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ASISTENCIA POR DESASTRE
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ASISTANS AKÒZ KATASTWÒF
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TRỢ GIÚP THIÊN TAI
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEWS RELEASES
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FEMA Distributing Debt Cards to Hurricane Katrina Victims
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services FAQ
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U.S. Department of Education Offers Services to Displaced Students
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Mexican Consulate in Austin, Texas Offers Services to Mexicans Displaced by Katrina
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt declared a public health emergency for Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced special relief for taxpayers
in the Presidential Disaster Areas struck by the hurricane.
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To show continued commitment to Hurricane Katrina victims, the
Small Business Administration (SBA) will position loan officers in every federal/state disaster
recovery center that is opened.
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The National Endowment for the Humanities will make available at least $1 million for emergency
grants to libraries, museums, colleges, universities, and other cultural and historical
institutions in Gulf Coast areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.
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Hurricane Help for Schools, a website sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Education, will serve as a clearinghouse of resources for Americans who want to
help the students displaced by the hurricane.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced that he is
instructing all FHA-approved lenders to provide foreclosure relief to FHA-insured families who
are affected by Hurricane Katrina.
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U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Applicants located in counties or parishes in
Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi that have been designated by either FEMA or the state
Governor as "designated counties" for the purposes of disaster assistance are automatically
granted a deadline extension for ....
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The U.S. Department of Labor is providing support for communities affected by Hurricane Katrina
through several programs. Impacted states can apply for National Emergency Grants that can be
used to temporarily employ dislocated workers.
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KatrinaCollegeStudents.org
Resource for college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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Katrina_flyer.pdf
Find at the link above a comprehensive document that CIS recently released
that outlines services available to immigrants impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
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Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort |
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Contributions can be made by cash, check or major credit card. Make
checks payable to the LULAC Katrina Relief Fund
and mail to the address below. Credit card orders are accepted
by fax at (915) 577-0914, mail at the address below,
or email at
CMunoz@LULAC.org.
LULAC Fiscal Office
201 East Main, Suite 605
El Paso, TX 79901
(915) 577-0726
FAX (915) 577-0914
Contributions to the LULAC Katrina relief Fund are tax deductible. |
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Katrina Relief convoy to Mississippi.
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Click here to download the Donation form (PDF)
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LULAC
Texas Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts |
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LULAC District 8 reports:
FEMA/Tom Costello, Dennis Lee & Laurel Ryan:
Tom Costello’s last meeting – he’s being replace by Dennis Lee
as the senior FEMA official in the Houston area
Disaster Recovery Center operations continue at 6059 South Loop
East
Registrations for housing and financial aid
Texas Travel desk: Evacuees can obtain one-way travel vouchers
($12.75 service charge) for Greyhound bus, air carrier or Amtrak
to any of the 48 continental states
Concerns: Reports of rules’ abuses and inconsistencies in
behavior of evacuee-occupants in FEMA registered hotel-motel
rooms
Possible transient activity Suggest FEMA rep and lodging’s
general manger walk through rooms to check on violations
More outreach to estimated 4,000-plus Asian evacuee community
Red Cross/Tom Kidman & Tonya Pressley-Toliver
12 shelters in operation
363 evacuees sheltered
Expect less than two shelters in operation by Oct. 15
