Still have needs for flood recovery?

Disaster Assistance

FEMA Offers Assistance for Disaster Recovery for March 2009

Flood Assistance for Family Farmers Still Available

The Hoosier Organic Marketing Education (HOME) still has funds for farm
family flood relief for the 2008 floods and the deadline is February
2009. (No specific date is noted in the grant.)

http://www.indianacertifiedorganic.com/farmassistance.htm

Mold Remediation Information Session - October 2

• At 11:00am
  Ridge United Methodist Church
  8607 Columbia Avenue
  Munster
  Contact person: Steve Conger - 757-1109
• At 2:00pm
  Porter County United Way Disaster Center
  6270 Central Avenue
  Portage
  Contact Person: Kathy Bonaventura - 405-8348

Click here for PDF.

July 31 & August 1 Training

http://www.invoad.org/CWStraining/

Counties with Active Long-Term Recovery Committees

http://www.invoad.org/ltrccounties.php

State, Federal, and Other Resources

• Indiana Office of Disaster Recovery
• Attorney General cautions against unscrupulous contractors
• Declared Counties
• Flood Assistance Needed in Indiana
• Indiana Latest Storm Damage Information
• Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA)
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH)
• Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH)
• Farm Service Agency (FSA)
• Volunteer/Donation Phone Line: 1-888-335-9490 (Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives)

Indiana 211

http://www.in211.org/

Flood Recovery Information from Purdue Extension

http://extension.purdue.edu/eden/disastertopics/floodstorms/index.html

From Moisture to Mold Videos

• For Professionals
• For Consumers

Flood Cleanup: Avoiding Indoor Air Quality Problem

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pdfs/floods.pdf

Assistance Information

• FEMA Assistance
  • For more information, click here
  • Active Disaster Recovery Centers (PDF)
• USDA Assistance
• State Assistance
• Food Stamp Assistance

Indiana Latest Storm Damage Information

http://www.in.gov/gov/3725.htm

VOAD Long-Term Recovery

This revision of the National VOAD Long Term Recovery Manual was adopted on January 29, 2004

http://www.invoad.org/files/LTRManual_2008.pdf

Tips on Creating Long-Term Recovery Committees (PDF)

Cash donations are best during disasters

Donate to your favorite charity or to find organizations active in Indiana's disaster recovery efforts click here.

Be Careful When Pumping Out Flooded Basement

http://www.invoad.org/floodedbasement.php

Other information: http://www.metrokc.gov/health/disaster/basementflood.htm#water

Rehabbing Flooded Houses – A Guide for Builders and Contractors

http://www.huduser.org/Publications/pdf/Rehab_FloodedHouses.pdf