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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

  By:

  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 Checklists

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

  By:

  Mid-Missouri Legal Services

• Disaster Food Assistance for Regular SNAP Recipients Impacted by the Tornadoes

  Disaster Food Assistance for Regular SNAP Recipients Impacted by the Tornadoes Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

• Disaster Food Stamp Program Information

  How the program works, and links to other information. Content Detail

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  Food and Nutrition Service

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Disaster Help for Farmers and Other Rural Residents

  Many Disaster Assistance programs are provided by USDA. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Disaster Unemployment Assistance

  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. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Labor, Word File By: National Employment Law Project

• Disaster Unemployment Benefits

  Information about this and other topics related to unemployment benefits. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Labor

• El Programa de SNAP/The SNAP Program

  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." Content Detail

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  USDA -- Servicios de Alimentos y Nutricion

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• FAQs on Disaster Food Assistance

  When and how this federal agency gives food help after disasters. Content Detail

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  Food and Nutrition Service

• Farmer's Guide to Disaster Assistance

  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. Content Detail

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  Farmer's Legal Action Group

• Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc.

  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. Content Detail

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  Website of FEMA, part of the Department of Homeland Security. As part of a broader mission, FEMA manages federal response and recovery after disasters. Content Detail

  By:

  FEMA

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

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

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

  By:

  FEMA

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  Korean / 한국어

• 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