Disaster Causing You Stress? Free Crisis Counseling Available
Disaster Causing You Stress? Free Crisis Counseling Available Disasters can take an emotional toll on your well-being. To ensure that survivors of Tropical Storm Helene have essential support in challenging times, the State of Tennessee and FEMA are offering free and confidential crisis counseling and mental health support. Survivors who live or work in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties can get help regardless of their eligibility for FEMA disaster assistance. FEMA’s crisis counseling program offers mental health services and training activities to help disaster survivors manage stress, process trauma, cope with their experiences and losses
Georgians Can Get Help Resolving Issues Using Free Disaster Legal Services
Georgians Can Get Help Resolving Issues Using Free Disaster Legal Services Free legal counseling, assistance and/or referrals are available for Georgia residents in designated counties as they recover from Tropical Storm Debby, (damage Aug. 4–20, 2024) and Hurricane Helene (damage Sept. 24—Oct. 30, 2024). People do not need to apply for FEMA Assistance to receive Disaster Legal Services. Georgia residents can use this service to receive confidential, free legal assistance due to the disasters, who do not have the means to secure adequate legal services. Services typically provided include: Assistance with securing FEMA and other government benefits available to disaster survivors Assistance
Free disaster legal services available to Mercer County, W.Va., residents
Free disaster legal services available to Mercer County, W.Va., residents CHARLESTON, W.Va. — If you were affected during the Sept. 25-28, 2024, remnants of Tropical Storm Helene and have questions about legal issues such as repair contracts, working with contractors, replacing wills and other legal documents, you might be eligible to get free legal counseling from a group of West Virginia lawyers who have volunteered limited legal help. Disaster Legal Services provides legal assistance to low-income individuals in Mercer County who, prior to or because of the disaster, have little recourse to legal services as a consequence of a major
FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips to Georgians in Coffee and Effingham Counties
FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips to Georgians in Coffee and Effingham Counties ATLANTA -- If you are making repairs to your home after Tropical Storm Debby (Aug. 4--20) or Hurricane Helene (Sept. 24—Oct. 20), you can get tips from FEMA to make your home safer and stronger at Lowe’s in Douglas (Coffee County) and Rincon (Effingham County). FEMA Mitigation Specialists are available to answer questions and offer home-improvement tips along with proven methods to prevent or reduce damage from future disasters. They will also offer tips and techniques on rebuilding hazard-resistant homes. Mitigation is an effort to reduce the loss of
FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips to Georgians in Savannah and Valdosta
FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips to Georgians in Savannah and Valdosta ATLANTA -- If you are making repairs to your home after Tropical Storm Debby or Hurricane Helene, you can get tips from FEMA to make your home safer and stronger at Lowe’s in Savannah and Valdosta. FEMA Mitigation Specialists are available to answer questions and offer home-improvement tips along with proven methods to prevent or reduce damage from future disasters. They will also offer tips and techniques on rebuilding hazard-resistant homes. Mitigation is an effort to reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of a
FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Advice in Cocke and Hamblen Counties
FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Advice in Cocke and Hamblen Counties If you are repairing or rebuilding your home after Tropical Storm Helene, you can get free advice from FEMA to make your home safer and stronger in Cocke and Hamblen counties Dec. 9-21. Mitigation Specialists will be on-hand to answer questions and offer home-improvement advice, along with proven methods to prevent or reduce damage from disasters. They will also offer tips and techniques on rebuilding hazard-resistant homes and provide information on flood insurance and elevating utility systems. The specialists will be available from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday
FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips to Georgians in Augusta
FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips to Georgians in Augusta ATLANTA -- If you are making repairs to your home after Tropical Storm Debby or Hurricane Helene, you can get tips from FEMA to make your home safer and stronger. FEMA Mitigation Specialists will be available to answer questions and offer home-improvement tips along with proven methods to prevent or reduce damage from future disasters. They will also offer tips and techniques on rebuilding hazard-resistant homes. Mitigation is an effort to reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of a disaster. The FEMA specialists will be available
Free Legal Assistance for Iowa Disaster Survivors
Free Legal Assistance for Iowa Disaster Survivors DES MOINES, Iowa – Free legal assistance is available to survivors in the nine counties affected by the severe storms and flooding from March 12 through May 16 and included in the presidential disaster declaration: Fremont, Harrison, Louisa, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, Scott, Shelby and Woodbury. Survivors facing disaster-related legal issues can call 833-885-9876 toll free, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. local time, Monday - Friday, to request assistance. When connected to the hotline voicemail, callers should leave their name, phone number, brief details of the assistance needed and the county where they are located. Those who qualify
FEMA Offers Free Recovery Advice in Emmet County
FEMA Offers Free Recovery Advice in Emmet County Des Moines, Iowa — FEMA is providing free information about how to make your home stronger and safer and assist survivors to register for Disaster Assistance. FEMA will be in Stalls True Farm & Home Parking Lot on Tuesday, Sept. 24 and Wednesday, Sept 25 from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. in Emmet County at: Stalls True Value Farm & Home’s Parking Lot 1731 Central Ave. Estherville 51334-2438 You can speak directly with FEMA specialists at the site and receive help on how to register for Disaster Assistance. The community can get
FEMA Offers Free Repair and Rebuilding Advice in Adair and Sioux Counties at Local Stores
FEMA Offers Free Repair and Rebuilding Advice in Adair and Sioux Counties at Local Stores Des Moines, Iowa — FEMA is providing free information about how to make your home stronger and safer – whether it was damaged by this summer’s severe storms or not. FEMA will be at Adair and Sioux county hardware stores Tuesday, Sept. 17 through Friday, Sept. 20 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Adair County Greenfield True Value Hardware 506 SE Sixth St. Greenfield, IA 50849 Sioux County M&H True Value Hardware 1126 Main St. Rock Valley, IA 51247 You can speak directly with FEMA specialists