENS LARGE SHELTER IN
HOUSTON TO HOUSE
EVACUEES RETURNING BY BUS

CenterPoint Energy Outages
and Restorations

Post Disaster Food Protection
Guidelines

Well Water Testing

Houston 311 Self Service
Online

United Way "After the Storm"
Resource Guide

Comcast Restoration Efforts

Home Repair Grants

Updated :: Tue, 05/05/2009

If your Ike damaged home is in the neighborhoods designated for revitalization under the City of Houston program called Houston Hope you may qualify for home repair assistance. This is based on sliding scale income requirements generally ranging from $34,000 for one individual per household to $52,000 for a household of five to $64,000 for a household of eight.

Residents of Sunnyside, Acres Home, Independence Heights, Near Northside, Fifth Ward, Denver Harbor, Clinton Park, Settegast, and Trinity/Houston Gardens may qualify for grants up to a maximum of $30,000.

Tophas Anderson with Housing and Community Development said if the home is beyond repair, it will be considered for demolition and replacement with a functionally equivalent home.

Anderson said the available funds are a combination of City of Houston TIRZ (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone) dollars and federal CDGB (Community Development Block Grant) dollars.

For more information, call 713-522-HOME (4663) or visit http://www.houstontx.gov/housing/singlefamily-rfp.html

DONATE TO RELIEF
EFFORTS!

Checks can be made payable
to Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund:

Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund
c/o The Greater Houston
Community Foundation
4550 Post Oak Place
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77027
www.ghcf.org

Mayor Bill White has
established a relief fund to
help fill unmet human needs
for victims of Hurricane Ike in
Houston, and Harris and
Galveston Counties and other
affected areas. The Fund is
being administered by Albert
Myres, senior vice president
at Reliant Energy, with
fundraising and distribution
overseen by a special citizens
advisory board. The Fund is
now accepting donations and
is assessing humanitarian
needs. People are asked to
mail donations to the above
mailing address or donate
online at the above website.

The Gulf Coast Ike Relief
Fund is modeled after the
successful Katrina/Rita Fund,
which was also managed for
the region by Myres.

To contribute online please go
to www.ghcf.org and then the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund
DONATE NOW button.

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