Ready Houston! - An Initiative of Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston

Ready Houston!
3217 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, TX 77006
Phone: 713-533-4900
 Fax: 713-520-4663

A Community Service of Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston

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Ready Houston! is a Community Service of Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston

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FEMA Announces 18-Month Housing Assistance Program for IKE
Eighteen months, beginning, November 1, 2008, FEMA will determine the families that qualify for assistance.

HUD, working with an extensive network of public housing agencies (PHAs) that already administer the DHAP program for families displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and HUD's regular rental assistance program, will oversee and manage the program. Initially, HUD will provide full rental assistance to approved families.

Beginning May 1, 2009, families will be responsible for paying $50 per month. Every month thereafter, the family's portion of the rent will increase in increments of $50 until the program ends in April 2010. This approach has been successful in leading families closer to complete housing independence under the original DHAP program. more

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Private Waste Management Sites to Accept Hurricane Ike Debris from County Residents

Allied, Casco, Waste Corporation of America (WCA), and Waste Management (WM) will begin accepting Hurricane Ike debris to provide residents of Harris County additional ways to clear debris quickly from their property.

The Allied, Casco, WCA, and WM sites are privately managed sites and may charge a fee for disposal. Please contact the site for information regarding fees, hours of operation, and types of waste accepted. more

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Harris County Commissioners Declare September National Preparedness Month

(Harris County, TX) The Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (OHSEM) is gearing up to promote National Preparedness Month (NPM) this September, after Harris County Commissioners Court declared September as National Preparedness Month at its regularly scheduled meeting on August 19th. more

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What Persons with Disabilities Should Know About Preparing for Hurricanes

If you or someone close to you has a disability or a special need, you may have to take additional steps to protect yourself and your family in an emergency.

If you have special needs, find out about special assistance that may be available in your community and register with 2-1-1 so needed help can be provided in the event of a disaster.

CHECK FOR HAZARDS IN YOUR HOME more

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Ready! Houston's Jennifer Posten was invited to take part in the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) Compassion in Action Roundtable titled, "Partnerships in Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery: The Role of Faith-Based and Community Organizations in Building Resilient Communities." Joined by US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and hosted by OFBCI Director Jay Hein. After the event, Secretary Chertoff listed the top challenges for integrating Faith-Based Groups.

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Ready Houston! is committed to teaching individuals
and families, members of faith communities, non-profit organizations and small businesses how to be more disaster resistant; by recruiting, training and mobilizing volunteers for relief and recovery efforts; and by coordinating the efforts of faith-based disaster recovery organizations with governmental disaster response agencies.

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Tracking Ike

Current Atlantic Activity