Roughly 3,000 have left FEMA Helene hotels this month; over 2,700 remain. What to know
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Transitional Sheltering Assistance program was activated on Oct. 3 and has since aided 13,075 households.
As FEMA ended 3,000 vouchers for Helene hotels, residents have faced confusion and homelessness
As FEMA has deemed over 3,000 ineligible for the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program, residents facing displacement from Helene have faced confusion and homelessness.
FEMA grants 2-month extension for Helene victims, NC governor sought longer relief
Federal officials approved a two-month extension for a program housing more than 2,700 North Carolina families displaced by Hurricane Helene, though they denied the governor's request for a longer six-month extension.
Transitional shelter assistance extended for Helene victims in western NC, FEMA says
According to FEMA, residents and families receiving hotel lodging while looking for alternative housing will be allowed to stay in hotels until May 25, with hotel check-out on May 26.
Gov. Stein urges 6-month extension from FEMA to keep eligible NC residents in hotels
Gov. Stein sent a letter Jan. 16 to FEMA's administrator, urging the agency allow eligible NC voucher holders to stay in hotels for six more months.
NC governor asks FEMA for 6-month Helene extension on temporary shelters
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) asked for an extension on funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Thursday to support temporary shelters for residents who lost their homes due to damage from Hurricane Helene.
NC Gov. Stein urges FEMA to extend housing help for Helene victims
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is putting pressure on FEMA to extend housing assistance for Hurricane Helene victims. The Transitional Sheltering Assistance program secures temporary housing for people displaced by the storm.
FEMA extends temporary housing program thru May; Governor Stein requests longer relief period
FEMA officials have extended its Transitional Sheltering Assistance program for an additional two months, through May 26, ...
FEMA extends Transitional Sheltering Assistance for hurricane survivors through May 2025
FEMA has announced its decision to extend the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program for two months, lasting ...
Is FEMA paying $25K in immediate aid to LA fire victims? No, that's satire | Fact check
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Will Southern California Wildfire Victims Receive Only $770 From FEMA?
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Helene victims were unfairly ousted from hotels, senators claim. Was FEMA at fault?
Were people displaced by Helene wrongly kicked out of hotels while still eligible for FEMA vouchers? Confusion reigns.
FEMA, wildfires loom large in Noem hearing
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of ...
GoFundMe help could limit FEMA assistance for fire victims
Millions are being raised so far for Califorina wildfire victims. But some of those fundraising efforts could actually end up limiting the money is that is available through the Federal Emergency ...
Are you eligible for FEMA help if you're insured? More top Qs answered
ABC7 took some of the questions you submitted about FEMA assistance to a FEMA spokesperson and here are the answers.