[FoCHAT] Appeals Contact; Road Home Unconference Sat. 6/28

[Melanie Ehrlich]

Dear Road Home Applicants,
   
  1. Report on CHAT Meeting with ICF Staff Present To Give Applicants Updates
  Most applicants who came to our special CHAT meeting at which ICF staff members, including senior ones, did online computer tracking of grant applications, found this quite helpful. The ICF staff who came from Baton Rouge for this session were very accommodating, especially given the fact that we had to do this out of doors in the heat due to the closure of UNO buildings on account of the break of a water main.
   
   
  2. Those who have gone to their grant closing and are disputing or appealing the final amount, here is new information from ICF about how you can contact the RHP about your status.
   
  The phone for post closings appeals is 1-888-401-9110. This toll free number was set up specifically to allow applicants who have been to their first closing and would like to discuss a potential second disbursement. The following are some important facts to remember

 
  1.         Applicants must have completed their first/initial closing to utilize this number
  2.         The advisor will take the caller’s full name, Road Home applicant ID number, date of initial closing, closing amounts and nature of call
  3.         All calls will be returned within 48 business operation hours.
  4.         Should an applicant need to mail or fax information back to the post closing department, they should use the following information: (225) 231-1516 (fax # only), or mail to 
              The Road Home Program, Post Closing Department, P.O. Box 3749, Baton Rouge, LA  70821
    
   The call center can now forward calls requesting information once the applicant has been to their first closing. 
  3. From Alan Gutierrez:  alan at blogometer.com, 
  The Road Home Unconference will be held:
   
  * Where: New Orleans Yacht Club, 403 N Roadway St, New Orleans, LA
  * When: Saturday, July 28th 2007 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
  * Register: http://thinknola.eventwax.com/road-home-unconference/register
  * Cost: $0.00 (Contact alan at thinknola.com to sponsor or display.)
   
  At the Road Home Unconfernece government, nonprofits and citizens meet to find solutions to the Road Home Program’s delays and shortfalls. We’re putting on a format that let’s you set the agenda.  
  Register and invite your friends to register.
   
  Broadband with Wifi. If you know how to record video or audio, please help us capture the ideas. Bring your laptop if you have one and be ready to write down the agenda for the Road Home Program.
   
  4. If you are a Road Home Applicant or grantee, please take CHAT Survey #2 even if you took the first survey. The information that we are getting is being used to advocate for the Road Home Program.
   
  http://chatforfairness.org
   
  Please tell your friends and neighbors about joining our email network to get information about the Road Home Program and contacting Congressmen and Politicians about the shortfall. Shortly, we will also post some advice about rebuilding contracts our our website.
   
  http://chat.thinknola.com
   
  Best wishes,
   
  Melanie Ehrlich
  Founder, CHAT
   
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