Disaster relief

The rules include up-front housing vouchers and broader access to flexible, critical-needs payments in the aftermath of a disaster.

Inside the partnerships getting essential aid and care to those impacted by the recent earthquake.

There are more disasters than Congress budgets for. And the federal fiscal year coincides with peak hurricane and wildfire season.

In the aftermath of the Paradise wildfire, RVs and motels have become housing alternatives for displaced residents.

After recent storms, residents are still struggling to get back to normal amid mountains of debris.

After recent storms, residents are still struggling to get back to normal amid mountains of debris.

Hurricane Florence, currently tearing along the Southeast coast of the U.S. could bring wind gusts of 80 mph. The governor of North Carolina said that “tens of thousands of structures are expected to be flooded.” The post-storm costs could be high as communities buy up the drywall, lumber, and steel to rebuild. The price of […]

How declaring a state of emergency allows states to prepare for natural disasters.

Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall later this week.

Hurricane Florence is expected to hit several states along the Eastern Seaboard, including North and South Carolina, and Virginia, on Thursday. More than a million people have been ordered to evacuate. Federal agencies are scrambling to coordinate the relief supplies that are probably needed in the days ahead. This will be the Federal Emergency Management […]