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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Climate
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KY renters, homeowners affected by February storms have just days to apply for FEMA assistance
Family members of Kathy Kinney gather around her in a vehicle near her flooded home at Ramsey Mobile Home Park in Pikeville, Feb. 17, 2025. (Photo by) Kentuckians who own homes or rent in 16 counties damaged by severe February storms and floods have less than a week to apply for federal disaster assistance. The deadline to apply is Sunday, May 25, according to a news release from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Meanwhile, Kentuckians affected by severe April storms have until June 25 to apply for federal disaster assistance. The February storms were followed by bitter cold temperatures, leading to more deaths throughout the week. Emergency crews made more than 1,000 rescues. Homeowners and renters in the following counties must submit their applications by Sunday: Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Simpson and Woodford. Homeowners and renters in Woodford County may be eligible for federal disaster assistance due to property damage or losses from the February and April storms. However, they must submit two separate applications. Applications for FEMA assistance can be made online at by visiting a Disaster Recovery Center, using the FEMA mobile app, or calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. To find the nearest Disaster Recovery Center, visit online or text DRC along with your Zip Code to 43362. The FEMA Helpline is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time. To apply for assistance, applicants must provide information such as a current phone number, their social security number, a general list of damage and losses, banking information for direct deposit, and their address at the time of the disaster and where they are now sheltering or staying. Applicants must also provide insurance information if they have it, like a policy number and their agent or company name. Kentucky is in the process of seeking FEMA assistance for victims of last weekend's tornado outbreak, but it's too early for individuals to apply for aid recovering from the most recent sever weather. Gov. Andy Beshear in a briefing in London on Saturday urged homeowners and renters to contact their insurance companies now and also to document their losses for future applications for federal aid. Beshear said problems with insurers can be reported to the state insurance commissioner at 800-595-6053.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Help buying food available in 14 KY counties affected by floods, storms, says USDA
Family members of Kathy Kinney gather around her in a vehicle near her flooded home at Ramsey Mobile Home Park in Pikeville, Feb. 17, 2025. (Photo by) Residents of 14 Kentucky counties affected by recent storms and flooding may be eligible for food assistance, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. An estimated 12,660 households are eligible for help buying groceries through D-SNAP or the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, says a USDA news release. Kentucky will operate its virtual and in-person application for the program Wednesday through Friday, March 5-7. Eligible counties are Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan Johnson, Knott, Lee, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Simpson. To be eligible for D-SNAP, a household must either live or work in an identified disaster area, have been affected by the disaster and meet certain D-SNAP eligibility criteria. Eligible households will receive one month of benefits – equal to the maximum monthly amount for a SNAP household of their size – that they can use to purchase groceries at SNAP-authorized stores or from select retailers online to meet their temporary food needs as they settle back home following the disaster. For more information about Kentucky SNAP, visit Kynect Benefits. For more information about this and other available aid, callers from Kentucky can dial 2-1-1. Although current SNAP households are not eligible for D-SNAP, USDA has also approved Kentucky to automatically issue supplemental SNAP benefits to current SNAP households in the 14 approved counties to bring their allotment up to the maximum amount for their household size if they don't already receive that amount.
