Joseph House FEMA national disaster relief center

Individuals and Households Program

FEMA’s National Disaster Relief Centers provides food/household items, relief, and direct services to eligible individuals and households affected by a disaster, who have serious needs.The assistance is intended to meet your basic needs and supplement disaster recovery efforts.

IHP Assistance may include:

Funds for temporary housing while you are unable to live in your home, such as rental assistance, or reimbursement for hotel costs.

A temporary housing unit, if approved for the disaster, when you are not able to use rental assistance due to a lack of available housing resources.

Funds to support the repair or replacement of owner-occupied homes that serve as the household’s primary residence, including privately-owned access routes, such as driveways, roads, or bridges.

Funds for other uninsured or under-insured disaster-caused expenses and serious needs, such as repair or replacement of personal property and vehicles, or funds for moving and storage, medical, dental, child care, funeral, and other miscellaneous items approved by your state, territory, or tribal government.

Funds for hazard mitigation assistance to help eligible homeowners repair or rebuild stronger, more durable homes.

By Phone

You may call FEMA toll-free at 1-800-621-FEMA (1-800-621-3362) to apply for assistance or check your application status.

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and use a Text Telephone (TTY), you may call 800-462-7585.

If you use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), please use the standard toll-free FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-FEMA (1-800-621-3362).

Link to FEMA website: https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual