Disaster Assistance Resources

Working closely with our members, NLADA has collected a number of resources that may be of assistance to our members who are now working to both recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina and to serve the overwhelming number of clients who will need their help in the coming weeks and months.

We intend to grow the number of resources we can offer, however, thus far, we have collected the following information. Please send any disaster relief materials you think would be beneficial to legal services advocates and clients of their services, to communications@nlada.org

Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Resources

• Katrina Helping Handbook
  Prepared by Morrison & Foerster
• SBOT Katrina Disaster Resource Guide (September 7 2005) (pdf, 836 Kb)
  State Bar of Texas, Hurricane Katrina Task Force
  www.texasbar.com
• 2005 FGDA Press Release Katrina (pdf, 44 Kb)
  Farmer's Legal Action Group, Inc.
  www.flaginc.org
• DHS Notice Regarding Easing of I-9 Requirements for Hurricane Victims (plain, 2 Kb)
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Education Rights of Displaced and Homeless Children (msword, 34 Kb)
  Prepared by Michael A. O’Connor, Esq.
• HUD Disaster Guidance (2005) (msword, 25 Kb)
  Department of Housing and Urban Development
  www.hud.gov
• Illinois Bar Leaders Establish Relief Fund (msword, 26 Kb)
  Illinois State Bar Association
  www.isba.org
• Issues to Consider in Providing Disaster Relief Services (msword, 52 Kb)
  Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles, Children's Defense Fund, Livable Places

General Disaster Relief Resources

• Coble Disaster Legal Assistance PowerPoint Presentation (vnd.ms-powerpoint, 103 Kb)
• Comments Regarding the Disaster Unemployment Assistance Program (msword, 52 Kb)
  National Employment Law Project
  www.nelp.org
• Disaster Food Stamps (pdf, 275 Kb)
  Food Research and Action Center
  www.frac.org
• Disaster Recovery Plan (msword, 108 Kb)
  Legal Services of Greater Miami
  www.lsgmi.org
• The Florida Bar Foundation's Legal Assistance Disaster Manual
  www.flabarfndn.org/main/florida_disaster_manual.pdf
• Florida Young Lawyers Manual 07-05 handbook (pdf, 3 Mb)
  The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
  www.flayld.org
• HUD Notice 2004-22 – Disaster Recovery Guidance (pdf, 630 Kb)
  Department of Housing and Urban Development
  www.hud.gov

September 11th Relief Resources

• A Guide to WTC Disaster-Related Assistance (pdf, 340 Kb)
  The Legal Aid Society
  www.legal-aid.org
• Access to Benefits for Gay and Lesbian Partners (msword, 45 Kb) Legal Services of New York
  www.lsny.org
• Basic Collection Advice for Low Income People (msword, 9 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Child Support and Unemployment (msword, 31 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Coping with Traumatic Events (msword, 34 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Disaster Food Stamps Eligibility (non-recipients) (msword, 24 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Disaster Food Stamps Eligibility (recipients) (msword, 24 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Disaster Relief Medicaid – new edits (msword, 15 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Eligibility for Social Security (msword, 37 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Evictions Following Disasater – update (msword, 13 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Family Law Custody etc. Fact Sheet (msword, 33 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Foreclosure Fact Sheet (msword, 31 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Health Coverage After Disaster Medicaid (msword, 26 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• How to Obtain a Death Certificate (msword, 29 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Immigration Benefits Guide Updated (msword, 99 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• LSNY September 11 Report to the Board (msword, 167 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Medicaid after 9–11 Factsheet (msword, 24 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Military Service and Evictions (msword, 33 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Mortgage and Assistance Pamphlet Eng (msword, 393 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• one shot deal summary (msword, 64 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Recovery Workers Health (pdf, 13 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Succession Rights (msword, 43 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Sullivan Cromwell Resource Index (pdf, 911 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• UNEMPLOYMENT factsheet (msword, 34 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• WTC Section 8 (msword, 22 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York
• Your Rights as a Utilities Customer (msword, 52 Kb)
  Legal Services of New York

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