As we recently experienced the torrential rains that his the Northwest Florida Panhandle and a few other areas I've read, many people have been displaced, lost homes, cars and more. Pensacola got between 14-20 inches of rain. Even hurricanes didn't do that kind of damage. The rains came hard and fast, it was incredible! The following information came to me recently through my military benefits e-mail, and I thought I would share since I think a lot of people could benefit from this information. Our little planet will continue to struggle through, fires, floods, earthquakes and tornadoes, and people will need help. I hope that through our networking, we can pass this information on to those in need. We all know someone somewhere or some area we are familiar with going through a disaster.
DisasterAssistance.gov, is the official government website dedicated to helping disaster survivors find government assistance and information.Using Benefits.gov prescreening technology, DisasterAssistance.gov has always offered a tailored questionnaire for those affected by a disaster and looking for disaster assistance programs. Citizens can now see the number of benefits, or forms of assistance, they may be eligible for calculated in real time as they answer the questions in the questionnaire. Additionally, the questionnaire now includes separate "Question" and "Results" tabs for the user to easily jump between, as well as a "Bookmarks" tab for users to "tag" a form of assistance they wish to revisit during the same session. Another new feature allows the citizen to view the number of forms of assistance by category and to filter their results by category. "Help" text has also been added next to each question to provide further detail and clarification.
In the coming months, DisasterAssistance.gov will release a "Local Resources" feature, which will allow disaster survivors to locate community resources, such as police and fire stations, urgent care and hospitals and other immediate needs services. Disaster survivors will be able to provide their zip code to receive a list of applicable community resources based on their geographic location.
If you or someone you know has been affected by a declared disaster, visit DisasterAssistance.gov to find and apply for the government programs that may help your recovery. You can also browse disaster assistance programs on Benefits.gov by visiting the Browse by Category page and clicking on "Disaster Relief." While visiting Benefits.gov, be sure to check your eligibility for over 1,000 government programs by using our prescreening tool, the Benefit Finder.
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