Household Establishment Funds (HEF) Program
The Louisiana Family Recovery Corp’s HEF program has reached the maximum number of clients that it can serve at this time. Please know that we are continuing to seek additional funds in order to assist the people of Acadiana and throughout the state in the recovery process. We realize the need for greater resources and are fighting for you. Please check this website frequently for new information about how the Recovery Corps is driving human recovery in Louisiana.
When hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit in 2005, winds, rain and flooding not only destroyed homes,
but also the contents sometimes taken for granted—such as furniture and appliances.
Since then hurricanes Gustav and Ike unleashed their devistation on the residents of Louisiana.
As assistance from FEMA and insurance companies has run dry, many families still live without the necessities required to re-establish their households to their pre-hurricane existance. Providing the basics families need to rebuild is a vital step in the ongoing human recovery process.
Through one-time financial assistance, the Recovery Corps provides financial aid to ease families' household re-establishment. The Household Establishment Funds (HEF) program offers assistance for rental deposits and payments, utility deposits and payments, and household funrnishings such as beds, stoves, washing machines, dryers, and refrigerators.
To date, HEF has dispursed more than $12 million to nearly 10,000 households across the state of Louisiana for utility and rental deposits, appliances, and furnishings. HEF family liaisons also have worked to transition residents of FEMA trailer communities into more permanent and sustainable living arrangements.
