FEMA, North Carolina

Help continues for western North Carolina homes after FEMA assistance extended
Thousands remain without a home after Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina nearly four months ago.
FEMA extends transitional housing program for North Carolina residents displaced by Hurricane Helene
FEMA is extending its Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program to Jan. 25 for residents of North Carolina who were displaced by Hurricane Helene.
Transitional shelter assistance extended for Helene victims in western NC, FEMA says
According to FEMA, residents and families receiving hotel lodging while looking for alternative housing will be allowed to stay in hotels until May 25, with hotel check-out on May 26.
FEMA extends deadline for Hurricane Helene survivors
FEMA has approved more than $273.4 million in assistance to survivors of Hurricane Helene -- and they are urging others to apply for assistance before the February 7, 2025 deadline.
Gov. Josh Stein calls on FEMA to extend hotel vouchers for Helene victims in western NC
Gov. Josh Stein has asked FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to extend the agency’s Transition Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program for eligible North Carolinians for an additional six months. After a presidentially-declared disaster,
Helene victims were unfairly ousted from hotels, senators claim. Was FEMA at fault?
Were people displaced by Helene wrongly kicked out of hotels while still eligible for FEMA vouchers? Confusion reigns.
Gov. asks FEMA to extend hotel voucher program for North Carolina families: ‘We owe them support’
In his latest effort to help North Carolina recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene, Gov. Josh Stein wrote a letter to FEMA this week, asking for a six-month extension for the hotel voucher program.
FEMA grants 2-month extension for Helene victims, NC governor sought longer relief
Federal officials approved a two-month extension for a program housing more than 2,700 North Carolina families displaced by ...
Helene: FEMA grants sheltering extension through Memorial Day
More than 2,700 North Carolina individuals and families using hotels have extended stays until Memorial Day in the FEMA ...
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claims a federal emergency response agency is offering more money to California wildfire survivors than to North Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Helene. “FEMA PAYOUTS: North Carolina ...
FEMA administrator urges Hurricane Helene victims to take action amid risk of losing temporary housing
FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell explained why some Hurricane Helene victims received a notification that their temporary ...
Helene: FEMA asked for September date on temporary sheltering program
Additional time through the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene has been requested of FEMA and its Temporary Sheltering Assistance Program. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein penned a letter to ...
New disaster declaration opens FEMA funds for SC counties after floods
Officials say this is a new major disaster declaration and is separate from the declaration for Hurricane Helene.
FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Laurens County shuts its doors
The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened a disaster recovery center in Lauren County on Oct. 29, 2024 and they closed ...
FEMA specialists working with local Lowe’s, Home Depot stores to offer rebuilding tips after Helene
FEMA announced on Friday that hazard mitigation specialists are collaborating with Lowe’s Home Improvement and Home Deport to ...