Get Assistance After a Disaster
Get Assistance After a Disaster
There are different assistance programs for individual citizens versus public groups like government agencies and private nonprofit organizations. Find the help you need to support your disaster recovery.
"Help After a Disaster" brochures are available in 27 languages and contain information about disaster assistance provided by FEMA, which consumers can apply for whether they have insurance or not.
The Disaster Assistance Improvement Program’s (DAIP) mission is to provide disaster survivors with information, support, services, and a means to access and apply for disaster assistance through joint data-sharing efforts between federal, tribal, state, local, and private sector partners.
FEMA Disaster Assistance (1800-621-3362). Mobile m.fema.gov, TTY (1800-462-7585).
Individual Assistance
Individual Assistance
Governor Kathy Hochul and the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the openings of several Disaster Recovery Centers that will provide information, assistance and help for New Yorkers who were impacted by the storms and flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Bronx, Queens, Kings, Richmond, Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester, and Dutchess counties were designated for individual assistance by FEMA. ***
The following Disaster Recovery Centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily until further notice:
- Orangetown Soccer Complex Building - 15 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962
- Medgar Evers College - 231 Crown St., Brooklyn, NY 11225
- Queens College, Student Union - 152-45 Melbourne Ave., Flushing, NY 11367
- Hostos Community College - 450 Grand Concourse, E. Building C, Bronx, NY 10451
- Grinton I. Will Library - 1500 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, NY 10710
- Mamaroneck Village Court Clerk - 169 Mount Pleasant Ave., Mamaroneck, NY 10543
- College of Staten Island, Gymnasium Building R1 - 2800 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10314
- Michael J. Tully Park Physical Activity Center - 1801 Evergreen Ave, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
- Rose Caracappa Senior Center - 739 NY-25A, Mt Sinai, NY 11768
Additional sites will be announced at a later date.
Click below for more info on FEMA's Individual Assistance Program.
"Help After a Disaster: FEMA Individual Assistance Can Help You Recover" pamphlet.
***$2 million in emergency funding will be made available to eligible homeowners in five downstate counties who could not access FEMA Individual Assistance funding. Those counties are New York, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan and Ulster.
Individuals and Households Program
Individuals and Households Program
FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP) provides financial and direct services to eligible individuals and households affected by a disaster, who have uninsured or under-insured necessary expenses and serious needs. IHP assistance is not a substitute for insurance and cannot compensate for all losses caused by a disaster. The assistance is intended to meet your basic needs and supplement disaster recovery efforts. These may include temporary housing, temporary housing units, repair or replace of owner occupied homes, other uninsured or under insured disaster-caused expenses and serious needs, hazard mitigation assistance.
Programs to Support Disaster Survivors
Programs to Support Disaster Survivors
FEMA has several Individual Assistance programs designed to support disaster survivors. You can apply now at DisasterAssistance.gov or review the following types of assistance to determine what best suits your needs. Such as, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Individuals and Households Program Assistance, Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program, Voluntary Agency Coordination, Mass Care and Emergency Assistance, Disaster Case Management, Disaster Legal Services and Additional Resources.
Disaster Unemployment Assistance fact sheet
Disaster Unemployment Assistance fact sheet
Find out more about FEMA’s Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program for state, tribal, and territorial governments to provide unemployment benefits and reemployment services.