Festivals Set to Assist Residents Still Seeking Help

to Rebuild and Recover from Ike          

For Galveston County residents who were still on the road to recovery, Saturday, February 20 was the date to be at The Mall of the Mainland in Texas City for the Community Resource and Information Festival.  A host of disaster recovery vendors were on hand at this free event hosted by several area non-profit  agencies in the area.

                Equipped to assist and answer questions about home rehabilitation, rental assistance, housing programs, legal services, job placement and training, utility assistance and so much more was G.R.A.C.E. Community Services, Catholic Charities, Gulf Coast Centers, City of Galveston Recovers, Galveston County Housing Assistance Program, ICNA Relief, V-Family, Inc, Mainland Children Partnership

and 40 plus vendors. 

                The Community Resource Festival provided a Free Kidz Zone designed to

encourage children ages 6 to 16 to play and have fun via the Wii Box, and the Krunk Session while learning the importance of preparing, planning and positioning themselves on how to deal with life’s trauma’s and disastrous situations.

                The Resource Festival host, G.R.A.C.E. Community Services, was on site wth many 40 additional vendors to assist Hurricane Ike survivors to join in a partnership with disaster case managers who assess disaster-related needs, develop long-term recovery plans, and connect survivors to available resources in the community.  G.R.A.C.E. Community Services has partnered with  Lutheran Social

Services (LSS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide Disaster Case Management Services to ten county areas, including Hardin, Jefferson and Orange, under a program entitled Texas RISE (Recovery for Ike Survivors Enterprise). If you or someone you know, needs additional assistance from the effects of Hurricane Ike, please call 1-888-IKE-RISE

(1-888-453-7473).

                The event was such a success -- The Second Community Resource and Information Festival is slated for Saturday, April 24 and is free and open to the public. The Community Resource and Information Festival will begin at 9:00 am at the Mall of the Mainland located at 10000 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway, Texas City, TX.

                For more information visit www.resourcefest.com or call toll free at 1-877- 839-1744.