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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
(Separate Website)
Official website.
By: FEMA
FEMA Recoupment Claims Help for individuals who have been asked to repay the funds they have received from FEMA after Hurricane Katrina and Rita.
FEMA Utility Subsidy Program FAQs Information about reimbursing public assistance applicants for utilities paid on behalf of evacuees who participated in the Section 403 Interim Sheltering Program.
Housing Assistance from FEMA
(Separate Website)
How to apply for emergency shelter; find rental properties; transitional housing.
By: FEMA
FEMA Trailer Rights
No place to live because of disaster? 1 page flyer on FEMA trailer rights.
By: Disaster Legal Project of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Other Formats:
Separate Website
Word File
FEMA Assistance and Undocumented Immigrants
(Separate Website)
Questions and answers about eligibility for undocumented immigrants and their families.
By: FEMA
FEMA Disaster Assistance FAQs
(Separate Website)
Updated regularly with new questions and answers.
By: FEMA
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
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
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 Begins Referring Families to HUD for Temporary Disaster Housing Program
(Separate Website)
See this information from FEMA about DHAP-IKE.
By: FEMA
Gustav -- FEMA Transitional Shelter Information
(Separate Website)
See this information from FEMA about housing help for Gustav evacuees who cannot go back to their homes.
By: FEMA
Gustav -- New Disaster Recovery Centers
(Separate Website)
See this updated list of Disaster Recovery Centers around the state.
By: Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Gustav and Ike Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program has been Extended For Eligible Applicants In Texas And Louisiana
(Separate Website)
Important October 2008 information about extended housing help for some survivors of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
By: FEMA
Homeless Before Katrina? Housing and other help from FEMA.
By: Disaster Legal Project of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
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Huracán Gustav -- Información de FEMA
(Separate Website)
Información de FEMA sobre Huracán Gustav y el proceso de solicitud de asistencia por desastre para individuos.
By: FEMA
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Huracán Gustav -- Información de FEMA
(Separate Website)
Información de FEMA sobre Huracán Gustav y el proceso de solicitud de asistencia por desastre para individuos.
By: FEMA
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