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Temporary Housing Units provide a short-term solution for disaster survivors whose homes or apartments are destroyed. Hurricane Ike hit Texas in September of 2008. The first Community Site named the Acadian Annex was opened by FEMA in January 2009 in response to housing needs in Bridge City, Texas. Originally housing 40 units, the Acadian Annex Community Site has now closed one year and one month later. The residents there have all found more permanent housing solutions for their families. The homes have all been removed and the site has been returned to the original owner of the property.

Hurricane Ike survivor, Jeanne Leslie, has been living in a FEMA provided Temporary Housing Unit since the storm destroyed her house in San Leon, Texas. After a little more than a year of residing in this unit while deciding whether to repair, rebuild or replace her damaged home, FEMA gave Leslie the option of purchasing this mobile home for her permanent use. Jeanne shares her experience and thanks in this short video of a survivor's success story.

Unused or hardly used furniture has been removed from returned damaged Temporary Housing Units at the FEMA Bon Wier Staging Site in Texas. This furniture, as well as some appliances, have been stored and used to replace any broken items in units currently housing survivors. At this stage of hurricane recovery, the stored furniture is no longer needed since temporary housing is coming to a close as Hurricane Ike survivors find more permanent dwellings. This excess furniture has been donated to non-profit agencies to disperse among needy applicants.