FEMA, North Carolina and Hurricane Helene

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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
FEMA to close Hurricane Helene disaster recovery centers
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office said Emma Caldwell, 17, was last seen on Wednesday at around 5:30 p.m. leaving her ...
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34 counties eligible for FEMA from Hurricane Helene
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) posted a public notice on Thursday that describes FEMA’s proposed funding for ...
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.
Is FEMA paying $25K in immediate aid to LA fire victims? No, that's satire | Fact check
FEMA isn't paying significantly more in immediate aid to Los Angeles fire victims than to Hurricane Helene survivors. That ...