FEMA Remains in Tennessee to Help Tropical Storm Helene Survivors
FEMA Remains in Tennessee to Help Tropical Storm Helene Survivors FEMA is still on the ground helping survivors from Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties recover from Tropical Storm Helene. Document Processing Centers are open in Carter, Johnson and Unicoi counties. Survivors can visit a center to turn in documents and follow up on applications and appeals. No new applications will be taken without a qualifying reason. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, closed weekends and for severe weather. Locations: Carter County: Carter County Public Library, 201 N. Sycamore St., Elizabethton Johnson County:
FEMA Offers Recovery Tips for California Wildfire Survivors
FEMA Offers Recovery Tips for California Wildfire Survivors WASHINGTON -- While fire suppression activities are still ongoing in parts of Southern California, affected individuals and families are taking steps toward recovery. FEMA is helping people jumpstart their recovery. You may be eligible for FEMA assistance, even if you have insurance. More than $5.3 million so far are in the hands of survivors to help pay for emergency supplies like food, water and baby formula as well as to replace personal property and pay for a temporary place to stay. Below are tips to help Californians recover from the historic wildfires. If your
FEMA Assistance for Survivors with Disabilities
FEMA Assistance for Survivors with Disabilities For eligible homeowners, FEMA can help with additional repairs and improvements if you or a household member has a disability. What disability-related items can FEMA help with? FEMA can help homeowners pay for the full cost of these items when needed by a member of your household: Exterior ramp. Grab bars. Paved path of travel to your home from your vehicle. When can FEMA provide money to help with disability-related items? FEMA will pay for some or all of these items when: Your home was damaged by the disaster and your home already had one or more of these items. Your home was damaged by the disaster and a member of your household needs one or more of these items, even if it wasn’t part of your home before the disaster. A member of your household was disabled by the disaster and needs one or more of these items. Who can get help to repair or install disability-related items? You can get help with home repair from FEMA if: You or someone in your home is a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national or a qualified non-citizen, FEMA can confirm your identity, You own your home, and it is in a declared disaster area, You live in your home most of the year, A member of your household has a disability-related need
Deadline for Georgia Survivors to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance after Hurricane Helene Approaching
Deadline for Georgia Survivors to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance after Hurricane Helene Approaching ATLANTA – Georgians who lost income due to Hurricane Helene have more time to apply for assistance. The Georgia Department of Labor has extended the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) deadline from January 7, 2025 to February 7, 2025. Georgians in Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Dodge, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Fulton, Glascock, Glynn, Hancock, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, McDuffie, McIntosh, Montgomery
Disaster Assistance for West Virginia Survivors of Tropical Storm Helene Tops $1 Million
Disaster Assistance for West Virginia Survivors of Tropical Storm Helene Tops $1 Million CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than $1 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved for homeowners and renters in Mercer County, W.Va., following the impacts of Tropical Storm Helene. “Reaching this milestone is a real testament to the work of Mercer County’s emergency management and community organizations in partnership with West Virginia Emergency Management Division,” FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Georgeta Dragoiu said. “FEMA is proud to be working closely with our partners in getting assistance to the people who need it most. And it’s not too late –
New Year Will Bring New Beginning to 2023 Tornado Survivors
New Year Will Bring New Beginning to 2023 Tornado Survivors MADISON, Miss. — Thanks to a unique new partnership between Boss Lady Economic Planning and Development and BankPlus, families recovering from the March 2023 storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes will have a permanent home when they welcome in 2025. Through the collaboration, disaster survivors who were renters and homeowners in Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, Panola and Sharkey counties will have their current FEMA temporary mobile housing units donated to them--making some homeowners for the first time. A news conference recognizing the new partnership and donations will be held Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Georgia Storm Survivors Should Stay in Touch with FEMA
Georgia Storm Survivors Should Stay in Touch with FEMA ATLANTA – After you apply for federal disaster assistance, it is important that FEMA be able to contact you. Be aware that phone calls from FEMA may come from unidentified or out of area numbers. If there are changes in your phone number, current address, banking or insurance information, please let FEMA know as soon as possible or you may miss important telephone calls or correspondence. FEMA may need to call some survivors to continue processing their application for assistance after Tropical Storm Debby, Aug. 4–20, 2024, or Hurricane Helene, Sept.
Tornado Survivors Will Get Donated Homes Before Holidays
Tornado Survivors Will Get Donated Homes Before Holidays MADISON, Miss. — Seven families affected by the March 2023 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes will receive donated mobile home units, making them homeowners, at a ceremony on Dec. 20 at 11 a.m. The ceremony will be held at Dukes Mobile Home Park, 25726 U.S. Highway 61 in Anguilla. Retired Brig. Gen. Samuel Nichols, Jr. and his wife, Linda, donated more than $28,000 that will be used towards purchasing the homes for the families. General Nichols is an alumnus of Mississippi State University where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees, was a
FEMA Offers Equal Access to Assistance for All South Carolina Disaster Survivors
FEMA Offers Equal Access to Assistance for All South Carolina Disaster Survivors COLUMBIA, S.C. – FEMA is committed to providing equal access to federal assistance for South Carolinians who were affected by Hurricane Helene. If you have accessibility needs, let FEMA know about your individual needs when you apply for disaster assistance. If you or anyone in your household has a disability or language need and a need to interact with FEMA or disability-related losses due to the storm, it is important to answer “yes” to the appropriate questions when completing the application for FEMA disaster assistance. You will be
FEMA, SBA Work Together To Assist Hurricane Helene Survivors
FEMA, SBA Work Together To Assist Hurricane Helene Survivors COLUMBIA, S.C. – FEMA’s Individual Assistance program and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Loan program are the federal government’s two primary sources of financial assistance to help individuals and households recover and rebuild from a major disaster. In many cases, homeowners and renters find that they need assistance from both programs to support their recovery. Disaster survivors in need of an SBA loan for personal belongings, residential property damage, and business damage and disruption should not wait to apply. The SBA continues accepting new applications and preparing borrowers to receive their