Connect & Support
Chapter Time-Based Index
Overview: A guide to help homeowners recover from disasters, with practical steps, resources, and timeline.
Introduction: Providing Guidance for Managing Financial Burden after a Disaster.
Week 1: Disaster Assistance.
- Lookup your FEMA Disaster Identifying number.
Week 1: Food aid.
- Major Faith-Based Volunteer Groups that Respond with Food Aid.
- Major Non-Faith-Based Volunteer Groups that Respond with Food Aid.
Week 1: Shelter Assistance.
- Federal Shelter Assistance that requires FEMA registration.
- How to apply to FEMA for temporary shelter.
- Major Faith-Based Volunteer Groups that Assist with Temporary Shelter.
- Major Non-Faith-Based Volunteer Groups that Assist with Temporary Shelter.
Week 1: Medical aid assistance.
- Groups that Respond with Medical Aid.
Week 1: Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
- Qualifying for DUA.
- Eligibility Requirements.
Week 1: Community Efforts, Voluntary, Faith-Based, In-Kind and Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteers.
- Volunteers.
Week 1: Disaster Debt Burden.
- Understand your Discretionary Income.
- Review your Insurance Coverage.
- Quick Review of federal policy.
Week 1: HUD State Resource Library.
Week 1: Disaster Assistance Review Tips.
Week 2: Overview - Appeals.
- FEMA Responses: "Approved," "Denied," or "Partial Approval."
Week 2: Top Appeal Reasons
- Week 2: Appeal any determination of eligibility for assistance.
Week 2: Appeal by Policy
- Week 2: Appeal by Policy.
Week 2: Appeal Other Misc.
- Week 2:Appeal Other Misc.
Week 2: FEMA appeal example letters and resources.
- Week 2: FEMA appeal example letters and resources.
Week 2: Shelter Ineligibility.
- Week 2: Shelter Ineligibility.
Week 2: Shelter Appeals.
- Week 2: Shelter Appeals
Week 3: Overview - Damage
- Week 3: Disaster Damage
Week 3: Damage Assessments
- Week 3: Public and Private Damage Assessments
Week 3: Substantial Damage Determination
- Week 3: Substantial Damage Determinations.
Week 3: Repair
- Week 3: Repair options
Week 3: Reconstruction
- Week 3: Reconstruction, HUD criteria for recovery programs
