DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT

  

  

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Closure of Hurricane Ike Disaster Case Management (DCM) Pilot Program

 

The Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) announces the closure of the Hurricane Ike Disaster Case Management (DCM) Pilot Project performance period (case management) effective April 30, 2011.  The DCM program, launched in January, 2009, provided long-term disaster case managment services to citizens affected by the devastation of Hurricane Ike.  The grant-funded program provided for the development of appropriate recovery plans and referrals to service providers for housing, health issues, job training, financial counseling, transportation, utility deposits/installation fees, and other hurricane-generated needs.

 

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The Deep East Texas Council of Governments Disaster Case Management program was established to provide long-term case management services to citizens affected by the devastation of Hurricane Ike.  DETCOG provided a team of case managers in offices throughtout the seventeen county region of service to perform intake, assessment, development of long-term recover plans, referrals. and proactive advocay for clients as necessay.  Feel free to view the various sections on this page on information about the Disaster Case Management project.

 

 

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 "This document was prepared under a grant from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency.   Points of view or opinion expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security."