Affodable Housing Drive

As America celebrates National Homeownership Month during June, the City of Houston and Houston HOPE Homes, are marking the event by hosting an Affordable Housing Drive on:

Friday, June 5, 11 a.m to 3 p.m.,

in Martha Hermann Square, right in front of City Hall. FREE PUBLIC ADMISSION! Visit one-on-one with dozens of affordable homebuilders, lenders, and counseling agencies. Learn about downpayment assistance programs provided by the City of Houston's Housing Department.LEARN ABOUT:- Affordable New Homes- Houston HOPE Homes- Downpayment Assistance- First-time Homebuyers Information- How to Qualify for a Mortgage- Understanding your Credit ScoresSponsored by City of Houston, Houston HOPE Homes, LARA and GHBA.

FREE WORKSHOPS

The Church Without Walls
IS OFFERING

“FREE WORKSHOPS”
For Mothers with Children and Single Women in Transitional Shelter Homes


The Mosaic Women’s Ministry at the Church Without Walls cordially invites your facility or organization to participate in our 8th Annual Refreshing and Renewal Confabulation

The conference is “FREE” and will be held Saturday, June 27, 2009 at The Church Without Walls –Southwest Campus, 7500 Eldridge Pkwy., Houston, Texas 77083 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

This conference will offer:
· Life Changing Workshops, Exciting Speakers, Warm Sister Fellowship, Complimentary Breakfast and Lunch, Free Clothing, Day Care provided and much more.

Please return the attached registration form by mail or fax and we will respond promptly. We welcome the attendance of facility Directors and/or Coordinators.

If you have any further questions, please respond by email to: renewedinnovations@sbcglobal.net or call 832-723-6708.

Patricia Burton-Porter,
Mosaic Women’s Ministry Coordinator
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REGISTRATION FORM
Free Workshop for Women and Children
Please reply by June 12, 2009

Return completed form to:
The Church Without Walls
5725 Queenston Blvd. ~ Houston, TX. 77084 or
fax to: 281-649-6850


Organization/Church

______________________________________________________

Name/Contact Person

______________________________________________________

Address

______________________________________________________

City/State/Zip___________________________________________

Contact No.____________________________________________

E-mail address: _________________________________________


Please Specify:

Total Number of Women_____ Total Number of Children________

No I/We cannot attend, but will donate $________to help support this event.

Make ALL checks payable to:
The Church Without Walls and specify: MWM Confab Event

SAVE THIS DATE:

Texas Southern University Robert J. Terry Library
& Houston Area Urban League
present
The 4th Health & Social Justice Gathering
Featuring
Unnatural Causes-Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
A PBS Documentary
Date: Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Time: 12 noon
Location: Texas Southern University
Student Life Center Room 207
3100 Cleburne Street
Please RSVP to:
landress@bridgingthehealthgap.com

Lunch Will be Provided for the First 100 that RSVP
Sponsored By
Brown Foundation, Inc.
TSU Urban Learning Center
TSU Robert J. Terry Library
Houston Area Urban League Health Initiatives
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Eli Lilly and Company
RSVP to:
landress@bridgingthehealthgap.com

Medication Assistance

Pfizer Inc. recently announced it will launch an innovative program to help eligible unemployed Americans and their families who have lost their health insurance to maintain access to their Pfizer medicines at no cost.

The program, called MAINTAIN (Medicines Assistance for Those who Are in Need) is designed to help recently unemployed Americans and their families who have lost their insurance and who are taking Pfizer medicines to continue treatment at no cost for up to one year. The program will be open for enrollment through December 31, 2009 and applies to eligible Americans who have become unemployed since January 1, 2009.

Eligibility requirements of the MAINTAIN program include:
Loss of employment since January 1, 2009;
Prescribed and taking a Pfizer medicine for at least 3 months prior to unemployment and enrolling in the program;
Lack of prescription drug coverage; and
Can attest to financial hardship.

Patients who qualify will receive their Pfizer medicines at no cost for up to 12 months or until they become re-insured (whichever occurs first). Over 70 Pfizer primary care medicines will be available through the program.

To make it easy for people to apply, the program will be integrated into Pfizer’s existing family of patient assistance programs called Pfizer Helpful Answers®. All of Pfizer’s patient assistance programs, including the new program, can be reached by calling a single phone number (1-866-706-2400) or by visitingwww.PfizerHelpfulAnswers.com.

