Home damaged, caused by 2002 Rodeo/Chediski fire. Have NO adaquate electric power or running water for over 3 yrs. FEMA lied to them for 2 yrs. telling them they would help them and get others to help them also. Home received $58,000 in damages. Were given $2,726 total. SBA, HUD, Red Cross and many others walked away from them without giving them any assistance whatsoever. Told them they were TOO POOR to obtain any Grants or Loans to repair their home.(income was $600 /mo.) Roof leaks, damaged ceilings, walls (mold) and floors. Wheelchair ramps needed, decks and steps removed need replaced, now very unsafe, falls frequent. Lost their Solar/Wind electric power system and generators. NO running water without power. NO working heat or A/C system, house is low 40′s to high 30′s in winter. Summer 105 to 108 degrees inside, conditions difficult for healthy people. Disabled they are in pain because of their situation. Does anyone know if is there any legal Pro Bono help available for them????
Tried Oprah several times, they keep deleting off BB’s. Guess subject is NOT what they want others to see? Many other sites visited(Reba,Habitat,Gov.) NO caring from anyone. They thought they had insurance coverage but when they tried to place claim their insurance co. reneged, got nothing. All agencies and others tell them to contact Local assistance. there is NONE. Apache County AZ is poorest county in country. Lot of People employed by Gov. agencies, other than top officials, are paid so little that many are on Food Stamps also. As for moving, NOT a good idea, they want their independence and living costs are much more affordable where they are on their own. They do NOT want to be living off others and have you and others have to pay the $3,000 each month or more for their care. Does anyone know where they might get their property refi’d so they can replace their power system for starters? All they have found are rip-off people that want to take advantage of them. Thanx
Thank you for your replys….. We all have tried to locate local and distant assistance….. there just is NONE, at least NOT for the POOR. Cattle rancher politcians of this area are able to get $90,000 from DoA for not growing cattle, while the poor are unable to obtain Home repair loans and grants of up to $27,500 that they should be eligible for. Is that right or proper?… The system of help for N.E. AZ has collasped, e.g. NACOG the northern AZ assistance coordinator organization budget was slashed from $287,000 to $98,000 for this year, just does NOT have the means to provide the necessary care needed by so many (thousands)in this part of the state (Apache County). Also, United Way, Red Cross, Governors office and all others contacted will not even provide any kind of transportation for disabled to get to market for food or gas station to get generator gasoline, when old cars fail to run…. lawyers of the area do NO Pro Bono work and charge $35 for preliminary meeting..
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