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United Cerebral Palsy Disaster Information Center
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is helping thousands of families with special needs displaced by Hurricane Katrina in Texas and across the southern United States. UCP is providing medical equipment, long-term supports, counseling services and referrals to medical professionals. Your donations to UCP will help us provide hope to people with disabilities and their families who have lost everything. One hundred percent (100%) of all funds collected from this special fund will go directly to UCP affiliates providing services to displaced families with special needs.
Donate to the UCP Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund Now!
Information for Evacuees with Disabilities and their Families
FEMA Hotline
Every hurricane survivor with a disability MUST register to be able to receive the full range of federal disaster relief assistance. Here are the FEMA registration numbers. Registrants MUST make it clear that they have a disability or chronic health care need. Visit FEMA online at http://www.fema.gov/about/process.
1-800-621-FEMA
1-800-462-9029
1-800-462-7585 TDD/TYY
American Red Cross Hotline
Call the American Red Cross at 1-866-GET-INFO for local shelter information and additional emergency assistance, including how to find missing family members and friends. Visit the Red Cross online at www.redcross.org.
HHS Crisis Hotline
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced the availability of a toll-free hotline for people in crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. By dialing 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255), callers will be connected to a network of local crisis centers across the country that are committed to crisis counseling. Callers to the hotline will receive counseling from trained staff at the closest certified crisis center in the network.
Housing and Urban Development Hotline
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has established a single toll-free number, 1-888-297-8685, to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina with all housing concerns. The number operates from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CST, seven days a week.
United Cerebral Palsy Hotline
Call United Cerebral Palsy’s information and referral hotline to connect with a UCP affiliate in your community. 1-800-872-5827.
Additional Resources
- United Cerebral Palsy Launches Disaster Relief Fund
- Louisiana Medicaid Information for Displaced Persons
- Social Security Information for People Affected by Hurricane Katrina
- Hurricane Katrina Disaster Resources for People with Disabilities
- The Arc of the United States, Katrina Special Needs Assistance Web Site
- Disaster Relief Assistance for Evacuees with Special Needs in Houston
- Disaster Relief Assistance for Evacuees with Special Needs in Tennessee
- Nobody Left Behind: Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities
- National Disability Rights Network Checklist for UCP Affiliates Providing Disaster Relief
- Donate Now to Hurricane Disaster Relief Fund!