RESOURCES TO STOP CORONAVIRUS -COVID 19 AND RECOVER
LINKS AND WEBSITES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS COVID 19 and COVID 19 Vaccine
INFORMATION ON CURRENT TEXAS CASES, COVID 19 VACCINE, SYMPTOMS AND CARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/
GRIMES COUNTY INFORMATION ON COVID 19 FOR TESTING SITES, FOOD ASSISTANCE AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
https://www.grimescountytexas.gov/page/COVID19
Texas fair housing - texas workforce commission
The Texas Workforce
Housing Opportunities for Families
Unless a building or community qualifies as housing for older persons, the owner or manager may not discriminate based on familial status.
Protection against discrimination based on familial status applies to:
- Families in which one or more children under age 18 live with
- A parent
- A person who has legal custody of the child or children
- Designees of the parent or legal custodian, with parent or custodian’s written permission
- Anyone securing legal custody of a child under age 18
- Pregnant women
Housing for older persons is exempt from the prohibition against familial status discrimination if any of the following are true:
- It is specifically designed for and occupied by elderly persons under a Federal, State or local government program
- It is occupied solely by persons who are age 62 or older
- It houses at least one person who is age 55 or older in at least 80 percent of the occupied units, and adheres to a policy that demonstrates intent to house persons who are age 55 or older
TEXAS DISASTER RESOURCES
TX EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Individual Assistance Texas
Individual Assistance Texas
The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) coordinates the state emergency management program, which is intended to ensure the state and its local governments respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters, and implement plans and programs to help prevent or lessen the impact of emergencies and disasters.
Individual Assistance Texas
Individual Assistance Texas
Individual Assistance Texas
What is Individual Assistance (IA)?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP) provides financial help or direct services to those who have necessary expenses and serious needs if they are unable to meet these needs through other means. Up to $33,000 (adjusted each year) is available in financial help, although some forms of IHP assistance have limits. Flood insurance may be required as indicated below. These forms of help are available:
Housing Assistance (including Temporary Housing, Repair, Replacement, and Semi-Permanent or Permanent Housing Construction) and
Other Needs Assistance (including personal property and other items)