[StBernard] Question regarding SBP renters during Katrina

[Westley Annis]

Al,
 
you bring up many good points.  how do we reach out and contact displaced
residents, how do we get available aid to them, etc.
 
should FEMA and other assistance be closed to renters, one would hope our
hearts are not
 
the community center of st bernard, in arabi, has information on many
programs.  
 
contact here:   ccstbp at yahoo.com ,  ccstp at ccstbp.org
 
cell  (504) 617-2580
 
office  (504) 281-2512 

http://www.ccstb.org/
 
 
 
---SJK

-----Original Message-----
Is there any updated information that would help the displaced renters who
were originally from St Bernard Parrish? It seems that they are still "the
forgotten", four years after the Katrina Disaster. Most were dropped through
the cracks by FEMA. There was never a roll made of those displaced by the
flood that followed Katrina. Nor were they ever notified of the availability
of help available by the various agencies. The most seriously neglected were
the elderly renters who had minimum Flood Insurance and were not eligible
for FEMA help .and those who had Renter's Homeowner Insurance and couldn't
collect because the Insurance Companies said they didn't have to pay since
the damage was "due to rising water" which wasn't covered by their Home
owner's policy. Most of us were dropped from the rental assistance programs
just months after the Flood. Many of us were personally self sufficient
enough to find lodging in another state and many of us are still there
living outside of Louisiana as our families are now spread across the Gulf
Coast. The worst thing is, if you moved out of the "Flood Zone" you were
dependent on your own sources for assistance. FEMA wouldn't even talk to you
if you were from Louisiana and , say, now living in Florida. We were told to
go back to Louisiana.if we required help. So I was just wondering are the
files closed on any assistance for renters from St. Bernard Parish?

Al