VIA KVUE:
www.TheDriftInn.net offering free housing to evacuees and their pets. Free pet boarding at 512-731-9386. Also donations being accepted at Wimberley Fitness. 14500 Ranch Road 12, Suite 14 Wimberley, TX 78676 (512) 847-8026 Thanks!!
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State searchable database for reduced rate housing:
http://hrc-ic.tdhca.state.tx.us/hrc/VacancyClearinghouseSearch.m
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Vacation Rentals Available for TX Wildfire Evacuees:
With the news this weekend about the Texas wildfires - particularly in the Austin area - HomeAway has been contacted by dozens of vacation rental owners and Bed & Breakfasts, offering their properties to local residents who have been displaced by the disaster.
Below is a list of vacation rentals and Bed & Breakfasts that owners are offering for free or at discounted rates:
http://community.homeaway.com/docs/DOC-2067
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Bastrop Housing (List your need/offer for Housing):
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bastrop-Housing/165690663512409
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Hill Country Bible Church:
http://www.hcbc.com/centex-fires
If you have been impacted by the fires and need housing or any other type of assistance, email communityimpact @ hcbc.com. Please let us know the best way to contact you and your current location so that we can quickly respond to your need.
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SOURCE: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16580/ (to read the complete press release)
Gov. Perry Announces Emergency Hotel Voucher Program for Victims of Bastrop County Fire / Texas Disaster Relief Fund, TDHCA providing assistance to individuals and families / Friday, September 09, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Press Release
Gov. Rick Perry today announced that up to $250,000 from the Texas Disaster Relief Fund will be distributed through Combined Community Action Inc. to provide seven-day emergency hotel vouchers for individuals and families whose homes have been destroyed in the Bastrop County fire. Combined Community Action will also administer flexible assistance cards using up to $350,000 from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to cover essential expenses for these individuals and families.
Volunteers from Combined Community Action will be at each Bastrop County shelter beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday to take applications for hotel vouchers from those who are currently living in the shelters. These vouchers will allow those whose homes were destroyed to move from makeshift shelters into motels while the state awaits President Obama's approval of an extension of the state's Major Disaster Declaration.
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Austin Disaster Relief Network (ADRN):
Citizen Command Center Relief Database facility record: https://reliefdb.org/shelters/6442
Website: http://www.adrntx.org/
Fire Victim Assistance Hotline 512.331.2600 for immediate help finding a place to stay, longterm support services, & resources.
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Douglas Vogelsass' Blog/Housing help for those affected by Central Texas fires:
LINK: http://www.trulia.com/blog/douglas_vogelsass/2011/09/housing_help_for_those_affecte_by_central_texas_fires
Friends -
As we are all aware, many, many families have been and will be affected by the recent outburst of wildfires in Central Texas, including Bastrop, Steiner Ranch, Pflugerville and near Perdenales. Businesses, churches, non-profit organizations and individuals are organizing relief efforts to collect donations of goods, services and money. Very soon, there will be hundreds of families in need of temporary housing as well.
The Austin Board of Realtors is initiating a program to assist those in need by asking Realtors to add certain tags and search terms for properties offering housing to fire evacuees - sometimes at free or discounted pricing. If you know anyone who is or will be in need of temporary housing, Twila and I are offering our assistance - at absolutely no cost - to help them find a place to stay while they determine their longer-term options.
The demand for this type of housing will be strong in the near future, and currently the supply is very low. As of right now (2:30 PM on September 8) THERE ARE ONLY 3 UNITS AVAILABLE within a 35 mile radius of downtown Austin that are tagged in the Austin Multiple Listing Service as available to fire evacuees.
IF YOU KNOW ANYONE who is willing to offer housing for lease on a short-term basis, please call Doug or Twila Vogelsass at 512-588-2242 or info@ myagentsforchange.com and we will help them discuss options for offering this kind of housing. Again, Twila and I will list and market these properties at no cost.
For those in need of housing, please contact your insurance agent or company and ask about additional living expenses (ALE) coverage. It is very common for homeowner's and renter's policies contain this coverage. For tips and advice from the Texas Department of Insurance, click here: http://www.tdi.texas.gov/consumer/storms/cpmdisfire.html
Please forward or re-post this as you feel appropriate.
Special thanks to Michael Binns of Farmers (http://www.farmersagent.com/mbinns) and Peter Berardino of MetLife (pberardino@metlife.com) for taking their time to help me gather some of this information.
Peace in your home,
Doug and Twila Vogelsass
REALTORS :: Agents for Change Real Estate
Doug mobile : (512) 739-0457
Twila mobile : (512) 739-0447
eFax: : (918) 513-5112
email : info @ myagentsforchange.com
www.myagentsforchange.com
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Freedom Creek Properties is helping fire victims find a place to stay, be it temporary or a lifetime. They are charging no fees for their services. Call Lucas Cullers at (512)779-3969.
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Next Horizon Senior/Military Housing Locators:
http://www.nexthorizonlocators.com/
Service Description:
We are a housing locator service that provides for our young military men and women as well as our 55 plus groups. We place in Independent Living, Assisted Living, Alzheimer, Nursing, Residential Care Homes, Respite Care, Senior Apts., Apts for the younger militarFree Evaluation and y, We do the "legwork and "research" for you. We also recommend and help with finding new physician(s), nurses assistants, legal help/advice, medical insurance coverage (Medicare & Medicaid, legal advice and more. We go out to the client and provide a Free Evaluation. We cover all of Texas and place outside the state. Our clients become our family.... trust, integrity, military spouse for 30 years
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There is a Apartment Complex in N Round Rock who is working with the Fire victims They will be accepting the Fema Vouchers. Melagrano at Teravista 512-930-5577. Pets are allowed.
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Bastrop Churches of Christ: We are keeping a list of people who have RVs, Travel Trailers, Rooms, or other living spaces for those in our church family, etc., that have lost their homes. We have 12 families so far we know of in our own church family that lost their homes. If you have space to put one or have one you can loan out, I am organizing that. Call me at 512/922-3377. Most have pets.
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VIA KVUE: Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Elgin is taking donations, handing out supplies to fire victims, and even HOUSING them if need be. They are also serving fire victims hot meals. The church is located at 302 W. 11th St., Elgin, TX 78621. Call 512-281-6281 with questions.
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TX Dept. of Housing / Vacancy Clearinghouse - Searchable Database:
http://hrc-ic.tdhca.state.tx.us/hrc/VacancyClearinghouseSearch.m