Derecho Storm Assistance - Food & Rent
Derecho Storm Assistance - Food, Rent & More
https://www.linncounty.org/1454/Storm-Damage-Response
FEMA Assistance
Residents of Linn County can now apply for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Individual Assistance Program, which provides disaster-affected homeowners, renters, and businesses with programs and services to maximize recovery, including assistance with housing, personal property replacement, medical expenses, and legal services.
Assistance can come in the form of grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.
Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated area (Linn County) can begin applying for assistance.
How To Apply
- Call 1-800-621-3362 or 1-800-462-7585 for TTY users. Users of 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) may call 1-800-621-3362.The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. CST, seven days a week, until further notice.
- Applications for assistance can also be submitted by applying online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.
Locations for FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are being determined and information regarding these sites will be communicated once finalized. DRCs are accessible facilities and mobile offices set up after a disaster to help with FEMA response and assistance.
Linn County residents are no longer eligible to apply for the State Individual Assistance Program and should apply for the FEMA Individual Assistance Program.
Disaster Food Assistance
FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP) - Other Needs Assistance
Managing Agency: U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA
Program Description:Other Needs Assistance (ONA) under FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP) may be able to provide you with financial help after a disaster. The program provides money, if you qualify, for necessary expenses and serious needs caused by the disaster.
Other needs assistance under IHP includes the following:
- Personal property
- Childcare
- Medical and dental expenses
- Funeral and burial costs
- Transportation
- Moving and storage
- Miscellaneous and other expenses
- Critical needs assistance
- Group flood insurance program
Read the Individuals and Households Program Fact Sheet (PDF, 247 KB) for more details.
General Program Requirements
You must meet all of the following conditions to qualify:
- You have losses in a presidentially declared disaster area.
- You have no insurance or have filed an insurance claim, but it does not cover all of your damage or loss.
- You or someone who lives with you is a U.S. citizen, a non-citizen national, or a qualified alien.
- You have necessary expenses or serious needs because of the disaster.
- You have accepted help from all other available sources, like insurance or Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans.
Other conditions and limitations apply.
Application Process
To start an application, click Apply Online. If you have already applied to IHP for Housing Assistance, you don't need to apply separately for ONA.
If you have questions or prefer to apply by phone, you may call the FEMA Helpline.
You can also visit a local Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) for help. Use the DRC Locator to find a center near you.
Program Contact Information
To contact the FEMA Helpline call:
- 1-800-621-3362 (also for 711 & VRS)
- TTY 1-800-462-7585
Other Needs Assistance (ONA) under FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP) may be able to provide you with financial help after a disaster. The program provides money, if you qualify, for necessary expenses and serious needs caused by the disaster.
Other needs assistance under IHP includes the following:
- Personal property
- Childcare
- Medical and dental expenses
- Funeral and burial costs
- Transportation
- Moving and storage
- Miscellaneous and other expenses
- Critical needs assistance
- Group flood insurance program
Read the Individuals and Households Program Fact Sheet (PDF, 247 KB) for more details.
General Program Requirements
You must meet all of the following conditions to qualify:
- You have losses in a presidentially declared disaster area.
- You have no insurance or have filed an insurance claim, but it does not cover all of your damage or loss.
- You or someone who lives with you is a U.S. citizen, a non-citizen national, or a qualified alien.
- You have necessary expenses or serious needs because of the disaster.
- You have accepted help from all other available sources, like insurance or Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans.
Other conditions and limitations apply.
Application Process
To start an application, click Apply Online. If you have already applied to IHP for Housing Assistance, you don't need to apply separately for ONA.
If you have questions or prefer to apply by phone, you may call the FEMA Helpline.
You can also visit a local Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) for help. Use the DRC Locator to find a center near you.
Program Contact Information
To contact the FEMA Helpline call:
- 1-800-621-3362 (also for 711 & VRS)
- TTY 1-800-462-7585
Locate other forms of assistance: https://www.disasterassistance.gov/get-assistance/find-assistance
GRANTS
1328 2nd Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Phone: 319-739-0056
Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm
$450 from The Red Cross
The Red Cross said eligible households can
apply for $450 to support emergency needs, with funds being made available
through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). People will be allowed to make their
own decisions about how to use the funds based on what they need as they
recover from storm damage. The Red Cross gave examples of replacing clothes or
food, offsetting transportation costs, or using the money for other immediate
needs. The Red Cross defines major damage as significant structural damage to a
home that will require extensive repairs, including failure of the roof, walls
or foundation. And it defines destroyed homes as those that are considered a
total loss due to damage so extensive that repair is not considered feasible.
To apply call
1-800-REDCROSS, and select prompt 4.
The American Red Cross said the application
requires a valid text enabled phone number and/or an email address for processing.
For information about other resources Red
Cross provides, call 211 or visit redcrossdisasterresources.auntbertha.com
RESOURCES
- United Way: Call 211 or click here
- Iowa Derecho Resources Facebook Group
- Red Cross: call 319-393-3500 or 1-800-RED-CROSS
- Individual Assistance Grants for low income
- If you're struggling & need to talk to someone: Call 1-800-273-TALK
- Abbe Community Mental Health is also open. Schedule an appointment or speak with a counselor by calling 319-398-3562 and selecting Option 3
- Neighborhood Resource Center to help consolidate available services. The centers will be open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and be staffed with city employees and volunteers. Initially, the sites will provide food and daily updates on services for residents. Additional resources will continue to be added including supplies for clean-up, and legal and mental health assistance. The sites are coordinated by Linn Area Partners Active in Disaster organizations. Services will transition as additional resident needs are assessed.
