All relief information below is pertinent to both
Hurricane Rita and Katrina Evacuees. 2008 Hurrica Katrina Survivor Study
Information for Hurricane Evacuees
Please call 2-1-1 or visit www.uwtgc.org to register for Special Needs Evacuation Registry or for information on assistance such as schools, social services, prescriptions, counseling, food, clothing, durable
medical equipment, shelter, school supplies etc)If you or a family member is a special needs victim of Katrina and/or Rita,
please contact UCP at (713) 838 - 9050 ext. 304, 305 or 306
or email us at ucp@ucphouston.org.Visit www.gulfcoastnews.com to access data base
set up to find displaced loved ones or 877-LOVED1SFEMA: 800-621-3362 Fannie Mae
for guidance for
hurricane-related servicing and underwriting policies, mortgage servicers with regards to borrowers and properties affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Crisis Counseling: 713-970-7080For UCP LA or MS Clients and Staff,
please call 1-800-872-5827 or
www.ucpgno.org
Click here for Evacuee Caregiver Employment
Foster and Adoptive Care Evacuees with children with special needs
In Louisiana call 1-800-2593428 / In Mississippi call 1-800-821-9157
In Alabama, a phone number is not available at this time
To help connect with home state caseworkers and to receive payments in order to care for the child's needs. Foster and adoptive
parents should be advised that they can call in to request payment. They will be asked some basic information and their check will be forwarded to them.
Accessible Housing Resources for Evacuees with special needs:
www.hud.gov/news/index.cfm
Toll Free: 1 (800) 297-8685
Texas Association of Affordable Housing ProvidersUCP's Special Needs Housing Contact
To offer your home OR if you are seeking housing:
contact Chris Quiroga at UCP at (713) 838-9050, ext. 357
or cquiroga@ucphouston.org
Immunization InformationAccepting Donations
Click here for scenes of giving and kindness from across the United States. UCP is in need of donated durable medical equipment and assistive devices, diapers, baby wipes, baby food, formula or monetary donations to
provide counseling, other
support services and to purchase medical equipment needed by special needs victims
of Katrina. Please call Christine at (713) 838-9050, ext. 332 for DME donations. We
are pleased to
announce that Continental Airlines has partnered with UCP to bring in donated equipment. Donate now directly to UCP.You may also donate funds to the
United Way through any local Amegy Bank. New Tax Incentives for Donating:
Increased charitable contributions, Additional exemption for housing evacuees, work opportunity credit and much more. Many Thanks to our partners:
ECI Texas, MHMRA, Spaulding for Children, Depelchin, Exomotion, Inc., The Center,
ARC, PIN, Family Voices, CIL, HISD, Mayors Office, Neighborhood Centers, Junior League
of Houston, Inc., Shriner's Hospital, TCH Social Workers, Continental Airlines,
United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast, United Cerebral Palsy Association and Affiliates,
Neighbor2Neighbor.org, Smartchoiceswomen.com and Playalongtoys.com
Grants recieved enabling UCP to continue assisting evacuees.
The AARP Foundation - $100,000
Elsie S. Bellows Charitable Fund - $15,000.
The Christopher Reeves Foundation - $25,000
United Way $20,000 Click here for scenes of giving and kindness from across the United States. |
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