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AttorneyAssist.org has been established by the Atlanta Bar Association so that the legal community around the country can offer assistance to lawyers and employees of the legal system who have been displaced due to Hurricane Katrina.

Center for Social Inclusion To help national organizations find local partners and to assist local groups in attracting national resources to their critical work, CSI has drafted a table of local, regional and national organizations that are working in some way on rebuilding the Gulf Coast.

 

From the Lake to the River, the New Orleans Coalition for Legal Aid & Disaster Relief, seeks to bring together resources from all parts of the legal community to serve as a contact point and clearinghouse for legal information designed to assist Hurricane Katrina victims, wherever they may be located.

Katrina Legal Advice Clinic is now operating out of the Loyola University School of Law Clinic in New Orleans, and is primarily an advice clinic, as opposed to a legal representation clinic. Contact Information: Bradley E. Black, Katrina Staff Attorney
Phone: (504) 861-5787, E-mail: beblack@loyno.edu

 

Katrina Information Network is an information and action clearinghouse, bringing together expert viewpoints and action steps from the communities devastated by Katrina.

 

Katrina Legal Relief is a web site providing an overview of some of the legal issues that may arise as a result of Hurricane Katrina, with FAQs on a range of issues compiled by law school clinical faculty and students.

 

Katrina Legislation Tracking is a collaborative effort to distribute Katrina-related policy news from a streamlined source. They believe that public policies should correct the race, class and gender inequalities that contributed to Hurricane Katrina's devastation.

 

Links to Legal Aid Resources FEMA Law Associates, PLLC supports browsing over 1,100 links specifically designed for emergency community.

 

Newsletters on FEMA courtesy of FEMA Law Associates, PLLC

 

pickinupthepieces.org is a grassroots, all-volunteer organizationfounded by a public defenderin Savannah, Georgia, acting as a first responder to natural disasters and aiding in relief and recovery efforts.

 

StudentHurricaneNetwork.orgLaw students from across the country have formed the Student Hurricane Network (SHN), a national association dedicated to providing assistance to communities affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

 

The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law has compiled a list of resources available to help legal aid lawyers, victims, and others recover from Hurricane Katrina.

 

Bankruptcy Resources

Road Home Bankruptcy Memo
Memo from Mark Moreau, co-director of Southern Louisiana Legal Services, about issues facing prospective Road Home grantees who are in bankruptcy or who may file for bankruptcy before their grant closing or thereafter.

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
2005 Bankruptcy Act Resources, including information on Chapter 7 Fee Waivers

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Member attorneys of NACBA are willing to consult with legal aid advocates about bankruptcy cases. Contact Don Saunders with a brief explanation of your case, and he will get back to you with a referral.

National Consumer Law Center
Information on Bankruptcy Reform under the 2005 Bankruptcy Act that goes into effect on October 17, including Means Testing and Section 707 Motions and Exemptions under the 2005 Bankruptcy Act.

ABA Business Law Section, Bankruptcy Disaster Relief Working Group
They have prepared a Bankruptcy Primer that is intended to provide guidance to non-bankruptcy attorneys in connection with basic bankruptcy issues that are likely to arise in counseling clients who have been adversely affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Child Care Resources

ACF Child Care Bureau
Hurricane Recovery, Disaster Relief, Emergency Preparedness Child Care Information and Resources

ACF Head Start Bureau
Hurricane Relief Information and Resources

Child Care Law Center

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Child Welfare Resources

Hurricane Relief Resources Provided by the National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
A list of resources available from various social services providers.

ABA Center on Children and the Law
Help in Legal and Judicial System Responses to Children and Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina

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Community Development and Nonprofit Resources

IRS Nonprofit Tax Guidance
Disaster Relief: Providing Assistance through Charitable Organizations

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Consumer Resources

National Consumer Law Center
NCLC's staff of consumer law experts is available to provide free advice on consumer law issues to legal services lawyers and advocates working with low income and elderly consumers in the disaster areas. Attorneys seeking advice should call 617-542-8010 (Monday-Friday, 8:30a.m.-5:30p.m) and ask to speak with an intake attorney.

