Katrina update: HUD announcement, etc.
We have a press release s'morning from HUD on Hurricane Katrina disaster relief. Looks like largely single-family announcements except for the previously announced possibility of redirecting CDBG and HOME grants. The Katrina announcements section that HUD linked from its front page a while ago is continuing to be updated so it seems worth watching, but most items are still mainly for single-family homes, not apartments. Not much fresh material on HUD's disaster recovery assistance page but it does have some previously posted mold prevention guidance.
Some other disaster updates:
- According to a Baton Rouge paper, housing officials have been discussing ways to shelter displaced New Orleans public housing residents, and it says they did save the housing program's record database.
- The Harris County Housing Authority of Houston is making available 500 apartments to evacuees.
- The Dep't of Homeland Security is inviting people and businesses who can offer resources, including housing, to register at the Southwest Emergency Resource Registry.
- The Housing Assistance Council has posted some disaster recovery resources specific to rural housing that you might not find elsewhere, including its own recovery guide in a free PDF download.
- The National Low Income Housing Coalition says it "is working with Congress to develop appropriate short and long term housing needs..."
- NAHRO's efforts include offering to act as a clearinghouse for recovery by member agencies.
- ACORN lost its national headquarters in Louisiana but is running a message board that as time passes may be a helpful guide to conditions in affected low-income neighborhoods.
- USDA has posted a useful-looking disaster aftermath links page for the use of its own staff.
- The Small Business Administration has information about disaster relief loans.
- Estimates are starting to appear about the volume of the insurance claims.
- [UPDATE: Another estimate of insurance losses -- this one at $30B.]
Be sure and read our continually revised main Katrina page for further details.
Some other disaster updates:
- According to a Baton Rouge paper, housing officials have been discussing ways to shelter displaced New Orleans public housing residents, and it says they did save the housing program's record database.
- The Harris County Housing Authority of Houston is making available 500 apartments to evacuees.
- The Dep't of Homeland Security is inviting people and businesses who can offer resources, including housing, to register at the Southwest Emergency Resource Registry.
- The Housing Assistance Council has posted some disaster recovery resources specific to rural housing that you might not find elsewhere, including its own recovery guide in a free PDF download.
- The National Low Income Housing Coalition says it "is working with Congress to develop appropriate short and long term housing needs..."
- NAHRO's efforts include offering to act as a clearinghouse for recovery by member agencies.
- ACORN lost its national headquarters in Louisiana but is running a message board that as time passes may be a helpful guide to conditions in affected low-income neighborhoods.
- USDA has posted a useful-looking disaster aftermath links page for the use of its own staff.
- The Small Business Administration has information about disaster relief loans.
- Estimates are starting to appear about the volume of the insurance claims.
- [UPDATE: Another estimate of insurance losses -- this one at $30B.]
Be sure and read our continually revised main Katrina page for further details.
posted by Martha Bridegam at 9:49 AM
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