New Harris County collaboration offers free recovery resources and legal aid for renters
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HOUSTON – As Harris County recovers from the COVID job recession and the recent winter storms, local officials and community leaders have come together to hold an event Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. providing renters at risk of eviction with information about their rights under the CDC order preventing evictions for nonpayment of rent.
Volunteer attorneys will help tenants determine if they qualify for protection under the CDC guidelines and help those who qualify complete and sign the required declaration on the spot. Additional volunteers will help tenants apply for rental assistance through two new state and local government programs.
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As the Houston area continues to deal with the winter storm recovery, multiple groups have organized free water or food distribution events throughout the city.
The list below will be updated with new information as we get it.
Good evening, Hitchcock!
We will be having another Water Distribution Point tomorrow morning, Monday, February 22, 2021.
Beginning promptly at 7:30 am and ending at 8:30 am in front of the Hitchcock Police Department, we will handing out water; with a limit of 3 per vehicle. pic.twitter.com/zHkLzu5swX Hitchcock Police Department (@HitchcockPolice) February 22, 2021
But even as temperatures rise today, Houston is still not out of the woods.
The majority of Harris County is still under a boil water advisory and residents are being told to conserve electricity use.
Below is a list of free resources in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Galveston counties to help you or someone you know get through the weekend.
Harris County
Church At The Cross 3835 S Dairy Ashford Road, Westchase. Opened at 8:30 a.m. Free water and food
Free water and food
Free meals for 1,000 people via food truck
Sylvan R. Rodriguez Elementary, 5858 Chimney Rock Dr., Gulfton. Open 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
February 20, 2021, 2:54 PM)
A volunteer loads donated water into the trunk of a car at a distribution site, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Houston. Houston and several surrounding cities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes.
This list is now out of date. For an updated list for Saturday, click here.
Most of Houston has its power back as of Friday morning. But many Houstonians are still struggling without electricity, while water pressure remains low for people throughout most of the city, and still others deal with burst pipes. City government, public officials and community organizations are hosting events with food, water and supplies for people still unable to boil water.