Federal Trade Commission
Hurricane Recovery Information on a wide range of topics of importance to consumers, from charity scams to home repair scams.

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Disability Resources

Brou v. FEMA Press Release
This class action lawsuit to ensure that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita evacuees with disabilities will receive accessible FEMA trailers was filed on February 17, 2006 and the settlement was approved on September 6, 2006. Depending upon their needs, disabled individuals may be entitled to a trailer with a ramp, wider doorways, more turn space for wheelchairs, lower appliances, sinks, and cabinets; accessible showers; shower chairs; grab bars near toilets, showers, and tubs; and other accessibility features. As a result of the settlement, FEMA has created special toll-free numbers for evacuees who need accessible trailers from FEMA:
866-496-4297 (for evacuees from Louisiana)
888-294-2820 (for evacuees from Mississippi)
The phone number will be staffed from Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 6:00 p.m. (excluding holidays), beginning October 10, 2006.
Full Text of the settlement can be found here
Final Judgment Approving the Settlement Agreement can be found here

On December 16, 2005, Senator Harkin introduced S. 2124, the Emergency Preparedness and Response for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2005. The legislation would address the needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts.

Katrina Disaster Relief Information for People with Disabilities
General and disability-specific information for people with disabilities, including help locating accessible homes.

Links to Emergency Services
Compiled by the National Disability Rights Network (formerly the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems)

Family Voices
Family Voices has compiled this list of resources to assist efforts to help families of children and youth with special health care needs affected by Hurricane Katrina. They also have started a Families Helping Families Hurricane Relief Fund.

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Disaster Manuals

Florida's Legal Assistance Disaster Manual
This manual sets out issues that programs should consider in developing their own disaster plan, including the post-disaster steps that a legal aid office located in a disaster impacted community should take to address the needs of its clients, as well as materials on substantive areas of law.

The California Handbook for Disaster Legal Services is a publication of the State Bar of California, Office of Legal Services, Foundation of the State Bar. The Handbook is a compilation of the collective experience and wisdom gained from those in the legal services community who have been actively involved in disaster response since 1989. This comprehensive resource includes sections on pre-disaster planning and the provision of legal services in response to a disaster.

ABA Division for Bar Services: Disaster Relief Resources
See how the ABA and other bar associations have responded to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. These plans can save lives, and help protect and give direction to bar association staff and leadership in the midst of an emergency.

Disaster Legal Assistance: An Overview for Legal Aid Practitioners
This presentation explores: Planning for disasters, stages in disaster recovery, setting up a disaster legal aid project, the federal disaster relief management system, and disaster benefits under the Stafford Act

Maryland Model Disaster Planning Checklist for Attorneys
Information to assist attorneys in forming a disaster plan including a checklist of preperatory actions.

Disaster Survivors Legal Assistance Manual
This manual from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is designed to provide general information and answer questions about what assistance is available, including emergency benefits and more specific areas such as employment, housing, education, and small businesses.

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Disaster Manual
This Disaster Manual includes information that you will need in order to prepare for and recover from a hurricane disaster.
It includes:
• How to secure client data and office for disaster
• Personal items that you should take with you in an evacuation
• Staff phone list, including cell and alternate phone numbers
• How to remotely access your e-mail (office and home) and voice mail
• How to use technology resources for disaster legal services
• Summary of our recovery plan

FEMA and Other Benefits for Hurricane Katrina Survivors
This authoritative, detailed 101-slide PowerPoint presentation was created for training legal services and pro bono attorneys, and covers everything from FEMA benefits to replacing lost documents. (updated 10/28/05)

Loyola Law Clinic Post-Katrina Help Site: Louisiana Legal Services and Pro Bono Desk Manual 2005
This manual from the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center contains information for attorneys on bankruptcy, consumer, domestic violence, employment, family, and housing law, as well as Medicaid, successions, Social Security, TANF, and tax practice in Louisiana.

Katrina Helping Handbook
Prepared by Morrison & Foerster LLP, this resource provides an overview of some of the legal issues facing individuals, families and small businesses in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi as a result of Hurricane Katrina.

