"
FEMA, the Aidmatrix Foundation and Corporate
Sponsors have partnered to launch a virtual portal to allow companies or
individuals to offer their support on-line to leading organizations in
humanitarian relief. This portal is designed to make it as easy to offer
financial support, product donations, or to donate your skills and time
to nonprofit organizations active in disaster relief. Please select
below if you would like to extend your support to national nonprofits or
to a specific state and their nonprofit partners..."
National Donation Management Network
Showing posts with label disaster_assistance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label disaster_assistance. Show all posts
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Monday, September 19, 2011
Social Media and Disasters: Current Uses, Future Options, and Policy Consideration
"This report summarizes how social media have been used by emergency management officials
and agencies. It also examines the potential benefits, as well as the implications, of using social media in the context of emergencies and disasters..."
"This report summarizes how social media have been used by emergency management officials
and agencies. It also examines the potential benefits, as well as the implications, of using social media in the context of emergencies and disasters..."
Thursday, May 5, 2011
3 Ways for Tornado Survivors to Apply for Assistance
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working hard to provide shelter, food, and water for people whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged by tornadoes last week.
If you need help, there are three ways to apply for assistance:
Register online at www.disasterassistance.gov
Register through a web enabled mobile device at m.fema.gov
Call 1-800-621-FEMA(3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.
If you are in touch with anyone affected by the tornadoes, please share this information with them.."
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working hard to provide shelter, food, and water for people whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged by tornadoes last week.
If you need help, there are three ways to apply for assistance:
Register online at www.disasterassistance.gov
Register through a web enabled mobile device at m.fema.gov
Call 1-800-621-FEMA(3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.
If you are in touch with anyone affected by the tornadoes, please share this information with them.."
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Agricultural Disaster Assistance
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers several permanently authorized programs to help farmers recover financially from a natural disaster, including federal crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), and emergency disaster loans. The federal crop insurance program is designed to protect crop producers from unavoidable risks associated with adverse weather, and weather-related plant diseases and insect infestations. Producers who grow a crop that is currently ineligible for crop insurance may be eligible for a direct payment under NAP. Under the emergency disaster (EM) loan program, when a county has been declared a disaster area by either the President or the Secretary of Agriculture, agricultural producers in that
county may become eligible for low-interest loans..."
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers several permanently authorized programs to help farmers recover financially from a natural disaster, including federal crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), and emergency disaster loans. The federal crop insurance program is designed to protect crop producers from unavoidable risks associated with adverse weather, and weather-related plant diseases and insect infestations. Producers who grow a crop that is currently ineligible for crop insurance may be eligible for a direct payment under NAP. Under the emergency disaster (EM) loan program, when a county has been declared a disaster area by either the President or the Secretary of Agriculture, agricultural producers in that
county may become eligible for low-interest loans..."
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