Tag: Disaster Recovery | Voices for Civil Justice

In Puerto Rico and Louisiana, storm victims struggle to prove they own their homes

Column (Louisiana)

In Puerto Rico and Louisiana, storm victims struggle to prove they own their homes

March 30, 2018 | Jarvis DeBerry | Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
Not having papers to prove ownership hadn't been much of a problem for them until the Road Home program demanded documentation.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing: Title

Spring break in Puerto Rico? After María, that means ‘rebuild,’ not ‘relax’

News Story (Puerto Rico)

Spring break in Puerto Rico? After María, that means ‘rebuild,’ not ‘relax’

March 23, 2018 | Whitney Eulich | Christian Science Monitor
From Boy Scouts to Harvard Law, many students from the US mainland are spending vacation time volunteering here: helping to clear debris, navigate FEMA forms, and restore damaged forests.
Tags: Disaster Recovery

Legal Aid Funding ‘Crucial’ After Hurricanes, Florida Chief Justice Says

News Story (NATIONAL)

Legal Aid Funding ‘Crucial’ After Hurricanes, Florida Chief Justice Says

March 13, 2018 | Celia Ampel | Law.com
Comments at a congressional hearing in Washington came weeks after President Donald Trump threatened to eliminate funding for the Legal Services Corp.
Tags: Disaster Recovery

Experiment with post-Harvey housing helps far fewer than expected

News Story (Texas)

Experiment with post-Harvey housing helps far fewer than expected

March 9, 2018 | Rebecca Elliott , James Drew | Houston Chronicle
Rather than muscling up its program for short-term housing, FEMA called on the state of Texas to help find trailers, lease apartments and repair flood victims’ homes.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing

Hurricane Maria hit women in Puerto Rico the hardest. And they’re the ones building it back.

News Story (Puerto Rico)

Hurricane Maria hit women in Puerto Rico the hardest. And they’re the ones building it back.

March 8, 2018 | Justine Calma | Grist
As Puerto Rico recovers from Hurricane Maria, women like Martínez-Román are doing double duty — leading community efforts to rebuild while managing households with fewer resources.
Tags: Disaster Recovery

Low-income hurricane victims being denied legal assistance

Op-Ed (Florida)

Low-income hurricane victims being denied legal assistance

February 21, 2018 | Charles Elsesser | Miami Herald
Congress must appropriate funding that permits legal aid groups to provide legal help, including representation, for as long as necessary for recovery, which we know can take years.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Funding: Federal

Families wait for FEMA help, nonprofit gets results

News Story, Video (Texas)

Families wait for FEMA help, nonprofit gets results

February 15, 2018 | Jessica Savage | KRIS-TV (Corpus Christi)
Some have turned to a group of local attorneys, and are finally getting the help they need.
Tags: Disaster Recovery