Recovering From Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters: Your Legal Rights
Prepared by Alabama Legal Services Programs

Emergency Disaster Training Manual for Louisiana Lawyers
This manual from the Louisiana State Bar Association has important information about how lawyers can assist people affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Disaster Services Manual: An Aid for Providing Legal Services to Evacuees Relocated to Michigan, prepared by the Legal Aid and Defender Association (Detroit, MI)

Mississippi Disaster Legal Assistance Reference Manual

Handbook for Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina Moving to New Jersey
Distributed by the New Jersey State Bar

Disaster Relief Legal Assistance
A condensed reference guide for volunteer attorneys, distributed by the Memphis Bar Association and Memphis Area Legal Services

Resource Materials for Responding to Legal Questions from Those Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, with Exhibits
Prepared by the State Bar of Texas

 

Managing Spontaneous Volunteers in Times of Disaster: The Synergy of Structure and Good Intentions
Developed by the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network, this guide addresses the issues surrounding mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery as they pertain to unaffiliated volunteers.

Disaster Mitigation: A Guide for Community Based Organizations
Developed by the Volunteer Florida organization, this document contains information on forming a disaster response coalition, as well as mitigation tactics.

FEMA Emergency Planning Independent Study Course
Updated in February of 2006, this document is part of the larger Emergency Management Institute Independent Study Program that is administered online by FEMA. This document contains information and examples on the disaster planning process, hazard analysis and plan implementation.

Open for Business: A Disaster Planning Toolkit for the Small to mid-Sized Business Owner
Includes a helpful self-assessment, information on developing a Business Continuity Plan, etc.

Communications, Protection, Readiness (CPR) created by NPower
NPower NY has compiled a set of preliminary business continuity benchmarks to help nonprofit executives assess the adequacy of their organization's disaster preparedness. Rather than attempting to present a comprehensive look at all aspects of a sound business continuity and disaster recovery plan, they have created a more general overview of key areas to nonprofits with focus and structure.

Planning for Emergencies: Immediate Events and Their Aftermath- A Guideline for Local Courts
This Guideline is an outgrowth of the observations gleaned from technical assistance visits to 20+ state trial courts located in smaller populated areas in eight states during 2004 and 2005 and conducted under the auspices of the State Justice Institute's (SJI) Court Security/Emergency Preparedness Planning Project.The goal of the Project was to assist trial courts- particularly those in rural areas - in developing court security and emergency preparedness plans and response capabilities.

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents: Agency Disaster Planning
PIA National's Agency Disaster Planning Manual is ordinarily one of the many benefits of PIA membership. In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, PIA National is temporarily making this manual available to all agents, in the hope that it can be of assistance to those who have been affected by this natural disaster.

Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, Inc.: Disaster Planning, Emergency Preparedness & Business Continuity
This document is a guideline that offers the points an organization needs to think about in order to prepare its own disaster recovery plan so that, should an interruption occur, it is able to resume operations.

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Domestic Violence Resources

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The Impact of Disaster on Battered Women

WomensLaw.org
They can provide information about registering and enforcing protective orders from other states.

Guide to Enforcement of Protective Orders
Prepared by DOJ Office for Victims of Crime (2002)

Full Faith And Credit Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act
(18 U.S.C. §§ 2265 - 2266 (2000))

Directory of Protective Order Statutes in the 50 States and the District of Columbia
includes direct links to Westlaw & links to free directories of state legislation

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Education Law Resources

The Educational Rights of Students in Homeless Situations: What LEA Administrators Must Know
A summary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

The 100 Most Frequently Asked Questions on the Education Rights of Children and Youth in Homeless Situations
This document provides answers to 100 frequently asked questions on the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the education rights of children and youth in homeless situations. The answers are general responses based on the law. It cannot be emphasized enough that these are general responses, and that answers could change based on the facts of a particular case. McKinney-Vento issues require a case-specific inquiry. The document is meant to provide basic information and tools to assist parents, youth, educators and advocates in understanding the McKinney-Vento Act.

Disaster Relief Agencies and Schools: Working Together to Ensure School Enrollment and Success
A handbook for local liasons and state coordinators.

School as a Safety Net: Connecting Displaced Children with Education and Support Services
A handbook for relief agency staff and volunteers.

