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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.
Hotties Supporting Houston
Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion has helped put together a list of resources and organization to help rebuild the community. If you need help or would like to donate/volunteer, click here.
Food Deliveries In Southeast Texas
CrowdSource is gathering volunteers to make no-contact food deliveries to people without transportation. If you need food or want to volunteer for deliveries, click here.
Weekly Food Distribution
Bread of Life Inc. provides healthy food every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at St. John s Downtown (2019 Crawford St, Houston, 77002)
Pet Food Events
The Houston Humane Society is hosting multiple pet food pantry events. Click here to find one close to you.
The list below will be updated with new information as we get it.
As of 6 a.m. Tuesday, several cars were seen already in line for a food distribution at NRG Stadium. The gates weren t set to open until 7 a.m. and the distribution was set to start at 9 a.m. One woman, who also happens to be the first in line, said she s been there since 2:20 a.m.
The woman asked to be kept anonymous, but she did tell ABC13 that she s there because she has four kids, a mother and a brother to feed.
Since the winter storm last week, she said she s lost a lot but she s thankful for her neighbors.
Water and food distribution sites open across the Houston area KTRK UP NEXT
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