News round-up
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Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, February 14, 2018
General Updates Letters Requesting Extension of TSA. Representatives Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Jose Serrano (D-NY) sent a letter to FEMA administrator Brock Long urging him to expand the Direct Lease Program for Puerto Rican evacuees in addition to extending the Transitional Shelter Assistance Program (TSA) through June 1. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey… Continue reading
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Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, February 12, 2018
General Updates Disaster Aid Passed. Congress passed a disaster relief bill on February 9. While the bill provides $28 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds and other important financial resources, it does not include important housing resources and tools–such as the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP)–or safeguards to ensure federal resources… Continue reading
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One Boston Family Gets New Opportunities Thanks to the RAFT Program
By Kat Feliciano, Metro Housing|Boston People often ask me to describe the typical family that we assist. In truth, no families are alike. Circumstance, personalities, challenges, disabilities, job prospects – all of these lead to very different stories. After experiencing homelessness and living in her car with her two children, Sharon was grateful to… Continue reading
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Senate Unveils Disaster Relief Bill
February 8, 2018 Last night, Congressional leaders released the text of the disaster relief bill that Senate Republicans and Democrats plan to include as part of a larger budget agreement to lift the low spending caps on defense and domestic spending for two years, raise the debt ceiling for one year, and provide $20 billion in infrastructure… Continue reading
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Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Sign-on Request Several groups have been working to organize civil rights comments to the Texas Plan for Disaster Recovery and are asking that you sign on in support of these. To read the letter and sign on, CLICK HERE. The deadline for signing on is COB, Monday, February 12. Texas’ plan will serve as a… Continue reading
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