From the School Office to the Classroom: Strategies for Enrolling and Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness
A handbook for local liaisons, enrollment staff, and school district administrators.

National Center for Homeless Education
Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
For assistance with homeless education issues, contact the NCHE helpline by calling
1-800-308-2145 or by e-mailing homeless@serve.org.

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
Education Rights of Displaced and Homeless Children: this memo summarizes the basic education rights of all homeless children and also reviews the rights of children with disabilities.

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Resources for Education and Hurricane Relief

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Employment Law Resources

National Employment Law Project
Hurricane Katrina and Low Wage Workers: Fact Sheets for Workers and Advocates. Covering issues including the misclassification of workers as "independent contractors", the right to be paid wages, and health and safety in the workplace.

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Family Law Resources

ACF Office of Child Support Enforcement
Hurricane Katrina Information for Child Support Recipients and Payors

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American Bar Association Family Law Section resources
Resources on the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UISFA), the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (1968) and subsequent Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act.

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Farm Law Resources

Katrina Aid for Farmers Available

Farmers' Legal Action Group Disaster Assistance

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Resources

HurricaneKatrina/RitaStudentRecoupmentCriteria
Establishes standard guidance and criteria for rendering recoupment determinations as they apply to disaster affected students who, at the time of Hurricane Katrina or Rita landfall, resided in university or college owned dormitories.

Disaster Assistance for Flood Damaged Basements
Disaster Specific Guidance from FEMA to establish the conditions for providing disaster assistance for flood damaged property located in the basement of an applicant's primary residence.

SaleofTemporaryHousingUnitstoOccupants
Establishes disaster specific guidance for selling temporary housing units, provided in support of a Presidentially declared emergency or major disaster, directly to eligible occupants.

Insurance Form Complaint
This complaint has been used in Florida and may be useful to attorneys in other states when assisting pro se clients.

Pro Se All Inclusive Appeal to Vague Denial of Ineligibility
Created by Lone Star Legal Aid

All-Inclusive Appeals information created by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid:
All-Inclusive Appeal and/or Request
If you are filing an appeal for a Client

All-Inclusive Appeal and/or Request for Assistance Client Questionnaire
Helpful information to gather when filing an appeal for a client

Instructions for All-Inclusive Appeal and/or Request for Rental and/or Personal Property Assistance
If you are filing an Appeal for a Client

All-Inclusive Appeal
If you are filing your own appeal

All-Inclusive Appeal Instructions
If you are filing your own appeal

"Unlink" Duplicate Status Form
If Applicant has been denied due to "Duplicate" Status, it means someone
else used the same address. Use this form to "Unlink" the applications if you lived with someone before the disaster but now you do not because:
•They are in another city
•They are living in a home that is too small for you to live with them
•They are living in a home that you can't live in because you are disabled

Recertification Information and Questions
Includes criteria for Recertification and questions you should ask your client

List of Documents Needed from Cients
A list of the documents needed from clients when filing a claim

Client's List of Lost Personal Property
To be filled out by your client

FEMA Authorization for Release of Information
Needed for Advocates

FEMA Declaration and Release
Needed for all Appeals

FEMA Declaration Of Funds Use And Need
Needed if FEMA did not instruct you that funds were for rent only

FEMA Declaration of Occupancy
Good to file just in case


FEMA Disaster Specific Guidance on Displaced Renter Eligibility Determinations, when an inspection has resulted in a determination of insufficientdamages (IID), with cover letter and Declaration of Need for Rental and/or Personal Property Assistanceform.

FEMA Recoupment FAQs and FEMA Recoupment Letter

Guidance on the FEMA Recoupment Process, by Terry Coble of the Florida Bar Foundation (6/20/06)

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Information on assistance programs

FEMA Answers.org
This website, a project of the Shriver Center and the Public Interest Law Project, is intended to help the survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita obtain adequate assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Advocates working with affected clients are invited to share useful information about successes and failures in obtaining FEMA assistance.

The Manual for Disaster Legal Services (Summer 2004, 6.9 Mb) provides further information about the FEMA-YLD Disaster Legal Services Program.

