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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
  
   
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   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 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
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 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
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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Information, Not Legal Advice. 

Esto es solamente información, no es consejo legal.

 

This web site has been prepared for general information purposes only. The information on this web site is not legal advice. Legal advice depends on the specific facts of each situation. Some information in this web site may not be correct for where you are.  The information in this web site is not guaranteed to be up-to-date.  The information in this web site cannot replace the advice of competent legal counsel licensed in your state.

 

Este sitio del Internet fue preparado para dar solamente información.  La información en este sitio no es consejo legal.  Consejo legal depende de los datos específicos y las circunstancias de cada situación.  Es posible que alguna información en este sitio no comporte con el área o la jurisdicción donde usted vive.  Es posible que la información en este sitio no esté corriente.  La información en este sitio no puede sustituir el consejo de un abogado competente y licenciado en su estado.

Lawyer Advertising. In some jurisdictions this web site may be considered lawyer advertising. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements.

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E-mail. Viewing this Web site, or transmitting an e-mail message through this Web site, does not create an attorney-client relationship. Sending e-mail to an attorney mentioned in this site does NOT create an attorney-client relationship between you and the attorney. Unless you are already a client of the attorney, your e-mail may NOT be protected by the attorney-client privilege. Moreover, unless it is encrypted, e-mail can be intercepted by persons other than the recipient. Deadlines are extremely important in most legal matters. You may lose important legal rights if you do not hire an attorney immediately to advise you. Many people do not check their e-mail daily, and some attorneys do not respond to unsolicited e-mail from non-clients.

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