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Updated: 3:34 PM Sep 13, 2005
Texas Will Get Emergency Funds For Hurricane Survivor Assistance
The state and Texas cities and counties will get federal emergency funds to help offset the cost of providing shelter and services to survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
Posted: 3:34 PM Sep 13, 2005 |
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Federal emergency funds are on the way to the state and Texas counties and cities to help offset the cost of providing shelter and services to the more than 200,000 survivors of Hurricane Katrina who sought shelter here.
That includes transportation to new homes, emergency medical and dental care and prescription drug expenses.
A weekend memo from the Federal Emergency Management Agency listed items eligible for reimbursement to local governments.
An estimated 205,000 evacuees are staying in Texas and about half have been in one of the 197 Texas shelters set up by local governments.
A spokesman for Gov. Rick Perry says officials have not yet determined the total cost, but he says Perry is confident that Washington is going to "step up and do the right thing" to reimburse Texas.
The memo says overtime pay for regular staff and newly hired security, shelter and transportation staff is eligible for reimbursement, but store vouchers or phone cards will not be reimbursed.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency also won't reimburse schools for the costs of additional teachers or textbooks, but it will finance portable buildings and new computers.
Perry said Tuesday the state is working closely with other federal departments and officials including Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling to try to find funds for expenses FEMA won’t cover.
About 29,000 displaced students are enrolled in Texas schools, including more than 300 in Killeen and more than 50 in the Waco area.
Meanwhile some of the volunteers helping care for survivors in Texas are in need of some relief.
The Red Cross has been caring for more than 180 refugees in Grayson and Cooke Counties and more than 30 volunteer nurses have been donating their time at shelters in Bonham and Gainesville.
Retired nurse Donna Winters spent about six hours on the phone Sunday trying to line up more help.
She secured just two volunteers.
Red Cross volunteer and nurse Brandy Wilson says they need RNs, LVNs and even retired nurses.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP: HURRICANE ASSISTANCE WEB SITES
Click Here For Letter Of Hope Web Site To Send Letters To Displaced Hurricane Survivors
Click Here For More Information About Waco Shelter Plans And Resources
Click Here For More Information About Killeen Shelter Plans And Resources
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Click Here For OneStar Foundation Web Site
Click Here For Habitat For Humanity Web Site
Click Here For Houston Katrina Fund Web Site
Click Here For Information On Disaster Relief Appeals From The Better Business Bureau
Click Here For Reports On National Charities From The Better Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance
Click Here For Charity Tips From FEMA
Click Here For American Red Cross Web Site
Click Here For Salvation Army Web Site
Click Here For Second Harvest Web Site
Click Here For Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund Raising Campaign Web Site
Click Here For Catholic Charities Web Site
Click Here For Lutheran Disaster Response Web Site
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Click Here For National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Web Site
Click Here For Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Web Site
Click Here For United Methodist Committee On Relief
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HURRICANE INFORMATION RESOURCES
Click Here For Department Of Defense Web Site Linking Evacuees and Military Families
Click Here For Texas Work Force Commission Web Site
Click Here For Hurricane Relief Information From U.S. Department Of Labor
Click Here For Texas Health And Human Services Commission Web Site
Click Here For Texas Education Agency Web Site
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Click Here For Katrina Shelter Web Site
Click Here For Missing Kids Web Site
Click Here For Hurricane Refugee Contact Web Site
Click Here For WWL-TV Survivors Web Forum
Click Here For Humane Society Of the United States Web Site
Click Here For National Hurricane Center Web Site
Click Here For National Weather Service Web Site
Click Here For Hydrologic Information Center For Information On River Flooding
Click Here For Federal Emergency Management Agency Web Site
Click Here For Louisiana Homeland Security Web Site
Click Here For City Of New Orleans Web Site
Click Here For Louisiana Governor’s Web Site
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