This letter from over 550 organizations supports inclusion of this key legislation, which would permanently authorize the CDBG-DR program, in the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing bill.
Volume 34, Issue 1 (2026) In the aftermath of a natural disaster, disaster survivors rely heavily on local and federal relief to rebuild their devastated homes. For households without formal legal title to their home, however, such relief is slower to arrive, leading to displaced families and damaged communities. Due to generations of frustrated access…
Free Online Guide Provides New Resources for Dealing with Medical Debt, Student Debt, Disaster Relief, and Property Tax Foreclosures
President Trump announced that he will be nominating Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin to replace Secretary Noem as head of DHS. Congress should demand the following sorely needed reforms are enacted – including undoing internal processes that delayed or prevented assistance from reaching disaster survivors over the last year and a half – before considering…
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The Honorable Chuck SchumerSenate Minority LeaderU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510 Minority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader Schumer,We are 93 organizations supporting disaster survivors, working for climate resilience, and/or working in communities impacted by floods, wildfires, hurricanes, extreme heat, winter storms, and other disasters. We are writing to urge Senate Democratic leadership to stop the flow of funds…
This letter from 52 economic justice, civil rights, labor, faith and other groups urges lenders, debt collectors, and credit bureaus to provide economic relief to Minnesotans who have been financially devastated by the overly aggressive surge of militarized activity in that state by ICE. The letter asks these companies, to:
Disasters can create devastating housing and financial insecurity for working families. Owners of inherited family homes have a greater need and reduced access to vital disaster assistance funds. Inherited homes are more likely to be older and in physically inadequate conditions, increasing the likelihood that they will suffer damage in a disaster. Nearly one-third of…
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This article advises homeowners on steps to take after natural disasters: addressing immediate needs; FEMA aid and other sources of help and grants; avoiding insurance, home repair, and municipal code problems; floodplain requirements; handling long-term financial difficulties; and preparing for the next natural disaster.
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While we identify several ways in which FEMA services could be improved, we urge the Council to retain FEMA’s role and to work to increase its efficiency; moving to a state block-grant model will only further undermine efficient disaster response and recovery at a time when natural disasters are increasing. FEMA remains a lifeline to…
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To Leaders Thune and Schumer, Speaker Johnson, and Leader Jeffries: We, the 1,573 undersigned national, state, and local organizations, write to oppose efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Secretary Scott Turner to terminate at least half of all employees at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This is a…
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Letter from 43 organizations urging CFPB, OCC, FHFA, FHA, and other federal regulators to help protect the credit reports and scores of consumers impacted by natural or declared disasters such as Hurricanes Helene and Milton
These are comments to the California Public Utilities Commission in support of TURN’s extreme heat protection recommendations and in support of opening a rulemaking regarding extreme heat protections.
