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Find help in your area affected by Hurricane Helene.
Patient resources guide: Hurricane Helene
Find resources for kidney patients affected by Hurricane Helene.
Find resources in Florida
Nationwide Resources
American Kidney Fund Community Resource Finder
- Website: https://kidneyfund.findhelp.com/
- Description: Search and connect to resources in your local community
Dialysis Providers Emergency Phone Numbers
- DaVita: 800.400.8331
- Fresenius: 800.626.1297
- DCI: 866.424.1990
- ARA: 888.880.6867
- Satellite: 855.396.2212
- US Renal Care: 866.671.8772
U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Website: https://www.va.gov/contact-us/
- National Veterans Helpline: 800.507.4571
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Apply for Assistance
- Website: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3615
- Phone: 800.621.3362
Kidney Community Emergency Response Hotline
- Website: https://www.kcercoalition.com/en/contact-us/
- Phone: 866.901.3773
- Email: KCERinfo@hsag.com
- Fax: 855.232.KCER (855.232.5237)
USA.gov Disasters and Emergencies
- Website: https://www.usa.gov/disasters-and-emergencies
- Description: Learn how you can qualify for disaster help with food, bills, unemployment, tax relief, and more.
- Website: http://helpwhenyouneedit.org
- Description: Nationwide listings of private and public resources. Search by zip code.
- Assists with: Food pantries, free clinics, Stores that accept food stamps.
- Website: www.rxassist.org/patients
- Description: Free and low costs medicines
- Website: https://www.needymeds.org
- Description: Financial assistance programs to help with the cost of medications.
- Phone: 1-800-503-6897
- Website: https://www.findhelp.org/
- Description: Search for financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.
NOAA's National Weather Service
- Website: https://www.noaa.gov/helene
- Description: Compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most current forecasted weather conditions for your area, evacuation and shelter information, and available resources to help keep you safe.
- Website: https://www.hud.gov/disaster_resources
- Description: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development list of disaster resources.
- Website: https://rebuildingtogether.org/find-your-local-affiliate
- Description: Online directory by state of affiliates, volunteer programs for home repair. Repair and rehabilitation of homes for disaster recovery.
- Website: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/young_lawyers/about/initiatives/disaster-legal- services/
- Description: Immediate temporary legal assistance to disaster survivors at no charge.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Provides crisis counseling, information, and resources - available 24/7
- Phone: 1-800-985-5990 or
- Text: TalkWithUs to 66746; Spanish: Text "Hablanos" to 66746
- Online chat: through SAMHSA's website
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline
Local resources
Florida State and Local Level Referrals
- Website: https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/disaster-survivors/state-local- referral-lists/florida
- Description: When a disaster occurs, local governments often work together with community leaders and organizations to provide on-the-ground emergency management. This is a list of those organizations.
Florida Health Care Association
- Website: https://www.fhca.org/facility_operations/helene_storm_resources
- Description: Compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most current forecasted weather conditions for your area, evacuation, health facilities and shelter information, and available resources to help keep you safe.
- Find An Open Shelter
- Northern Florida: https://www.redcross.org/local/florida/north-florida.html
- Central Florida Website: https://www.redcross.org/local/florida/central-florida.html
- Southern Florida: https://www.redcross.org/local/florida/south-florida.html
- Red Cross Resource Directory: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/resources.html
- Main Phone Number: 800.733.2767
- Website: https://salvationarmyflorida.org/
- Find a Location: https://southernusa.salvationarmy.org/uss/location-search
- Description: Search for local Salvation Army assistance by entering your location
- Website: https://feaweb.org/member-center/hurricane-resources/
- Description: This link has several different resources specifically for Florida/ places effected by hurricanes/natural disasters.
Hurricane Preparedness Guide (OAG)
- Website: https://www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/2023-hurricane- preparedness-guide-.pdf
- Description: This PDF has lots of resources for hurricane preparedness for 2023- listing all the storms, and resources for health, food, shelter, financial help, legal assistance, protecting your home/ personal items etc. It also has information about hurricanes in general.
- Disaster Resources: https://floridahousingsearch.org/Disaster.html
- Description: Website helps with disaster resources and finding affordable housing.
Florida Division of Emergency Management
- Website: https://www.floridadisaster.org/updates/
- Search for Shelter: https://www.floridadisaster.org/shelter-status/
- Description: Hurricane Debby updates and shelter information
- Hurricane Information Website: https://www.visitflorida.org/resources/crisis- preparation/hurricane-information/
- Description: lists different resources for hurricane relief
- Website: https://www.feedingflorida.org/feeding-florida/florida-food-banks
- Description: Locate a food bank
- Website: https://www.volunteerflorida.org/emergency-management-partners/
- Description: provides list of volunteer organizations and faith based groups that respond to disasters & emergencies
- Website: www.211.org
- Description: Provides resources in your area
- Phone: 211
- Website: www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Emergency-Operations/National-Response-Framework/Temporary-Roofing/
- Description: Operation Blue Roof provides temporary resources to cover damaged roofing due to natural disasters
- Phone: 1-888-ROOF-BLU, Email: roe-callcenter@usace.army.mil
Find resources in Georgia
Nationwide Resources
American Kidney Fund Community Resource Finder
- Website: https://kidneyfund.findhelp.com/
- Description: Search and connect to resources in your local community
Dialysis Providers Emergency Phone Numbers
- DaVita: 800.400.8331
- Fresenius: 800.626.1297
- DCI: 866.424.1990
- ARA: 888.880.6867
- Satellite: 855.396.2212
- US Renal Care: 866.671.8772
U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Website: https://www.va.gov/contact-us/
- National Veterans Helpline: 800.507.4571
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Apply for Assistance
- Website: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current
- Phone: 800.621.3362
Kidney Community Emergency Response Hotline
- Website: https://www.kcercoalition.com/en/contact-us/
- Phone: 866.901.3773
- Email: KCERinfo@hsag.com
- Fax: 855.232.KCER (855.232.5237)
USA.gov Disasters and Emergencies
- Website: https://www.usa.gov/disasters-and-emergencies
- Description: Learn how you can qualify for disaster help with food, bills, unemployment, tax relief, and more.
- Website: http://helpwhenyouneedit.org
- Description: Nationwide listings of private and public resources. Search by zip code.
- Assists with: Food pantries, free clinics, Stores that accept food stamps.
- Website: www.rxassist.org/patients
- Description: Free and low costs medicines
- Website: https://www.needymeds.org
- Description: Financial assistance programs to help with the cost of medications.
- Phone: 1-800-503-6897
- Website: https://www.findhelp.org/
- Description: Search for financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.
NOAA's National Weather Service
- Website: https://www.noaa.gov/helene
- Description: Compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most current forecasted weather conditions for your area, evacuation and shelter information, and available resources to help keep you safe.
- Website: https://www.hud.gov/disaster_resources
- Description: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development list of disaster resources.
- Website: https://rebuildingtogether.org/find-your-local-affiliate
- Description: Online directory by state of affiliates, volunteer programs for home repair. Repair and rehabilitation of homes for disaster recovery.
- Website: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/young_lawyers/about/initiatives/disaster-legal- services/
- Description: Immediate temporary legal assistance to disaster survivors at no charge.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Provides crisis counseling, information, and resources - available 24/7
- Phone: 1-800-985-5990 or
- Text: TalkWithUs to 66746; Spanish: Text "Hablanos" to 66746
- Online chat: through SAMHSA's website
- https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline
Local Resources
Georgia State and Local Level Referrals
- Website: https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/disaster-survivors/state-local- referral-lists/georgia
- Description: When a disaster occurs, local governments often work together with community leaders and organizations to provide on-the-ground emergency management. This is a list of those organizations.
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
- Website: https://gema.georgia.gov/tropical-storm-helene
- Description: Provides assistance with home repairs and other needs following a Presidential Declaration of Major Disaster.
- Phone: (404)635-7200
- Phone: (800) 879-4362
- Website: https://dol.georgia.gov/hazardous-weather-updates
- Email Georgia DOL
- Description: Disaster Unemployment Assistance may be able to provide assistance to those that lost their job or are self-employed and were affected by a disaster.
- Website: https://www.acfb.org/
- Description: Food Pantries and Community Kitchens serving the Atlanta metro area
- Contact: Text 'FINDFOOD' (COMIDA for Spanish) to 888-976-2232
- Phone: 404-892-3333
- Website: https://www.redcross.org/local/georgia.html
- Find a Shelter tool: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery- services/find-an-open-shelter.html
- Red Cross Resource Directory: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/resources.html
- Main Phone Number: 800.733.2767
- Website: https://southernusa.salvationarmy.org/georgia/
- Find a Location: https://southernusa.salvationarmy.org/uss/location-search
- To send an email visit: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/contact/
- Phone: 1.880.SAL.ARMY
- Website: www.211.org
- Description: Provides resources in your area
- Phone: 211
- Website: www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Emergency-Operations/National-Response-Framework/Temporary-Roofing/
- Description: Operation Blue Roof provides temporary resources to cover damaged roofing due to natural disasters
- Phone: 1-888-ROOF-BLU, Email: roe-callcenter@usace.army.mil
