Many agencies and community members came together this week to help with the relief effort. Author: Celeste Houmard (6News) Updated: 5:55 PM CST March 10, 2021
TEMPLE, Texas The United Way of Central Texas created the Winter Weather Recovery Fund to help individuals, families and nonprofits after the state faced record-low temperatures and extreme power outages in February.
Many agencies and community members came together to help with the relief effort.
Amazon delivered water on Monday at the United Way of Central Texas, located on 4 N. 3rd St. in Temple with the help of Spectra Cargo & Logistics of Dallas. Ft Hood Wounded Warriors semi-professional men’s basketball team also came to assist with the unloading of donations.
Project Porchlight, legal aid groups offer help filing FEMA, insurance claims
More resources available to help those with damage from winter storm
There are additional ways you can get much-needed help following the winter storm in mid-February. FOX 26 s Heather Sullivan has more.
HOUSTON - A credit counseling agency and legal aid groups are offering assistance filing FEMA applications and insurance claims after the ice storm left so many with burst pipes. Open this up and this is just overflowing with dirty water and it has a horrendous stench, said Joaquin Escobar, showing us his family water main.
Escobar said his family lost running water when their home s pipes burst. But he says his application to FEMA for help was quickly declined.