Tag: federal emergency management agency

  • How have we improved homeless services during the pandemic?

    How have we improved homeless services during the pandemic?

    Keeping homeless clients safe and slowing the spread of COVID-19 has forced homeless shelter providers to make a lot of changes. Some of these new approaches have been very effective and may continue being used after the health crisis has passed. There have been improvements in providing shelter because of social distancing requirements. The most…

  • How to get recovery assistance for west coast wildfires

    How to get recovery assistance for west coast wildfires

    Editor’s Note: FEMA recovery assistance for residents is currently only available in certain Oregon counties. Even though there are recent FEMA wildfire management efforts in California, Colorado, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, disaster assistance for residents has not yet been approved for any of these areas. If you are in need of emergency assistance as…