Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) person announced respective caller forms of lodging assistance for survivors of Hurricane Ian, including the archetypal ever state-led lodging assistance program.
This comes 2 weeks aft Governor DeSantis launched the Unite Florida Hurricane Recovery Portal, which FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie said volition streamline the process of applying for assistance. Those affected by Ian tin use for lodging services done this portal, oregon study different unmet needs, specified arsenic proscription oregon food.
Governor DeSantis and Guthrie spoke from Punta Gorda connected Monday on with First Lady Casey DeSantis. DeSantis said since launching the portal 2 weeks ago, they person already received 2,000 responses, 1,500 of which are for housing.
“Not lone bash we deliberation that we volition beryllium filling a need, but we deliberation we tin bash it quicker and much efficiently than FEMA,” DeSantis said.
Housing volition beryllium provided successful the signifier of question trailers and recreational vehicles. It’s important to note, Guthrie said, that these are intended arsenic a impermanent solution until radical tin modulation into much imperishable housing. Housing volition beryllium disposable for up to six months.
Additionally, the Governor announced that the Florida Disaster Fund volition beryllium providing up to $25 cardinal to acquisition gathering materials for verified nonprofit and unpaid groups to execute repairs connected homes damaged by Ian. The extremity is to relieve the load connected catastrophe lodging programs and get radical backmost into their homes faster.
Guthrie said the Division volition beryllium considering the astir susceptible radical archetypal for lodging assistance. First, the Division volition service those inactive surviving successful shelters, past veterans, radical with disabilities, and different peculiar needs. Guthrie besides shared that the archetypal trailer has been acceptable up connected Pine Island and is acceptable for the selected household to determination in, pending last inspections from Lee County.
According to FDEM, immoderate forms of assistance whitethorn necessitate you to use for FEMA assistance first. This is to guarantee the authorities authorities does not duplicate connected immoderate assistance already received from different sources.
Those wishing to use for assistance tin bash truthful at IanRecovery.fl.gov/unite.
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