Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation in Houston Still Without Power 

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Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation in Houston Still Without Power

For Immediate Release

In Houston, hundreds of thousands of citizens still stand without power, potable water, or access to basic amenities due to Hurricane Ike damage. The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation located at 3550 West Dallas in Houston is still without power to its facility after many local private and public entities have regained it.

The Center serves more than 200 residents on a daily basis to allow them to make individual choices and to have community resources with others who have mental disorders, as well as to receive treatment and care.  Eva Aguirre, Executive Director of the Center, said she has repeatedly tried to contact a variety of city resources to help the Center regain power to their facilities.  “We were told we had priority status and still we have no power” Aguirre said.

This morning, using Twitter (a text-message based mini-blog), Tracey Lee Wallace sent out the following message: “TrueLightTracey: Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation still without power. Told they were on priority list. 200+ residents can’t flush - HELP PLEASE.”

Tracey Lee Wallace said she only wants the best for her brother and her cousin, as well as the others who live at the Center in Houston.

“They deserve the best the City of Houston can give,” Wallace said. “We need to be making sure their needs are secured as we continue to restore power to the city and surrounding areas.”

For more information, contact Tracey Lee Wallace at the contact information above, or Eva Aguirre at (218) 932-9984.

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