FEMA, Hurricane Helene

Helene victims were unfairly ousted from hotels, senators claim. Was FEMA at fault?
Were people displaced by Helene wrongly kicked out of hotels while still eligible for FEMA vouchers? Confusion reigns.
Gov. Josh Stein calls on FEMA to extend hotel vouchers for Helene victims in western NC
Gov. Josh Stein has asked FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to extend the agency’s Transition Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program for eligible North Carolinians for an additional six months. After a presidentially-declared disaster,
Gov. asks FEMA to extend hotel voucher program for North Carolina families: ‘We owe them support’
In his latest effort to help North Carolina recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene, Gov. Josh Stein wrote a letter to FEMA this week, asking for a six-month extension for the hotel voucher program.
Western North Carolina still recovering as FEMA extends supports for storm survivors
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Thousands of Western North Carolina survivors displaced by Tropical Storm Helene are continuing to receive FEMA's Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA), allowing them to stay in hotel rooms through March 2025, if eligible.
FEMA extends current hotel vouchers for Helene victims through Jan. 25
FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program has extended its current hotel vouchers for Hurricane Helene victims through Jan. 25. Current hotel occupants can remain in their lodging under the program through the night of Jan.
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,
Helene: FEMA asked for September date on temporary sheltering program
Additional time through the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene has been requested of FEMA and its Temporary Sheltering ...
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 ...
Is FEMA paying $25K in immediate aid to LA fire victims? No, that's satire | Fact check
FEMA isn't paying significantly more in immediate aid to Los Angeles fire victims than to Hurricane Helene survivors. That ...
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Fact-check: Is the federal government treating California and North Carolina disasters differently?
The federal response to the California wildfires has so far mimicked the government’s response to Hurricane Helene hitting North Carolina in September 2024. In both instances, President Joe Biden ...
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 ...
North Carolina receives $250M in federal funding to repair Helene damage
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — The Federal Highway Administration announced $352.6 million in emergency funding Tuesday to repair ...
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 -- ...
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.