Since shelters were opened for survivors of the Pasadena tornado, the American Red Cross and its partners have served 407 households by providing:
-261 overnight stays for more than 100 residents in 3 emergency shelters;
-3016 meals and snacks; and
-265 relief items including comfort kits and other supplies.
The American Red Cross was at the Beamer Place apartment office, on Thursday, February 2nd and Friday, February 3rd. Caseworkers were on-site to open cases for the families that had major damage and/or their apartment was destroyed by the tornado. Referrals and more information was available for people seeking other assistance. Lone Star Legal Aid also participated in this outreach to provide legal assistance for disaster recovery victims.
Lone Star Legal Aid, BakerRipley, American Red Cross, and other community agencies partnered together for a Multi-Agency Resources Center (MARC) to help those affected by the recent tornado. Browse through the photos taken at these past disaster recovery outreach event.
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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