Despite limited funding, Harris County has performed surprisingly well in its outreach to vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially to undocumented immigrants, according to a new report.
, according to a new report by the bipartisan think tank the Migration Policy Institute.
Getting resources to immigrant communities can present challenges — like language barriers, limited internet access and transportation and mistrust — but Harris County and the city of Houston managed to pull it off, according to the report released Wednesday.was not sufficient. Catholic Charities received the bulk of those relief funds and according to the report, denied 30 to 40 percent of applicants due to documentation problems, including 4,500 people who were prevented from receiving funds due to their immigration status.
3. The county’s pandemic response benefited from lessons learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
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