Hurricane Ida 2021.
The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness launches a program to help Hurricane Ida survivors who have exhausted all their avenues in recovery but still need assistance. Spokesperson Mike Steele said the Disaster Case Management Program connects case managers to those who have unmet needs.
“We all want to make the recovery process as speedy as possible, but sometimes that’s no an option, and so we have to gather the information first to kind of help connect the dots with the population that’s still out there,” said Steele.
The is website GetAGamePlan.org/idadcmp. The Disaster Case Management Program is funded by FEMA. Steele said there’s a reason it wasn’t set up sooner as to give insurance companies time to answer claims.
“So that you don’t run into problems where it’s like these people need a new roof, but they have insurance, and they’re just waiting on their insurance payment. You kind of have to give it a little time to filter those things out.
Steele said the website also has a general questionnaire about one’s recovery status which helps the state and FEMA gauge recovery as we approach the year anniversary of Ida. Steele said for example someone’s home is now livable, but their appliances were destroyed.
“Well, there may be a public nonprofit that’s working in there that helps supply people with appliances and we can connect them with that type of program,” said Steele.
Twenty-five parishes were declared federal disaster areas following Hurricane Ida.
Comments