Asset Building Network

About Asset Building Network

Our Mission: To Build And Restore Individuals And Families To Achieve Self-Sufficiency Through Case Management Services, Providing Advocacy, Counseling, Education, And Information And Referral.Asset Building Network, Inc. Exists To Help Children And Adults Living Inpoverty Survive And Thrive In Spite Of Their Circumstances. The Vastmajority Of Our Clientele Are Survivors Of Hurricanes Katrina And Ritaresiding In Southwest Houston. For Many People, Hurricane Katrina Causedor Contributed To Mental Collapse, Resulting In Mental Or Emotionalimpairments, Such As Posttraumatic Stress Disorder And Major Depressionfound Among Many Of The Evacuees Living In Houston. Several Studiesdemonstrate That Effects Of Being Exposed To A Natural Disaster May Besimilar To Those Of Exposure To Physical Abuse, Sexual Assault, Andcommunity Violence (Nimh, 2005). Many Gulf Coast Evacuees Continue Tostruggle With The Emotional And Financial Problems Associated With Losingeverything They Owned And Relocating To A New Area. Many Of Thosesurvivors Who Have Found Jobs Have Not Yet Found Stable Housing Or Gottencaught Up On All Their Bills.The Problem That Asset Building Network And Several Local Agencies Aretrying To Address Is The Unmet Needs Of The Hurricane Evacuees Stillresiding In The Houston Area-Particularly With Regards To Mental Healthservices. Many Of The Evacuees Still In The Houston Area Lack Access Tocomprehensive Case Management Services To Help Them Identify Their Needsresulting From Involuntary Relocation (Including Those For Permanenthousing, Stable Employment, Transportation, Medical And Mental Healthcare, Education/Training Etc.). These Individuals And Families Also Needhelp In Making A Plan For Getting The Resources To Meet Their Identifiedneeds.