September 23, 2022 by Clarissa Ayala
5 Years Later – Lone Star Legal Aid Celebrates the Impact of Qatar Harvey Funds
Houston, TX – Lone Star Legal Aid is on the front lines of supporting low-income families in East Texas when disaster strikes. Five years ago, Hurricane Harvey devastated our region and left thousands with unstable housing, food insecurity, and uncertainty about their future well-being. Supported by the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF), the State of Qatar, and Qatar Harvey Funds, LSLA’s Military and Veterans Unit provided free legal help to veteran survivors impacted by Harvey.
This funding supported disaster services to veterans and their families in the following areas:
- Emergency food stamps and unemployment benefits
- FEMA appeals
- Home-repair contracts and contractors
- Landlord/Tenant issues
- Proof of homeownership to help with repair and reconstruction assistance
- New wills, powers of attorney, and other legal papers lost during the disaster
Bob Woodruff Foundation recently met with some of its local partners in Houston for the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. These partners provided impactful support to over 17,000 veterans and their families affected by this life-altering storm. We are grateful for BWF funding, which enabled us to serve veterans and their families during this catastrophic event.
Please visit our disaster resources here for additional resources. LSLA’s Military and Veterans Unit can be found here.
Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy for low-income and underserved populations by providing free legal education, advice, and representation. LSLA serves millions of people at 125% of federal poverty guidelines, who live in 72 counties in the eastern and Gulf Coast regions of Texas, and 4 counties in 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, stability, health, and wellbeing; and assisting populations with special vulnerabilities, like those with disabilities, the aging, survivors of crime and disasters, the unemployed and underemployed, the unhoused, those with limited English language skills, and the LGBTQIA+ community. To learn more about Lone Star Legal Aid, visit our website at www.LoneStarLegal.org.
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