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• About Disaster Recovery Center Locations and DRC Locator

  Use this tool to find a Disaster Recovery Center near you. Content Detail

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  FEMA

• Computer program to help you draft a FEMA Appeal Letter.

  National Disaster Legal Aid Interactive FEMA Appeals Tool -- information and link to a computer program to help you create a FEMA Appeal Letter. Caution! FEMA issues can be complicated. This resource does not identify the issues for your appeal. Try to find a lawyer to help you with your FEMA appeal if you can. Content Detail

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  National Disaster Legal Aid

• Disaster Assistance Programs for Families

  Information and resources about disaster help for farmers, from the United States Department of Agriculture - Farm Service Agency. Content Detail

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  USDA - Farm Service Agency

• Disaster Checklists

  Make sure you have these items handy before disaster strikes. Content Detail

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  Mid-Missouri Legal Services

• FEMA -- Applicant's Guide to the Individuals & Households Program

  See this FEMA guide to getting help after a disaster. Content Detail

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  FEMA

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  Korean / 한국어

• FEMA Assistance and Undocumented Immigrants

  See the section labeled "citizenship" for questions and answers about FEMA aid for undocumented immigrants and their families. Content Detail

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  FEMA

• FEMA Self-Help Guide (for debt repayment/overpayment issues)

  Having trouble working with FEMA? This guide may have information to help you when dealing with the agency about your claim. Content Detail

• From CDC - Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse (via FEMA, the U.S. Federal Emegency Management Agency).

  You read that correctly: From CDC - Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse Here's a note from FEMA about this guide to being ready for anything. Public Affairs Editor's Note: We wanted to share a blog post from our friends at the Centers for Disease Control. Preparing for a zombie attack, or other fictional disasters, can provide useful tips to get prepared for a real disaster. The following is an excerpt of the original blog post on the CDC Public Health Matters Blog May 16th, 2011 by Ali S. Khan. Content Detail

• GNOInfo.com (formerly Louisiana Rebuilds)

  Community resources and information. Content Detail

• How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal

  Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos. Content Detail

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• National Disaster Legal Aid Resource Center (DisasterLegalAid.org)

  From the DisasterLegalAid.org site: Welcome to the National Disaster Legal Aid Resource Center! The goals of DisasterLegalAid.org are: To serve as a centralized national resource for legal aid, pro bono and criminal defender attorneys across the country on legal issues related to all types of disasters, To recruit and help mobilize pro bono attorneys in the aftermath of a disaster, and To provide accurate and timely information on legal issues related to disasters to the low and moderate income public. Content Detail

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  LSC, ABA and partner organizations

• Prepare for Emergencies Now: Information to Get Ready.

  From the site: "This common sense framework is designed to launch a process of learning about citizen preparedness. For the most current information and recommendations, go online to www.ready.gov" Content Detail

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  FEMA

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• Your Flood Insurance Claim

  From FloodSmart.gov. Content Detail

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  FEMA National Flood Insurance Program

• HELP FOR FLOOD SURVIVORS (general resource page created after the August 2016 flood, check for new information also).

  Information about aid for housing, food, unemployment and more. Though this information relates to the August 2016 flood, some of the resources may help you with another event. Read More

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  Office of the Governor

• Who to call if you need to replace important documents lost in Louisiana floods (also has helpful general information)

  Here is a list of helpful numbers for replacing certain lost documents, like birth certificates, benefits cards, and more. Even though this story applies to the August 2016 floods, it has disaster recovery information that may helpful at other times, too. Content Detail

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  The Times-Picayune