Issues to Consider in Providing Disaster Legal Services
- Organization: Texas Rural Legal Assistance
- Creation Date: Wednesday, September 07, 2005
- Submitted: Wednesday, September 07, 2005
- Attachment: DOC
This memo outlines issues to consider taking action on once people affected by the disaster have immediate food, water, emergency shelter and access to emergency/triage medical and mental health services. The focus is on issues where legal services and community advocates can best contribute: outreach/information, assistance with accessing FEMA programs, public benefits, shorter and longer term housing assistance, education/employment/retraining and policy advocacy.
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