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Disaster Food Stamp Program Information
(Separate Website)
How the program works, and links to other information.
By: Food & Nutrition Service
Disaster Unemployment Assistance
(Separate Website)
Financial assistance to eligible individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster declared by the President of the United states.
By: U.S. Department of Labor, Word File By: National Employment Law Project
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
(Separate Website)
Website of FEMA, part of the Department of Homeland Security. As part of a broader mission, FEMA manages federal response and recovery after disasters.
By: FEMA
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
The Road Home Program
(Separate Website)
State website offers homeowners and rental property owners details about the program and tools and resources.
By: Road2la.org
FAQs on Disaster Food Assistance
(Separate Website)
When and how this federal agency gives food help after disasters.
By: Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Health and Hospitals Online Services
(Separate Website)
Find parish health units, apply for Medicaid, nursing home evacuation search, and more health-related information.
By: La. Dept. of Health and Hospitals
Social Security Information for People Affected by Disasters
(Separate Website)
Problem getting your benefits? Lost a check? Lost a family member? Waiting on a decision? Find out what to do.
By: Social Security Administration
Disaster Assistance Web Site -- FEMA Announcement
(Separate Website)
See FEMA's information about www.DisasterAssistance.gov, a site where people can go to find out about and register for disaster help from the federal government.
By: FEMA
Disaster Checklists Make sure you have these items handy before disaster strikes.
By: Mid-Missouri Legal Services
Disaster Help for Farmers and Other Rural Residents
(Separate Website)
Many Disaster Assistance programs are provided by USDA.
By: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Disaster Unemployment Benefits
(Separate Website)
Information about this and other topics related to unemployment benefits.
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
DisasterLegalAid.Org
(Separate Website)
See this site for information and to look for help with disaster legal issues.
By: Legal Services Corp., American Bar Assn., Pro Bono Net
El Programa de SNAP/The SNAP Program
(Separate Website)
Spanish information about food assisstance. From the web site: "El Programa de SNAP constituye la primera línea de defensa contra el hambre. Permite que las familias de bajos recursos adquieran alimentos nutritivos con tarjetas de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios (EBT, por sus siglas en inglés). Con sus beneficios, los destinatarios de los cupones para alimentos adquieren alimentos elegibles en tiendas de venta de alimentos al por menor autorizadas."
By: USDA -- Servicios de Alimentos y Nutricion
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Farmer's Guide to Disaster Assistance
(Separate Website)
The guide describes and analyzes programs that may be of assistance to farmers facing a natural (2008 edition). Keep in mind that some information may have changed since the date of this guide.
By: Farmer's Legal Action Group
Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc.
(Separate Website)
FLAG is a nonprofit law center dedicated to providing legal services to family farmers and their rural communities in order to help keep family farmers on the land.
FEMA -- Applicant's Guide to the Individuals & Households Program
(Separate Website)
See this FEMA guide to getting help after a disaster.
By: FEMA
Read this in:
Korean / 한국어
,
Spanish / Español
FEMA Self-Help Guide Having trouble working with FEMA? This guide may have information to help you when dealing with the agency about your claim.
Food Stamps -- Using SNAP
(Separate Website)
Basic information about the food stamp program.
This program is called SNAP -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Read this in:
French / Français
,
Korean / 한국어
GobiernoUSA.gov
(Separate Website)
Recursos del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos en español.
By: Administración de Servicios Generales de los Estados Unidos
Gustav -- Federal Aid Programs for Louisiana Disaster Recovery
(Separate Website)
See this FEMA information sheet about what sort of help there is from the federal government for Louisiana disaster survivors.
By: FEMA
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