Stark Industries is committing $50,000 to help up to 200 Houston-area households prevent a water-service shutoff or restore recently disconnected service.

The Houston Water Service Rescue will provide up to $250 per household, paid directly to the utility or a qualified assistance partner. Priority will go to lower-income households facing imminent disconnection, particularly families with children, older adults, people with disabilities, and households experiencing a recent income disruption.

Assistance will not be first-come, first-served. Applicants must provide documentation of the past-due balance and a pending or recent disconnection. Stark will use a short application, with an assisted option for residents who cannot apply online.

For urgent, verified cases, the program will target a decision within one business day. If a household owes more than $250, Stark will make payment only when its contribution can restore or preserve service, or when there is a credible plan for the remaining balance.

Within 60 days, Stark will publish the number of applications received, households assisted, shutoffs prevented, services restored, average assistance provided, eligible households that could not be served, and the reasons cases remained unresolved.

$50,000. Up to 200 households. Keep the water running.