News Room
1.888.ROAD.2.LA (1.888.762.3252)
(TTY callers use 7.1.1 relay
or 1.800.846.5277)
inquiry@road2LA.org
For Immediate Release
DECEMBER 1ST:
Deadline to Schedule Road Home Initial Appointment*
THE LOUISIANA ROAD HOME HOSTS INFORMATION SESSIONS IN
TYLER, TEXAS
Tyler, TX., November 15, 2007- A series of Information Sessions on The Road Home Homeowner program will be held in north Texas in the coming weeks. The Information Sessions will provide homeowners the chance to ask questions about program eligibility, application status, required documentation, and more. In preparation for a one-on-one consultation, homeowners are encouraged to bring their Application ID number. These sessions are free and open to the public.
| What: | Information Session on Information Session on The Road Home The Road Home |
| When and Where: |
Tuesday, November 27 Acorn Housing 5353 Maple Avenue Dallas, TX 3 – 7pm. |
| Wednesday, November 28 R. J. Crustaceans of New Orleans 2711 Elm Street Dallas, TX 3 – 7pm. |
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| Thursday, November 29 Friendship West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Road Dallas, TX 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
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| Thursday, November 29 Pierre’s Mardi Gras Café 2816 S. Cooper Street Arlington, TX 1 p.m.—5 p.m. |
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| Friday, November 30 Southside Community Center 959 E. Rosedale Fort Worth, TX 10 a.m.—2 p.m. |
*Applicants to The Road Home program must schedule their initial appointments by December 1, 2007. All appointments must be completed by December 15, 2007. Applicants who have yet to schedule their first appointments must do so by calling 1.888.762.3252. TTY callers use 711 relay. Homeowners who do not schedule this appointment by December 1 and complete it by December 15 will be considered ineligible to receive assistance from the program.
Louisiana homeowners who owned and occupied their homes at the time Hurricane Katrina or Rita, and suffered damage as a result of one of the storms, may be eligible to receive assistance through The Road Home program.
This groundbreaking program represents the largest single housing recovery program in U.S. history. Working together, Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Office of Community Development created The Road Home program with the approval of the Louisiana Legislature. The program affords eligible homeowners up to $150,000 in compensation for their losses to get back into their homes.
For more information on The Road Home program, visit www.Road2LA.org or call 1.888.ROAD.2.LA (1.888.762.3252). TTY callers use 711 relay or 800.846.5277.
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