- Ladd Library, 3750 Williams Blvd S
- Northwest Recreation Center parking lot, 1340 11th St. NW
- St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 1340 Third Ave. SE
- ROC Center, 1202 10th St. SE
- Taylor Elementary School, 720 Seventh Ave. SW
- https://www.thegazette.com/derecho-recovery
SHELTERS
- Palo Community Center: Red Cross shelter for meals and overnight lodging
- Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids: Overnight shelter
- Day Shelters:
- Cedar Rapids: Veritas Church, 509 Third St. SE
- Hiawatha: Community Center, 101 Emmons St. 7:30 am-6 pm
- Robins: Communicty Center, 265 S. Second St., 8am- 4pm
- Coggon: Old Fire Station, 8am-4pm
POWER
- Cedar Rapids charging stations:
- Free Charging Station(open 8/14-8/17 8:00-5:00) - Medical Supplies take priority - CR Downtown Library (5th Ave SE, CR)
- Free Charging Station (open 8/14-8/17 8:00-5:00) - Medical Supplies take priority - Shores Event Center (16th St. NE)
- Free Charging Station (open 8/14-8/17 8:00-5:00) - Medical Supplies take priority - Twin Pines Golf Course (42nd St. NE)
- Free Charging Station (open 8/14-8/17 8:00-5:00) - Medical Supplies take priority - Northwest Recreation Center (11th St. NW)
- US Cellular Center Arena (open daily 9:00-5:00) until power is restored - Note: Please enter the arena off 1st Avenue near the 4th Street railroad tracks. Masks are required for everyone inside the arena and individual charging stations are social distanced.
- CR Public Library (Saturday & Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm)(Monday-Friday 9:00am-8:00pm) until power is restored - Note: Please enter the arena off 1st Avenue near the 4th Street railroad tracks. Masks are required for everyone inside the arena and individual charging stations are social distanced.
Locations for charging medical devices in Cedar Rapids
The following locations in Cedar Rapids are open for residents that need a place to charge medical equipment or need a day shelter. Please note that medical supplies are not available at these locations. These locations are available daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.:
• Downtown Public Library (Fifth Avenue and Fifth Street in the parking lot)
• Twin Pines Golf Course (parking lot, 3800 42nd St. NE)
• Northwest Recreation Center (parking lot), 1340 11th St. NW)
• Shores Event Center (Corner of F Avenue and 16th Street NE in the back parking lot)
FOOD
- Food Pantries
- Drive through Food, water, ice, 9am-3pm: Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids, 907 15th St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.
- South Tama Schools: Grab and Go Lunches on Monday, August 17
- Thomas Park in Marion - charging stations and wifi
- Meals daily at the ROC Center at 1202 10th St, SE in Cedar Rapids from Mercy Chefs, a national nonprofit. Mercy Chefs, a faith-based, nonprofit disaster relief organization, is planning on serving 4,000 meals daily starting. Lunch will be served daily from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and dinner daily from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. They are also looking for volunteers. Sign up at mercychefs.com/volunteer.
- Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids is serving hot lunch daily from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the parking lot at 1000 C Ave. NW
- List of on-going meal services and food banks: https://cedarrapids.momcollective.com/in-and-around-cedar-rapids/moms-guide-cedar-rapids-area-food-pantries-food-assistance-programs/
- Free Pizza Sunday, August 16 3-5pm from Mellow Mushroom at Milex Auto Care, 210 Sylvia Ave NE in Cedar Rapids.
- Hot Meals daily noon-2PM and 5PM-7PM at following locations, thanks to the Zach Johnson Foundation and Operation BBQ Relief. Lunch and dinner grab n’ go meals will be served at each location on a first-come, first-serve basis and approximately 500 lunches and 500 dinners will be served at each location, every day, for a minimum of seven days:
- Downtown Public Library (450 5th Avenue SE)
- Ladd Library (3750 Williams Blvd SW)
- NW Recreation Center (1340 11th Street NW)
- Jane Boyd Community House (943 14th Ave SE)
- Taylor Elementary School (720 7th Avenue SW)
- Roosevelt Middle School (300 13th Street NW)
- Grant Elementary School (254 Outlook Drive SW)
- Johnson STEAM Academy (355 18th Street SE)
- Nixon Elementary School (200 Nixon Drive, Hiawatha)
- Jefferson School (1243 20th Street SW)
- Polk Alternative Education Center (1500 B Avenue NE)
WATER
Day shelters in Cedar Rapids, surrounding areas
These locations are available during the daytime for residents in need:
• Cedar Rapids: Veritas Church, 509 Third St. SE. (Hours will be listed when known)
• Center Point: Anderson Public Library, 720 Main St. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday.
• Hiawatha: City of Hiawatha Community Center: 101 Emmons St. 7:30 a .m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday.
• Robins: City of Robins Community Center: 265 S. Second St., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.
• Springville: City of Springville City Hall: 304 Broadway St. 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.
• Coggon: Coggon Old Fire Station: 112 Second St. S. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. No air conditioning.
• Palo: City of Palo Community Center: 2800 Hollenbeck Road. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. Also an overnight shelter.
Overnight shelters in Cedar Rapids area
The American Red Cross has opened an overnight shelters. Individuals and families who have been impacted by the storm and power outages are welcome to the shelter where Red Cross volunteers are on hand to assist. Protocols are in place to ensure social distancing and additional steps are taken to maintain a safe environment in the shelter due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 50 Second Ave. Bridge
• Palo Community Center, 2800 Hollenbeck Road.
Anyone in need of assistance can call 1-800-RED-CROSS and select option “4,” then option “2,” then option “2” again, and provide information on their location so appropriate services can be arranged.
