Three families receive new mobile homes through Webb Co. program – Laredo Morning Times

Three families received new mobile homes through the Webb County Community Action Agency Self-Help Reconstruction Program this week.

According to the county, the new homes are energy efficient that may help amid the blistering heat of Laredo, and it praised Commissioner Rosaura Wawi Tijerina for her efforts and contributions.

Commissioner Tijerina, we thank you for your dedication and hard work for the residents of Precinct Two, and especially in making sure that the needs of the citizens of our colonias are taken care of, Webb County said in a statement.

The three families -- the Davila, Fernandez and Martinez families -- were stated to have lived in homes that were deemed hazardous and unrepairable. The new homes will allow them to live risk-free and will all be up-to-code in regards to the sanitary code complaint mobile home regulations.

The center, while providing the means to bring a new home to the families, also provides additional support for county residents in unincorporated colonias. It was established in 1995 with the purpose of establishing the self-help centers along these economically disadvantaged counties is to give concentrated attention to the abundance of colonias in these counties with sub-standard living conditions.

In 2020, for example, residents were assisted amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, especially those that were registered with 50% below the Webb County Area Median Family Income. Further help includes tool lending for living condition improvements, small home repairs, housing rehabilitation, new constructions, construction classes, financial literacy classes, clean-up campaigns and more.

The county stated that it encourages members to reach out for help throughout the variety of resources available within the center. Per the financial literacy classes, the center helps provide residents on how to manage household budgets, identity theft prevention and managing a checkings/savings account. Computer literacy classes also help residents with computers and like the financial literacy classes are available to any resident within the targeted area.

The five areas include the colonias located along State Highway 359 are Los Altos, San Carlos I, San Carlos II, Ranchitos 359 East and Pueblo Nuevo. The county states that the services provided to colonia residents of these targeted areas include housing and community development services, infrastructure improvements and outreach and educational services.

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