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Helene recovery: How to navigate everything from FEMA and flood cleanup to scams and evictions

A comprehensive guide on documenting damage to your home, applying for aid, knowing your rights as a renter, understanding unemployment, and more.

This guide was created in partnership with Blue Ridge Public Radio, so it focuses on western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and southwestern Virginia. However, there is general information for anyone impacted by flooding or hurricanes (including communities in Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida hit by Hurricane Helene), and instructions for how to find assistance in your state. We’ll update this with more resources as recovery continues. 

After a disaster, there’s so much information swirling around about relief and recovery. Whether you’re looking for financial assistance or trying to stay safe while cleaning your home, there’s an overwhelming amount of requirements, applications, advice, laws, tips, and tricks spread across the internet. We’ve compiled a guide — sourced from trusted organizations, newsrooms, and go... Read more

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