| IN THE COMMUNITY Disaster FoodShare fPrograms for Flood Victims The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) have approved a plan to issue emergency food assistance to victims of flooding in Southern and Southwestern Wisconsin. Milwaukee County Residents can apply for emergency food assistance benefits June 19, 2008, through June 27, 2008. These benefits will be available through FoodShare Wisconsin to help flood victims experiencing financial difficulty. The benefits will be deposited in an account and can be used to buy food with the Wisconsin QUEST debit card at any grocery store accepting the QUEST card. Area residents who would not be eligible under the regular FoodShare rules may qualify for disaster FoodShare benefits if: Their home, belongings, or place of employment was damaged or destroyed, or They have disaster-related expenses, or They have lost income, food or money as a result of the floods.
The amount of assistance available will vary depending on family size. Visit http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/FoodShare/flood/ for more information.
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Home Ownership Made Affordable II Project
Housing Resource, Inc. (HRI) is recognized as Milwaukee's largest homeownership service provider successfully working with the most diverse populations to purchase and maintain their homes. Through a collaboration with serveral banks, HRI has received grant funds to provide down payment and closing cost assistance to 60 first-time home buyers in the Milwaukee and Racine County in the amount of $6,000 per household. For more information on the Home Ownership Made Affordable II Project, call Housing Resource, Inc. at (414) 461-6330.
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FREE College Education Do you know any Black Males who are Seniors in High School who want to go to college out of state (South Carolina) for Free??? The Black Colleges/Universities in South Carolina are looking for future Black Male Teachers and will send them to college/university for 4 years for FREE. This is for BLACK MALES ONLY. Have the parents fill out this application ASAP. Read all the details to include the "Mission Statement" to decide if this program is for you and yours. Please click onto the link below for more info: http://www.callmemister.clemson.edu/index.htm |