Pfizer remains committed and eager to do its part for health reform and a sustainable economic recovery. Please let me know if you have any questions about this new access program or need additional information. Attached please find a program fact sheet and step by step enrollment guide for those whom you serve.

Best wishes during the summer and always – Melody Chatelle, advocacy consultant, Pfizer

HUD VASH

HUD VASH Information for CoCs

The information provided below was developed by the VA to provide additional information on the HUD VASH program to HUD’s local providers and Continuum's of Care.

HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD- VASH)
HUD-VASH is one program in the VA's homeless continuum of care. Veterans participants in the HUD-VASH Program must meet VA health care eligibility as defined by law and regulation (including enrollment in the VA health care system) and they must be homeless. The HUD- VASH program defines "homeless" by adopting the McKinney Act, Title 42, definition which is: an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, or an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is:
(a) A supervised publicly or privately-operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations, including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill;
(b) An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or
(c) A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

A chronically homeless Veteran is a person who has been continuously homeless for 1 year or more, or has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past 3 years.

The Targeted referral population for HUD-VASH includes chronically homeless Veterans and their dependents, homeless Veterans who usually present with mental health or substance use disorders, other homeless Veterans with diminished functional capacity and who need case management to obtain or sustain permanent housing. A period of sustained sobriety is not a prerequisite of the HUD-VASH Program.

The HUD-VASH Program referral sources include:

· Community source, including shelters, street outreach teams, members of the local continuum of care or community provider networks;
· The Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program;
· The Domiciliary or Residential Rehabilitation and Treatment Program;
· The Health Care for Re-Entry Veterans (HCRV) Program;
· The Grant & Per Diem Program;
· VA medical facility inpatient and outpatient programs;
· VA and community Emergency Services; and
· Community-based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC).

Questions and or concerns related to HUD-VASH should be directed to Vince Kane at Vincent.Kane@VA.Gov or by calling 215-823-4035.

Ticket To Work: Region 6 teleconference

Region VI Teleconference

June 15, 2009
2:00 pm ET. 1:00 pm CT

The Social Security Administration (SSA) and CESSI, the Ticket to Work Program Manager for Recruitment and Outreach (PMRO), invite you to participate in a Ticket to Work Teleconference for beneficiaries, Employment Networks, Potential Employment Networks, SSA personnel, Vocational Rehabilitation staff, MIG staff, and all other interested TTW stakeholders to help understand the support available from SSA, and MAXIMUS, the Ticket to Work Operation Support Manager. The purpose of this teleconference is to provide an overview of the:

Updates on Ticket Express Activities and Where To Go Next
Successes from the Texas Ticket Express Events
Highlighting New Opportunities for State VR with Partnership Plus
The SSA Hiring Initiative
Highlighting Successes with EN Recruitment
Beneficiary Outreach Activities


Presenters: Dan O’Brien, Acting Associate Commissioner, OESP, SSA
Jim Hanophy, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Assistive &
Rehabilitative Services
Sallie Rhodes, CESSI Ticket to Work Program Specialist

Moderator: Isaac Huff, Service Provider Coordinator/Account Manager, CESSI


To participate in this Teleconference, please visit: www.cessi.net/ttw, click the banner which says register for the Region Six teleconference. If you require any assistive aides or services, please place the request at least five days prior to the teleconference, and if you have any questions, please email: Ihuff@cessi.net

If you would like more information on Ticket to Work please call Isaac Huff at: 703-448-6155x234, or visit www.cessi.net/ttw, www.yourtickettowork.com or www.ssa.gov/work.

This list is managed by the CESSI Division of Axiom Resource Management, the Program Manager for Recruitment & Outreach (PMRO) for Social Security’s Ticket to Work Program. If you need additional information or if you wish to subscribe or unsubscribe to this mailing list, please contact us at TickettoWork@cessi.net.

Mary's Miracles New Address

Mary's Miracles Outreach Program Inc.

has a new mailing address

P.O. Box 231812 Houston, TX 77223

Please make new changes in all Data Base Systems please thanks in advance.

We now accept men

Mary's Miracles Outreach Program Inc.
Paula Vaughn Executive Director
P.O. Box 231812 Houston, TX 77223
281-974-3383 Office
501(C)3 Tax Exempt Non-profit organization
web: www.marysmiraclesoutreach.com
Releasing One Knot At A Time!