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The Section 8 (HCVP)
office has moved back to HANO Central Office, Building B. 4100 Touro Street,
New Orleans, LA 70122 The
DHAP facility has moved to 3630 McArthur Blvd. on New Orleans' Westbank.If you have
any questions or concerns about the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP)
please visit the link
www.dhapneworleans.org.
DISASTER VOUCHER PROGRAM SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT (JULY 2007) Disaster Voucher Program (DVP)
HUD and FEMA have established the Disaster Voucher Program (DVP) to assist
HUD-assisted families who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Persons
must be registered with FEMA in order to receive the assistance.
To be eligible a person must be in one of the following categories:
* A displaced public housing resident
* A displaced Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher participant
* A displaced person from another HUD assisted program such as Project-based
Section 8
* A pre-Katrina homeless person in a HUD homeless program
HUD will provide housing assistance up to 18 months for eligible persons. HUD
will also provide housing search assistance including transportation and
temporary shelter while searching for housing.
Eligible persons may go to any housing authority that has a Section 8 Housing
Choice Voucher Program to sign up for this assistance. The Housing Authority
of New Orleans has opened an office in New Orleans to assist eligible persons
who are in the New Orleans area. Eligible persons must have their FEMA
registration number when applying for the assistance.
The address and hours are listed below: Sojourner Truth
Community Center
501 N. Galvez Street
Corner of N. Galvez St. and Lafitte Ave., Entrance on Lafitte Ave.
(504) 362-4210 / (504) 362-9508-FAX
Monday - Friday
Office Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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