Senior Living Help is an organization that provides senior living assistance to the elderly. This organization assists Minnesota senior citizens, their family members and caregivers in finding appropriate senior living and care facilities. Many elderly adults are no longer able to be cared for at home, so finding a senior living facility with caring and loving staff becomes necessary. Visit the website here to take advantage of the free services offered.
Division On Addictions is an organization that helps vulnerable Minnesota residents who are addicted to drugs or alcohol locate proper treatment options. Alcoholism and drug addiction are terrible crises affecting all ages in our communities – from teenagers to senior citizens. Finding treatment facilities that are able to understand the underlying causes of the addiction, and that are able to cure an individual so as to prevent any relapse, is often a very hard task. This is where they come in. They help those in greatest need to find addiction treatment options that are the best for each individual situation. Services are 100% free. Find out more here.
FEMA
Residents and businesses in Blue Earth County and surrounding counties are now eligible for Individual Assistance (IA) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the devastating flooding this summer. This declaration was approved by FEMA on July 29 for 19 counties in Minnesota. The 19 counties included in the declaration are Blue Earth, Cook, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Itasca, Jackson, Lake, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Steele, Waseca, and Watonwan.
The individual assistance declaration is the next step in the state’s ongoing dedication to assisting affected communities. While individual assistance is not a substitute for insurance and cannot compensate for all losses caused by a disaster, it is a significant step in helping people meet their basic needs and supplement disaster recovery efforts.
In the coming days, FEMA in partnership with Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HSEM), will establish recovery centers to assist people in navigating the process and house state agency representatives to ensure individuals and business understand all the programs that are available. More information on how to access these centers will be forthcoming from FEMA.
In the meantime, individuals in the declared counties are encouraged to complete an application online by visiting
disasterassistance.gov and clicking on the red “Let’s Get Started” button. Blue Earth County residents that previously completed the online Property Damage Report via the Blue Earth County website, should also complete the FEMA application.
For additional questions or information, call FEMA’s Helpline at 800-621-3362. Specialists are available seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
