FEMA, 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.
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,
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 deadlin
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 outgoing Administrator Deanne Criswell on Thursday.
FEMA’s Direct Lease Program Brings Relief to Hurricane Helene Survivor
After losing her home to flooding from Hurricane Helene, Kendall found solace through FEMA’s Direct Lease program, which provided her and her two dogs a fully furnished apartment. Overwhelmed with relief,
Gov. Stein pushing FEMA to extend Helene housing assistance
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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 ...
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 ...
Is FEMA Kicking Hurricane Survivors Out of Housing? Administrator Responds
FEMA Director Deanne Criswell addressed reports that the agency has canceled temporary housing for thousands of families in ...
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.
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 ...
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 kicks hurricane survivors out of temporary housing into snowstorm and freezing temperatures
Approximately 2,000 North Carolina households that survived Hurricane Helene will have to move out of their FEMA-expensed hotel rooms on Saturday amid a winter storm.