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"Are You Ready" Guide to preparing for disasters
(Separate Website)
"Are You Ready" has more than 200 pages of information about how you and your family can take steps to prepare for a disaster. The guide has check lists, including a disaster supply check list. There is also information about floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and other disasters.
By: FEMA
"Eat Right When Money's Tight"
(Separate Website)
See this website for tips about food programs and menu planning to stretch your food dollar. Check out the recipe finder and information about federal nutrition assistance programs like the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, once called the Food Stamp Program), and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
By: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
65 or Older? Go to College Tuition-Free!
(Separate Website)
See the "Golden Ager" program at the University of New Orleans. If you are over 65, you may be qualify to take courses for credit and tuition free (though some other fees and expenses apply). Click the link to learn more.
By: University of New Orleans
About Mold and Moisture
(Separate Website)
See this fact sheet from HUD about problems with mold and moisture in your home.
By: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
America's Literacy Directory
(Separate Website)
You can search this site to find literacy programs, reading programs and other resources to help people learn to read and to write. You can also search for information about the GED and about learning English as a second language.
By: National Institute for Literacy and Partners
Beacon of Hope Resource Center
(Separate Website)
See the site for the Beacon of Hope, which has several locations in the New Orleans area to help residents with disaster recovery.
By: Beacon of Hope
City Assisted Evacuation Plan (CEAP) If you think you may need help to get out of the city if there is an evacuation, see this information sheet from the City of New Orleans. Call the number on the sheet for updated information about how to register for this service and for pick-up locations.
By: City of New Orleans
Community Voice Mail
(Separate Website)
See this site for information about free voice mail to help homeless people stay in touch.
By: Community Voice Mail
East Baton Rouge Parish Library Outreach/Delivery
(Separate Website)
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library's outreach program helps get library materials to people in nursing homes and other elderly people. See this page from the library's Web site for more information.
By: Baton Rouge Public Library
Experience Works Employment and Training Programs
(Separate Website)
Check out this site, which has information about finding a job and job training for senior citizens.
By: Experience Works
EyeCare America Free Eye Exam Program
(Separate Website)
You or someone you know may qualify for a free eye examination under this program sponsored by EyeCare America. There are special programs for seniors, people with diabetes and others.
By: Foundation of the American Academy of Opthamologists
FloodSmart.gov
(Separate Website)
Website of the national flood insurance program. Find an agent. Learn about flood insurance and how to buy a policy. How to file a claim.
By: National Flood Insurance Program
FloodSmart.gov
(Separate Website)
See this site for information about the National Flood Insurance Program and to find out more about how you can confront your flooding risks.
By: National Flood Insurance Program NFIP
Food for Families/Food for Seniors
(Separate Website)
Find out about this food aid program, where people who qualify can get extra food to help give them a boost in nutrition.
By: Louisiana Commodity Supplemental Food Program (LA CSFP)
Free and Low-Cost Health Care
(Separate Website)
See this site for information about finding free or low-cost health care in New Orleans.
By: Tulane Physicians for Social Responsibility
Gustav -- How to Call for Disaster Help
(Separate Website)
See this information about where to call to apply for help after a disaster.
By: Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Gustav -- LATAN Equipment Distribution for Hurricane Survivors
(Separate Website)
See this information about a program of the Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network to get equipment to hurricane survivors forced to leave behind wheelchairs, hospital beds, walkers and other equipment during the evacuation. For more information, call the toll free number: 800.270.6185.
By: LATAN
Helpful Information for Families
(Separate Website)
Check out this site for helpful information about family issues, including communicating with teens, dealing with post-hurricane stress, and how to help prepare your child for an evacuation.
By: LSU Ag Center
Homeless Help - Providence House
(Separate Website)
Click the link to find out more about Shreveport's Providence House, a "residential development center for homeless families with children, providing comprehensive support services for improving the family structure and moving the family into independent living to break the homeless cycle."
By: Providence House
HUD -- National Housing Locator
(Separate Website)
Find the HUD office or public housing authority (PHA) nearest you. Just see the disaster "Resource Locator" then pick a state and parish or county.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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