January 29, 2020 by Clarissa Ayala
Lone Star Legal Aid’s Disaster Relief Unit to Provide Information to Watson Explosion Survivors
Houston, TX – Lone Star Legal Aid will be at the Town Hall being hosted by Counsel Member Amy Peck from District A at 6:30 PM, Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, located at 4703 East Shadowdale Drive, Houston, Texas 77041. The location has been set up as an American Red Cross Disaster Center.
Lone Star Legal Aid’s Disaster Relief Unit will be present to provide information to survivors with regard to legal issues typically faced in the aftermath of a disaster, like landlord/tenant issues, dealing with insurance policies, and avoiding home repair fraud.
Survivors will also get the opportunity to get assistance, ask questions, and meet with:
- The American Red Cross
- Mental Health America
- Memorial Assistance Ministries
- Various City departments
- Elected officials/representatives
This meeting is for those impacted by the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing explosion.
Lone Star Legal Aid operates a toll-free disaster legal hotline — 866-659-0666 — that can help with issues such as replacing lost documents, answering insurance questions, helping with landlord-tenant problems, and addressing scam or consumer protection concerns. People who qualify for assistance will be matched with lawyers who can provide free legal help.
Additional disaster recovery resources are available at lonestarlegal.blog/services/disaster-relief.
LSLA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy on behalf of low-income and underserved populations. LSLA serves millions of people at 125% of federal poverty guidelines that reside in 72 counties in the eastern and Gulf Coast regions of Texas, and 4 counties of southwest Arkansas. LSLA focuses its resources on maintaining, enhancing, and protecting income and economic stability; preserving housing; improving outcomes for children; establishing and sustaining family safety and stability, health and well-being; and assisting populations with special vulnerabilities, like those who have disabilities, or who are elderly, homeless, or have limited English language skills. To learn more about LSLA, visit our website at www.lonestarlegal.org.
Media contact: Clarissa Ayala, cayala@lonestarlegal.org.