Expect less than 100 evacuees in shelters by Oct. 15
New, multi-purpose service center in operation at the former
Fiesta Mart property at Bellfort and Broadway
Client-assistant cards ranging from $360 to $1,610 being issued
New, centralized shelter facility in a former Northwest Mall JC
Penny’s near Hwy 290 and Loop 610 is under lease negotiations
Shelter could open Oct. 13
Red Cross and faith-based sheltered evacuees will relocate to
new shelter
East Texas evacuees, unable to return home, would shelter
Expect an initial influx of 300 evacuees the day shelter opens
Approved for 2,000 occupancy
Operate short-term: 30 to 45 days
Be aware: lease negotiations not finalized
Hotels/Motels: Jordy Tollett
432 hotel/motels participating in FEMA reimbursement program
55,010 evacuees
15,984 rooms
Katrina evacuees need FEMA lodging agreements to be extended
beyond Oct. 22 deadline
Issues: Hotel-motel capacity in Greater Houston area has reached
capacity Need additional lodging outside Houston
Concerns: Program abuses:
Reports of rooms being occupied by those other than registered
FEMA evacuees
Possible transient occupancy
Need Audit procedure FEMA rep accompany general managers on room
walkthroughs
Housing / John Walsh
4,614 households, averaging four to a family, have been placed
in long-term housing over the last 29 days
Greater Houston Builders Assoc. will put on a housing fair to
assist people interested in buying homes in Houston area Needs
location space and date
Asian concerns 4,000-plus Asians may not be getting federal
assistance
Solutions:
Mobile unit in Hong Kong Mall registered 100-plus for FEMA
assistance
Satellite office at 95 Westpark Drive to assist Asian community
with housing registration
DRC addressing language concerns with onsite interpreters
Radio public service announcements in Vietnamese
Warehousing
Private and charitable contributors have filled the warehouse
with “basic necessity” items
Hope to have 50% distributed by Oct. 15
Issues: Logistical problems: Need more trucks and semi trailers
– transportation is biggest issue
Houston Katrina-Rita Relief Fund
New name, new president, Albert Myres of Shell Oil Co.
Fund will “take up the slack” for unreimbursed medical care
costs
Medical: Dr. David Persse & Elena Marks
Concerns: Mental behavioral care costs
Harris County Hospital District has 20% occupancy of bed space
taken by evacuees with psychological disorders in housed over 18
different sites
Post traumatic stress syndrome is starting to occur among
evacuees
Resources will soon become strained
Ellington Air Base not an option
Katrina evacuees have 100% reimbursement through Texas Medicaid
Program – Rita evacuees do not
Grant money is needed for unreimbursed medical care
Needs: Social-work triage evacuees’ mental health needs
Obtain funds from the Texas Dept. of Labor
United Way and city’s Health Dept to take lead for evacuees’
case management
Divided by sectors
Seek financial assistance from FEMA
Coordinate efforts with grant writers with state and county to
obtain reimbursement
Employment
Regional Job Fair, Destination Occupation:
Presented by The Workforce
7,500hurricane evacuees attended
250 employers participated
LULAC District VIII and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are
teaming up to provide the HEB Gift Cards to families who are
housing evacuees from Hurricane Katrina. Families eligible must
live in the Greater Houston area. Furthermore, the local LULAC
office will be open on Saturdays from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm where
FEMA representatives will be available to answer questions. The
office is located at
5207 Airline Drive, Suite #102, Houston, TX 77002.
For more information, contact 713-695-5980.
LULAC Council #114 in Dallas, Texas has so far raised over $500 for the American Red
Cross relief efforts. The council also collected additional funding for a local church that is housing
evacuees. In addition, members organized a clothing drive and were able to provide used and new
clothing for the evacuees.
Many people in the Houston area have
graciously welcomed into their homes victims of Hurricane
Katrina. To help alleviate the incurred costs, LULAC
Houston has begun a program with the help of the City and
private funds to assist the local people with money for food.
The program is providing debit cards in amounts of $50 per week
or more depending on the number of people in the homes.
LULAC Houston is also working at the
convention center and walking people through the legal process.
In
addition to collecting money, the members of LULAC
Council #4567 in Bay City,
Texas are volunteering to help with hurricane relief efforts by
serving food at various shelters, washing clothes, reading to
children, and assisting evacuees with paperwork. Another
important volunteer relief effort LULAC members are offering is
face-to-face interaction with evacuees, which helps relieve pain
and stress.
Bay City is sheltering approximately 400 evacuees.
