FEMA Updates
Click here for an index of regular updates from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on applying for assistance, temporary and transient housing, tax information and more.

United Way Hurricane Relief (http://national.unitedway.org/)
United Way has Dial 211--While services that are offered through 2-1-1 vary from community to community, 2-1-1 provides callers with information about and referrals to human services for everyday needs and in times of crisis. For example, 2-1-1 can offer access various services, including food banks, clothing closets, shelters, physical and mental health resources and more.

Red Cross
To locate a Red Cross chapter for assistance, go to http://www.redcross.org/where/chapts.asp

U.S. Department of Labor
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Disaster Unemployment Assistance provides financial assistance to individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster declared by the President of the United States.

Unemployment Insurance

Louisiana
Unemployment Insurance Application

Mississippi
Unemployment Services

Alabama
Unemployment Information