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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
(Separate Website)
Official website.
By: FEMA
Femaanswers.org
(Separate Website)
Survivor testimony, information on FEMA litigation, a place for Survivor Questions, News, and Links & Assistance.
By: Public Interest Law Project & Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
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
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
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
Homeless Before Katrina? Housing and other help from FEMA.
By: Disaster Legal Project of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Other Formats:
Word File
HTML
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
Hurricane Ike: HUD, FEMA Announce 18-Month Housing Assistance Program for Families Displaced by Hurricane Ike
(Separate Website)
Click to see information from HUD about a rental assistance program for some survivors of Hurricane Ike. Read the entire fact sheet carefully to learn more, including how to apply.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Important Information About FEMA Katrina & Rita Notices See this flyer with important information about notices FEMA sent to people to try to get back some or all of the money paid to survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Louisiana Rebuilds Web Site
(Separate Website)
Check out this site, described on its home page as: "LouisianaRebuilds.info was established to be a trusted, online destination for residents affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing critical information for those who have returned home as well as those who are still displaced."
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