72 months plus $1000 purchase a lot.
lot. The last 6465 when you
financial.
financial. >> Welcome back to Houston
newsmakers and judge Jeremy
Browne justice
Browne justice of the.
of the. >> Peace and precinct 7 place
one is partnering with several
organizations in an effort to
cut down if not out the numbers
of people who are being evicted
from their homes apartments,
what judge thank you for being
here, thank you camera what if
I did realize, there’s a
specific the problem
with addiction. What is it that
prompted you to get involved in
this program.
this program. >> Couple of things one there’s
a but by
a but by Matthew Dowd COLUMN Vick did
and talked about the problem
with that
with that big says the in the in the
country and one last they hit
home to me
is that
is that locked up is a story a poor
black man being locked out.
It’s a story, a poor black
women men then overwhelmingly,
a young African American women
are face in a bid to know how
right to anybody.
So when I took the band’s back
in November when the main
things is a P we do it are the
big thing here
innovation cases and I see
the vixens every week every
Wednesday have a in a vixen
back in that in a lot of them
are young African American
women, they sent a big sun and
they
they have children so not only agree
you really displacing families
so trying to figure out better
ways that we can keep folks out
of the courthouse and into
their home so they have.
>> Several organizations
municipalities whose all
partnering in this effort this
prevention program.
prevention program. >> As a plethora of
organizations first the way
home, this is a quote a a
nonprofit in
nonprofit in local go mental and sees tied
travel tackle staffed by the
Coalition for the homeless and
really that was my first
conversation with the Coalition
for the homeless because they
realize like a lot of people
they call small list to keep
somebody’s House instead of
them being on a pathway to
homelessness and so weak you
folks House then we connect on
the
the sofa services and so that’s
when they come and say didn’t
happen and then we saw Todman
Texas Southern University our
resource a resource Center
looking at how do we study
these models goes one thing
upon us that are trying to you
know that public policy but how
does one actually if they can
benefit pope’s last.
>> And so what are the steps
that are being taken now
to get this going because right
now we’re in the very early
stages.
stages. >> Early stages, I
was questioned. As a JP on part
of Harris County and we are we
have a department has County
social services Department that
does do a mercy
rental assistance and as case
management and so talking to
them and OK, let’s figure out
if we can streamline
these processes the landlords
to the apartment Association
have been a big advocate for
this program because they want
good tennis as well so instead
of somebody when they getting
picked it right with me.
So the problem the problem is
the the process of the vixens
ace short process you get a
three-day notice you don’t pay
about it there you get a
three-day notice to vacate
after the 3rd day.
Both can file when Nixon as a
JP by state law I have to put
it on final hearing by 21 day.
So you looking at a 30 day
process. So instead of foals
and you know people call that
her says calling friends and
family by the time they may
come to Harris County
social services in may be day
18 and then has Council
services because that’s federal
money you have to make sure
that person qualifies for the
said money so a lot of times up
seeing folks on on the day of
the final hearing. Hey I
have a pledge to pay the
rent well plans to have the 2
different and it’s still up to
the limo to decide whether they
can accept.
can accept. >> What is the process going
forward how is this going to
evolve it to be an effective
machine to help people along
the way to fall.
>> One we’re going to work on a
streamlined process and it really engaging landlords OK so
when they get that to a notice
of a K Bennett can also get a
referral for and making sure
and so it has time to see if
the person actually qualifies
for the emerging rental
assistance but money is part
of the problem right and also a
Texas case management case
management C how colleague
prevent you from being in this
place again. But then a lot of
it to camp rail. It’s talking
to different stakeholders
because you can.
Different folks have understand this from the angle what I mean
by that is a tough tears.
Hill, which is a public how
a public hospital and he’s done
right. They have issues with
that because a lot of
their customers. Coming back
because they don’t know they
don’t they have that housing
instability talking to the
school district because a lot
of the students are missing
class because they just
got up rooted that they were
going to school down the street
from from there hope they got
uprooted not have to live it.
Us On other side
of town talking to a different
nonprofits at nonprofits and
social service providers is
heartened provides somebody
would a social service and
they’ll have a place to stay
and how can.
>> People get involved to help
you in
you in this project.
this project. >> I think part of it is that
keeping gauges is a
long road. We’re going to have
a serious a stakeholder
meetings the summit 3rd and 4th
talking about these issues with
various stakeholders the
philanthropic community.
philanthropic community. A social service pop the
loudest churches because
at the end of a lot of polls,
the first 2 places to go when
they need help go to church ago
today at
today at children’s school and so really
in gays in those entities and
trying to figure how can we
work better as a lot of people
doing wonderful work.
>> It sounds like this is a
great project I didn’t know the
problem was as large as it is
but you being involved and
being the spokesperson for this
right now
right now at least is a good way to let
this be on people’s radar
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