Copied from The Anahuac Progress website . . . Lutheran Social ServicesDisaster Response
(LSSDR) has been awarded a $10.7 million Social Services Block Grant (SSBG),
funded by the Houston-Galveston Area Council to
provide unmet needs funds for survivors of Hurricane Ike in 10 counties, including Austin,
Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery,
Walker and Waller.
Funds from the SSBG grant will be distributed through local long term recovery
committees to address the ongoing unmet needs of Ike survivors, including
furniture, appliances and utility assistance. In counties where no long term
recovery committee exists, funding requests will be processed directly through
LSSDR.
"We look forward to utilizing the SSBG funds awarded to us to further our
goal of returning Ike survivors to their pre-disaster lives," said Kurt
Senske, President and CEO of Lutheran Social Services. "It is our hope
that these funds will be the final piece that many people need to achieve their
recovery plan goals and complete the recovery
process."
To be eligible to receive SSBG funds, individuals must be a survivor of
Hurricane Ike, reside in one of the 10 counties in the service area, currently
be receiving case management services from a
qualified case management agency and have an unmet need related to Hurricane Ike.
LSSDR, which is based in Austin, is currently
providing disaster case management services for Ike survivors in 16 Southeast Texas counties through the Recovery for Ike Survivors
Enterprise, or RISE, program
If you are in need of disaster case management services please call 1-888-453-7473 or visit www.TexasRise. org.
LSSDR is an affiliated program of Lutheran Social Services of the South, a
multi-faceted social service agency that serves
more than 35,000 people annually throughout Texas and Louisiana. Programs include disaster
response, foster care, international and domestic
adoption, unplanned pregnancy services, post-adoption services,
independent and assisted living, skilled nursing care
and rehabilitation services, adult day care, geriatric
care management and emergency assistance. LSSDR provides services
without regard to religion, gender, ethnicity or race.
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