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LULAC Arizona Hurricane Katrina Relief
Efforts |
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Estimados Miembros de LULAC, AFOP, PPEP, WORLD
CARE Partners; with great pride and pleasure we share the photo
highlights of the recent PRESS CONFERENCE held in Clarksdale,
Mississippi. October 25th and 26th along with the following
report:
A huge turn out of grateful Mississippian’s in
Clarksdale recognized the contribution made by LULAC, and its
partners World Care, PPEP, Inc., the Mississippi Delta
Farmworker and Alabama Farmworker Councils. Brent Wilkes, the
LULAC Executive Director, was honored by the Mayor with a key to
the City of Clarksdale and made Honorary Deputy/Sheriff by the
Sheriff of Coahoma County.
Hector Flores and Miguel Zazueta were also
honored in abstention with plaques as gratitude for LULAC’s
major contributions to the relief and recovery of farmworkers in
the Gulf States region. To date, LULAC had contributed $9,500
toward the relief effort including paying for the first convoy
of 3 supply trucks and the travel costs associated to the
volunteer drivers.
Since that first convoy of three 26’ delivery
trucks, 12 (18) wheel semi have arrived at the 55,000 sq. foot
warehouse from World Care our other relief partner. NBC News
called the effort “the largest interstate non governmental
relief effort of its kind ever.” Because of the efforts
hundreds of farmworker families’ victims of Katrina/Rita have
been helped.
The warehouse which has been described as a
permanent emergency disaster relief and training center “says it
all.” It will be used to train emergency relief workers for the
Gulf States region to help both in the recovery and in future
emergencies. A micro business incubator is planned to assist
timely management assistance so they can help get contracts in
the clean-up and recovery of that devastated and impoverished
region. An affordable housing entity known as CHODO or HUD
Community Development Housing Organization will also be formed
to meet the critical housing shortage of minorities.
Finally, we were very proud to see LULAC’s
name as partner on the signage of the Regional Emergency Relief
Center. I wish to thank Hector Flores and the LULAC Board for
entrusting me and providing the resources to make this truly
remarkable relief effort possible – plus help to create good
will and cooperation between the African America and Latino
Communities in the Gulf States.
Si Se Pudo!
John David Arnold
President Council #1088
LULAC Councils 1057, 1060, 1002,
1004, 1005,
1006, 1081, 1082, 1104, 1105,
1106, 1107, 1114 have
been working to support the evacuee's that have been housed in Southern Arizona.
The councils have raised funds and supplies for those displaced by Katrina.
The PPEP Farmworkers Council #1088 now
has put their first convoy of relief items on the road to
Clarksdale, Mississippi. Three 26' trucks loaded with emergency
supplies left from Tucson on a 21-hour drive to Clarksdale.
Relief items included water, bedding, clothes, canned food,
medical supplies, health kits, walkers, crutches, even pet food
for the victims’ animals. The convoy of relief trucks traveled
to areas that have yet to receive governmental relief aid – in
particular farmworker communities. After careful assessment of
the farmworker communities, the PPEP Farmworkers Council
anticipates much larger convoys of 53' trucks to bring in
supplies. Special thanks go out to John Arnold, CEO of PPEP, the
students and staff from the PPEP Tec Charter High School; Pam
from World Care; the rural Arizona LULAC Councils; and the PPEP
volunteer drivers for enduring 107-degree heat for over 5 hours
loading the trucks. Finally, this could not have been made
possible without the staff of Mississippi Delta and Alabama
Telemon Farmworker Councils. For more information, visit
www.ppep.org.
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced today
the creation of a new Web site designed to connect workers
impacted by the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina with
employers who want to hire them. The Katrina Recovery Job
Connection can be found at
http://www.jobsearch.org/katrinajobs
or through America’s Job Bank at
www.ajb.org.
