[StBernard] Deadline to Schedule Road Home Initial Appointment is December 1

[Westley Annis]

Deadline to Schedule Road Home Initial Appointment is December 1


BATON ROUGE, La., October 29, 2007 - Applicants to The Road Home program must schedule their initial appointments by December 1, 2007 and complete the appointment by December 15, 2007. 

The Road Home program requires applicants to complete an appointment with a program housing advisor. Homeowners who do not schedule this appointment by December 1 and complete it by December 15 will be considered ineligible to receive assistance from the program. 

Appointments are available at eleven Housing Assistance Centers across Louisiana and in Houston. Applicants who live out of state may conduct a telephone appointment and complete an application packet through the mail. However, program managers strongly encourage homeowners to conduct appointments in-person if at all possible. This will help expedite the processing of the homeowner's application. These applicants must still call to schedule this telephone appointment no later than Dec. 1, and all materials must be returned by Dec. 15. 

Road Home applicants who applied for mitigation money only must still schedule an initial appointment by December 1 and complete it by December 15, 2007 in order to be eligible to receive mitigation dollars from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 

Applicants who have yet to schedule their first appointments must do so by calling 1.888.762.3252. TTY callers use 711 relay. Appointment times will be based on availability. Applicants are encouraged to call as soon as possible to schedule their appointments. Advisory Service appointments (follow up appointments) will still be available after the Dec. 15 deadline.


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