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FEMA assistance available to renters and others with uninsured losses after Francine [Video]

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), FEMA’s federal partner in disaster recovery, may also be able to help.

*Courtesy FEMA News Desk

FEMA assistance is available to renters, including students, as well as homeowners with uninsured losses from Hurricane Francine. 

FEMA may be able to help with serious needs, displacement, temporary lodging, basic home repair costs, personal property loss or other disaster-caused needs. Residents in Ascension, Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terrebonne parishes may apply by:

  • Going online to disasterassistance.gov/.
  • Download the FEMA App for mobile devices.
  • Call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.
  • To view an accessible video about how to apply visit: Three Ways to Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance – YouTube.
  • Visiting any Disaster Recovery Center. For operating hours …

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OFB grant is helping young professionals get their start in the industry [Video]

Photo provided by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. The executive director of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation says a new grant program is helping young professionals get their start in the industry. Kelly Burns says eligible start-up businesses have to have a widespread impact on state agriculture. Creating long term, sustainable employment opportunities,” she says. […]