Tyson Foods, Inc. the world’s largest producer
of chicken, beef and pork, has set up a toll-free telephone
number for hurricane evacuees interested in a job with the
company. Tyson is also providing relocation assistance. People
seeking employment may call 1-800-424-WORK (9675) between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (CDST) Monday through Friday or go to
tysonfoodsinc.com to
learn more about career opportunities at Tyson. Click
here
for more details.
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LULAC Katrina Relief Fund |
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September
6,
2005
Dear
Brothers
and
Sisters,
As
you
know,
Hurricane
Katrina
hit
the
shores
of
the
Gulf
Coast
and
ravaged
the
lives
of
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people.
Some
of
the
worst-hit
areas
were
home
to
the
city’s
poorest
residents
–
our
Hispanic
and
African
American
brothers
and
sisters.
In
the
aftermath
of
Katrina,
families
continue
to
be
affected
as
they
remain
stranded
by
high
and
toxic
water
or
have
been
left
without
food,
clean
water
and
clothing.
As
members
of
the
oldest
and
largest
Hispanic
civil
rights
organizations
in
the
country,
I
encourage
all
of
you
to
help
those
most
in
need.
I
ask
that
you
please
contribute
to
disaster
relief
efforts
through
monetary
aid
and/or
donated
time,
food
and
clothing.
No
contribution
is
ever
too
small
to
help
the
victims
of
Hurricane
Katrina
restore
their
lives
and
help
rebuild
their
communities.
To
help
the
victims
of
one
of
the
largest
natural
disasters
in
US
history,
LULAC
has
established
a
disaster
relief
fund
dedicated
to
assisting
Latinos
in
the
most
affected
areas.
To
make
a
tax
deductible
contribution,
please
send
a
check
made
payable
to
the
LULAC
Katrina
Relief
Fund
to
201
East
Main,
Suite
605,
El
Paso,
Texas
79901.
To
make
a
contribution
via
credit
card,
fill
out
the
form
below
and
email
it
to
CMunoz@LULAC.org
or
fax
it
to
915-577-0914.
For
more
information,
call
866-577-0726
or
visit
our
web
site
at
www.LULAC.org.
Hurricane
Katrina
has
had
a
devastating
impact
on
Latino
workers
in
this
region.
Many
have
lost
everything.
The
LULAC
Katrina
Relief
Fund
will
support
the
work
of
LULAC
members
directly
involved
in
relief
efforts
to
help
Latino
families
hardest
hit
by
this
tragedy.
LULAC
volunteers
will
work
in
partnership
with
the
American
Red
Cross,
Catholic
Charities,
the
Telamon
Corporation,
and
Central
and
Latin
American
consulates
to
ensure
aid
gets
to
Hispanic
families
in
the
affected
areas.
Many
other
organizations
are
also
assisting
in
relief
efforts,
including
American
Red
Cross,
800-HELP-NOW,
800-257-7575
(Spanish),
www.redcross.org;
America’s
Second
Harvest,
800-344-8070,
www.secondharvest.org;
Baton
Rouge
Area
Foundation
(BRAF),
877-387-6126,
www.braf.org;
Catholic
Charities,
800-919-9338,
www.catholiccharitiesusa.org;
Salvation
Army,
800-SAL-ARMY,
www.salvationarmyusa.org;
the
Southern
Baptist
Convention
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Disaster
Relief,
800-462-8657,
ext.
6440,
www.namb.net;
and
the
Telamon
Corporation,
800-285-1676,
www.telamon.org.
Another
way
that
you
can
help
the
United
States
recover
from
Katrina
is
to
conserve
energy
and
urge
others
to
do
the
same.
Katrina
has
crippled
oil
production
in
the
Gulf
region
and
the
operation
of
many
refineries,
but
if
we
all
reduce
our
oil
consumption
we
can
help
our
energy
infrastructure
bounce
back
before
it
negatively
impacts
the
US
economy.
Let
us
all
do
all
that
we
can
to
assist
those
in
need
and
help
America
recover
from
Hurricane
Katrina.
Sincerely,
Hector
M.
Flores
LULAC National President
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