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Food Program Resources

National Enhanced Food Stamp Policyfor Evacuees
The USDA Food Stamp Programimplemented a newpolicy in September and October 2005 for certifying evacuees who have left Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi because of Hurricane Katrina.

Q&A on Katrina-Related Food Stamp Provisions
USDA Questions & Answers on Evacuees

Food Research and Action Center
Special Hurricane Katrina Resource Center
Including An Advocate's Guide to the Disaster Food Stamp Program, FRAC's July 2005 handbook

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Health Law Resources

Prescription benefit deadline extended for Louisiana evacuees
The Bush administration is extending the deadline for Louisiana hurricane evacuees to enroll in the new Medicaredrug program until December 31, 2006. The deadline had been May 15.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Health Policy Analyses

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Hurricane Katrina information

National Health Law Program
Health Care After Hurricane Katrina

Kaiser Family Foundation
Health Care and Hurricane Katrina

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Housing Resources

Preliminary Injunction in ACORN v. FEMA Restores Housing Assistance Benefits the Agency Denied to Evacuees
On November 29, 2006, Judge Richard J. Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the request for a preliminary injunction against FEMA to prevent the agency from terminating housing benefits for hurricane survivors without first adequately explaining its decisions. FEMA was ordered to restore short-term housing assistance to all evacuees whom FEMA found ineligible since August 31, 2006, until they receive adequate explanation for the decision and time to appeal. In a further rebuke, FEMA was also required to pay the short-term housing assistance benefits that evacuees would have received between September 1 and November 30.
View the Complaint here.
View the motion for TRO here.

Brou v. FEMA Press Release
This class action lawsuit to ensure that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita evacuees with disabilities will receive accessible FEMA trailers was filed on February 17, 2006 and the settlement was approved on September 6, 2006.As a result of the settlement, FEMA has created special toll-free numbers for evacuees who need accessible trailers from FEMA:
866-496-4297 (for evacuees from Louisiana)
888-294-2820 (for evacuees from Mississippi)
The phone number will be staffed from Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 6:00 p.m. (excluding holidays), beginning October 10, 2006.
Full Text of the settlement can be found here
Final Judgment Approving the Settlement Agreement can be found here

On June 16, 2006,Judge Duval issued a 44 page decision in McWaters v. FEMA.
The decision affirms earlier decisions by the Court (makes permanent its earlier injunction against requiring an application for SBA (Small Business Administration) assistance prior to receipt of temporary housing assistance, and permanently enjoins FEMA from terminating the Short Term Lodging Program in hotels and motels without giving two weeks advance notice to evacuees), but does not order FEMA to take any additional steps at this time.

On March 26, 2006,FEMA issued disaster specific guidance regarding evacuees living in apartments subsidized by FEMA who must now transition from Section 403 vouchers to Section 408 assistance. This guidance extends FEMA apartment assistance until May 31, 2006, and corrects letters sent to evacuees in early March stating that the program would end as of March 31.

HUD Hurricane Katrina Resource Page
HUD has replaced the Katrina Disaster Housing Assistance Program (KDHAP) with the Disaster Voucher Program (DVP).

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Housing Policy Analyses, including their latest reports.

Important Information for Homeowners in Louisiana
FAQs from David Koen, attorney with New Orleans Legal Assistance, on mortgage relief, home repair loans, predatory lending and bankruptcy.

ACORN Housing
ACORN Housing has assembled a list of telephone numbers for mortgage and insurance companies. Many lenders and insurers have implemented deferment policies, but homeowners need to make contact with their lender and insurance company to activate these deferments.

Housing Assistance Council
HAC provides information on rural low-income housing for the people and communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina, including their recently updated disaster guide,
Picking up the Pieces: Restoring Rural Housing and Communities after Hurricane Katrina

Louisiana Housing Rights Outline
This outline is designed as a guide for advocates assisting tenants from Louisiana with their housing questions. It is not designed to be legal advice, but rather a starting point for researching the individual housing cases that advocates are now addressing.

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Immigration Resources

National Immigration Law Center
Provides information on immigrant eligibility for disaster assistance and other resources.

CLINIC Post-Katrina Resources
Includes "Employment Problems in Louisiana and Mississippi: An Advocacy Manual", FEMA disaster assistance resources for immigrants, and other helpful resources for advocates working with immigrants.

Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Memo on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color and National Origin: Hurricane-Related Issues
Focuses on responding to the needs of limited English proficient (LEP) and other vulnerable communities.

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Income Tax

ABA Section of Taxation Hot Line
Legal aid, legal services or pro bono advisors who are confronted with tax issues by their clients in preparing tax returns or addressing IRS compliance or audit initiatives relating to Hurricane Katrina or other natural disasters can now contact the American Bar Association's Tax Section for assistance.

The ABA Tax Section's contact person is Deitz Lefort, Staff Attorney for the Tax Section, in Washington, DC, tell: (202) 662-8677 or email: lefortd@staff.abanet.org. Mr. Lefort will put you in touch with a member of the Tax Section's Katrina Task Force or one of the many members of the ABA who have volunteered their assistance. In some cases, Mr. Lefort may be able to assist you directly.

Individual taxpayers should seek help from their local legal aid office or legal services advisors. Those advisors should be able to assist them. If those advisors cannot fully address their needs, then they can ask that advisor to call the Tax Section for help. Individual taxpayers should not contact Mr. Lefort directly.

ABA Section of Taxation Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief
Information for those affected, related tips for tax practitioners and how other taxpayers can help.

Help for Hurricane Victims: Information on Tax Relief
IRS website with information about tax relief and assistance for those affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.

Information for Taxpayers Affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma
IRS Publication 4492, January 2006

Tax Law Changes Related to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma
IRS Fact Sheet 2006-12, January 2006

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Job Opportunities

Equal Justice Works
In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, Equal Justice Works has established the Katrina Legal Fellowships Program to send nine experienced public interest lawyers to the Gulf Coast for two years, working in the areas hardest hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Equal Justice Works also plans to expand its Pro Bono Legal Corps program, sending 10 Equal Justice Works/AmeriCorps Attorneys to the hardest hit areas in the Gulf Coast region.

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License / Identification Resources

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
State ID Procedures and Katrina Relief

Alabama Department of Public Safety
How to request a replacement of an Alabama driver's licence or identification card due to Hurricane Katrina

Georgia Department of Driver Services
Hurricane Katrina Information and Resources

Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles
Hurricane Katrina Information

Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Driver License Information

Mississippi Department of Health
Information on obtaining vital records, such as birth and death certificates, marriage records, etc.

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Probation and Parole

Evacuees from Louisiana on Probation or Parole
Individuals on probation or parole under the supervision of Louisiana Probation and Parole should call in to report at one of the following numbers: 800-869-2909 or 225-342-6609. Visit the web site of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections for updated information.

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Social Security Resources

Social Security Administration
Information for People Affected by Hurricane Katrina

National Senior Citizens Law Center
Assisting Katrina Victims with SSI and Other Benefits

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Benefits for People Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

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State Law Resources

Alabama

Florida

Georgia
You must register as a member of this site to access the materials

Louisiana
You must register as a member of this site to access the materials

Mississippi

New York
Community Development & Nonprofits

Tennessee

Texas
You must register as a member of this site to access the materials

All Other States

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Technology Resources

The eJustice Project
eJustice offers online technology training and assistance to civil legal services programs. They are coordinating the poverty law tech community response to Katrina. This is the place for people to go if they want to volunteer their tech expertise, and also a place for Katrina-affected legal aid programs to go if they want to get tech help.

Tech Soup
Tech Soup, a one-stop resource for the technology needs of nonprofits, offers disaster recovery resources and a technology guide for organizations assisting Katrina victims.

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Unemployment Compensation / Unemployment Insurance Resources

National Employment Law Project
NELP responds to the families left jobless as a result of Hurricane Katrina, including their report, "Disaster Unemployment Assistance: How Families Can Access the Program After Hurricane Katrina" (updated 11/29/05)

US Department of Labor
Hurricane Recovery Assistance

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Welfare Resources

Center on Law and Social Policy providesan analysis of theTANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act of 2005.

US Department of Health & Human Services
ACF Information about Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) / Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in selected states

Providing Services to Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Bureau of Eligibility Management provides resources for Hurricane Katrina evacuees.

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