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OTHER RESOURCES
AMERICAN RED CROSS • Register as safe and well safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/ • Find a shelter www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter
LEGAL AID • State Bar of Texas legal hotline: (800) 504-7030 • Lone Star Legal Aid: www.lonestarlegal.org
• Houston Volunteer Lawyers: www.makejusticehappen.org or (713) 228-0735 • Legal Services Corporation: www.lsc.gov/what-legal-aid/find-legal-aid
APPLY FOR SNAP BENEFITS, MEDICAID, ETC. • www.yourtexasbenefits.com
NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN • To report a missing child call (866) 908-9570 • www.missingkids.com/home
DISASTER DISTRESS HELPLINE • Call (800) 985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 if you are in emotional distress from disaster. • www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE • The IRS is providing tax relief and assistance for victims of Hurricane Harvey. www.irs.gov/newsroom/help-for-victims-of-hurricane-harvey
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION • Alternative pick-up sites for benefits checks: www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases/#/post/8-2017-6
HELP WITH PRICE GOUGING AND SCAMS • Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Toll-Free Hotline: (800) 621-05058
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT • www.usa.gov/hurricane-harvey
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