FEMA Answers (includes other agencies such as HUD and USDA RD)
http://www.femaanswers.org
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights http://www.lawyerscomm.org/2005website/projects/housing/housing.html
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
http://www.nlchp.org/FA%5FHousing/
National Low Income Housing Coalition
http://www.nlihc.org/news/091305katrina.html
Southeast Louisianna Legal Services
Pamphlet on Housing Rights After Katrina
For information, email ndixon@aclu.org
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE
National Community Reinvestment Coalition Consumer Rescue Fund
<http://www.fairlending.com/>
The NCRC Consumer Rescue Fund Staff are collaborating with both consumers and member agencies to counsel consumers and negotiate with lenders. Please contact BJ Taylor, Consumer Rescue Fund
Specialist at 202-464-2737 or btaylor@NCRC.org for more information. We have already successfully intervened in a number of situations, and the NCRC Board of Directors and staff are working with industry participants in our Banker Community Collaborative Council and our Mortgage Finance Community Council to be sure that our member's concerns and constituents needs are met.
The Louisiana Family Recovery Corps (LFRC)
The Louisiana Family Recovery Corps (LFRC) is an independent non-profit organization led by CEO Raymond Jetson.
The goal of the LFRC is to coordinate and mobilize a network of providers, organizations, and government agencies to deliver comprehensive humanitarian services to displaced Louisianans within the state of Louisiana. In addition, the Corps will reach out to displaced Louisianans wherever they might be temporarily sheltered across the country to assist them in returning to Louisiana.
525 Florida Street, 2nd Floor
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
Phone (225) 338-5366
Fax (225) 338-5369
E-Mail Providers@RecoveryCorps.org
