Employees may have been affected by a disaster and need help finding resources. Share the following resources to help them jumpstart their recovery.
Visit a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) to get information and advice about community, state and federal agencies and other available assistance for your business.
To find a DRC, visit the DRC Locator or text "DRC" and your zip code to 43362.
Federal assistance is available to help jumpstart recovery efforts.
You can apply for assistance four ways:
- online by visiting disasterassistance.gov
- call 800-621-3362. If you use a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service
- download the FEMA app
- visit a Disaster Recovery Center near you
Learn more about Disaster Assistance.
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) provides unemployment benefits and re-employment assistance services to eligible survivors affected by a presidentially declared major disaster.
These services are the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Labor and administered by the affected state, tribal, or territorial workforce agency.
Note: DUA is only available to disaster survivors who are not otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance (UI) through their state, tribal, or territorial workforce agency.
Learn more about Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
Dislocated Worker Grant Program
DWGs provide resources to states and other eligible applicants to respond to large, unexpected layoff events causing significant job losses.
Eligible participants include individuals temporarily or permanently laid off because of the disaster and self-employed individuals who became unemployed or significantly underemployed because of the disaster.
Learn more about National Dislocated Worker Grants.
The first national hotline dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling. This toll-free, multilingual crisis support service is available 24/7 to all residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress relation to natural or human-caused disasters.
To reach the Disaster Distress Helpline, call or text 1-800-985-5990. Video relay services are available.