Hurricane Matthew Disaster Assistance
As communities recover from Hurricane Matthew, those impacted can visit the following links for information on federal, state and local assistance programs.
- Disaster Recovery Centers are open in four locations to assist people with information and application for disaster assistance:
- Small Business Recovery Centers are open to assist businesses with recovery from Hurricane Matthew
- Counties included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Major Disaster Declaration for the state of North Carolina for Individual and Public Assistance.
- For information on how to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster assistance:
- For information regarding disaster unemployment assistance:
- For information regarding tax filing relief:
- For information regarding the hot meals waiver and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits:
- For a list of all county Departments of Social Services:
- Disaster Recovery Act of 2016
- Crisis Cleanup is a national resource organization that helps coordinate the work of volunteer organizations with survivors whose homes have been affected by flood, tornadoes, earthquakes, wind, fire or other disaster. Survivors call Crisis Cleanup at 1-800-451-1954 and describe their damage to a live operator. The residences go into a common database and are serviced by whichever agency is most available.