City of Mcallen
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How to apply for FEMA assistance
Hidalgo County residents affected by June floods can now apply for assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.Residents who suffered damages from the June 20 and 21 storms are encouraged to register with FEMA by calling 800-621-3362. To regist
SPACE How to promote better nutrition through social assistance
This guidance is intended to inform the design or adaptation of the following social assistance interventions to make them more nutrition-sensitive (see Box 1): cash transfers, cash-plus, in-kind transfers, school feeding, and public works programmes.
What Happens to Housing Assistance Leavers?
To assess whether federal housing assistance can encourage asset building and self-sufficiency, we need to know why families leave housing assistance and how they fare on their own. As a group, housing assistance leavers appear to be doing better than those still in public housing or receiving rent subsidies; they have higher incomes, are more likely to be married, and live in lower-poverty, safer communities. Dividing…
Surprising Facts about Rental Assistance
Learn the truth behind common perceptions about the Housing Choice Voucher program!
How Transportation Assistance Can Fight Homelessness
Transportation access is one of the biggest factors in keeping people out of homelessness. Cities can help with discounted fares and last-mile connections.
Why Work Requirements Should Not Be Tied to Housing Assistance
Work requirements weakened federal welfare assistance in the 1990s. Applying the same rules to affordable housing assistance today is a big mistake.
Why Some Landlords Don’t Want Any of the $50 Billion in Rent Assistance
A federal program designed to help people avoid eviction by paying their rent is running into an unexpected hurdle: Some landlords are turning down the payment, saying it comes with too many conditions.
Homeowners hope for help: Flood victims apply for loans to start rebuilding
"We're on a fixed income. We're just two retired people."
You can apply now for the Section 8 waiting list. What you need to know
The program helps subsidize the cost of housing for low-income families and individuals who meet eligibility requirements.
