FEMA, Hurricane Helene and North Carolina

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
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.
FEMA extends free hotel stays for Helene survivors in North Carolina at last minute
Free hotel stays for Hurricane Helene survivors in North Carolina were extended Monday night just before they were set to expire. After 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
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 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 housing would soon come to an end.
FEMA: East Tenn. Helene victims moving into temporary housing
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Hurricane Helene victims in East Tennessee have begun moving into temporary housing units provided by the agency’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program.
Asheville residents call on FEMA to extend housing aid for Hurricane Helene victims
People gathered at Pack Square in downtown Asheville to demand FEMA extend temporary housing assistance for Helene victims.

FEMA to close Roswell Disaster Recovery Center

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.
FEMA trailers coming to Helene-affected Tennessee counties
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun moving trailers into areas of East Tennessee affected by Hurricane Helene.
North Augusta leaders to provide updates on Hurricane Helene recovery
North Augusta city leaders will provide the latest updates on Hurricane Helene’s recovery at a public meeting on Thursday.
NC Sens. Budd, Tillis express frustration over FEMA hotel voucher changes during Helene recovery
In an interview with Fox News Sunday, FEMA’s administrator insisted communication between the agency and survivors needed to ...
Displaced families across Washington County find refuge in FEMA’s temporary housing
Many families are still displaced after their homes were destroyed by Hurricane Helene. FEMA has stepped in to provide ...
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'Completely devastated': NC congressman blasts FEMA's shrinking funds for hurricane victims
N.C., shares on 'The Bottom Line' what homeless victims of Hurricane Helene still need, following dozens reportedly being ...
Expiration date for Helene FEMA support looms with 12,000 still homeless
Federal support for western North Carolina residents whose homes were destroyed and damaged during Hurricane Helene will soon ...
Legal Aid hosting clinics for free help with disaster recovery after Hurricane Helene
Months after Hurricane Helene, some in western North Carolina are still navigating red tape to get disaster recovery money -- ...