From Mold Parade to HELP Fairs: Moving together to the FEMA registration cut off date

Submitted by Karen Jackson

As you know, we have been providing FEMA services on site at St. Margaret Mary’s Church in Midland Beach on Saturdays with free legal counsel in the same room to help people with FEMA appeals and to better understand the recovery process.  WE lost the space at St. Margaret Mary’s  a couple of weeks ago.  On Friday afternoon we received the good news that, after a week of discussion and planning , FEMA has offered to share its space at the Disaster Recovery Center at 1976 Hylan Blvd with us to sponsor a
 
Long Term Disaster Recovery HELP and Resource Fair on Saturday March 16th, Thursday March 21st and Saturday March 23rd from 9 AM – 3 PM.
Brief Presentations will be given by FEMA, SBA, IRS, NYS Dept of Taxation and NYS Dept of Finance (which regulates insurance companies)

We will have available 12 – 15 tables. Light breakfast and snacks during the day will be available.  A children’s space with activities will be set up.
 
We need our disaster case management teams from Catholic Charities, American Red Cross and Salvation Army to be there to receive new cases.
 
We need our free legal teams: LSNY, LAS, MTRNY to be there!
 
We need our Back to Basics Furniture folks, our mental health trauma counselors and mold remediators and so many more to be there as people come to connect with FEMA and other services.

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