Farm Aid Disaster Resource Tracker

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Organization

Resource/Program

Website

Notes

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Farm Focused Organizations

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Mississippi , Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin

USDA

Farm Service Agency

https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/disaster-assistance-program/index

Variety of programs to help farmers, ranchers, communities, and businesses that have been hard hit by natural disaster events.

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Mississippi

USDA

Risk Management Agency

https://www.rma.usda.gov/RMALocal/Mississippi;

If you have crop insurance, its important to contact your insurance agent immediately. More information at this site.

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Alabama

USDA

Risk Management Agency

https://www.rma.usda.gov/RMALocal/Alabama

If you have crop insurance, its important to contact your insurance agent immediately. More information at this site.

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Mississippi , Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin

Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA

Farmer Crisis Hotline

https://www.rafiusa.org/hotline/

Toll-free at 866.586.6746. The hotline is open Monday-Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST. Hotline staff and farmer advocate available

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Mississippi , Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin

Farmers Legal Action Group

flaginc.org

Non-profit farm attorneys offering legal council at no charge.

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Mississippi

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation

https://msfb.org/2023/03/28/mississippi-strong-communities-comes-together-after-devastating-tornados/

MFB Volunteer corp and staff providing needs assessments, meals, etc.

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Farm Focused Guides and Tools

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Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA

Disaster Recovery Resources for Farmers

https://www.rafiusa.org/programs/farm_advocacy/disaster-assistance/disaster-recovery-resources/

Immediate relief, after a disaster, instructional videos

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Farm Aid

Farm Aid Resource Guide for Farm Crisis Support

https://www.farmaid.org/our-work/resources-for-farmers/farmer-resource-guides/crisis-support-farm-aid-resource-guide/

Crisis support resources including farm stress

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Farmers Legal Action Group

Guides to Disaster Assistance

http://www.flaginc.org/farmers-guides-to-disaster-assistance/

Detailed overviews of USDA disaster assistance programs. Use search function to find programs. Archives on the right of site.

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ATTRA: Sustainable Agriculture Program

Weathering the Storm: A Guide to Preparing for Disaster and Finding Disaster Assistance for your Farm or Ranch

https://attra.ncat.org/htmlpub/weathering-the-storm/

Disaster declarations, preparedness, assistance, financial resilience, environmental resilience

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USDA

Disaster Assitance Discovery Tool

https://www.farmers.gov/protection-recovery/disaster-tool

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USDA

Disaster Assitance Programs At-A-Glance

https://www.farmers.gov/sites/default/files/2022-07/farmersgov-disaster-assistance-brochure-07-21-2022.pdf

Brochure of USDA disaster assistance programs, defined and charted

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Household Focused Organizations

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Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia

FEMA

FEMA Disaster Assistance Helpline

www.DisasterAssistance.gov

1-800-621-FEMA (3362)

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Mississippi , Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin

SAMHSA

SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline

SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, 365-day-a-year crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.

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Mississippi , Arkansas, Nebraska, Indiana

Red Cross

https://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.html

Shelters with relief supplies, warm meals, critical sheltering, health and mental health services

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Mississippi

Convoy of Hope

https://convoyofhope.org/disaster-services/mississippi-tornado-relief/

Provision of essential relief supplies like food, water, hygiene kits, cleaning supplies, and sheltering resources.

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Mississippi

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith

March 24-25 Tornado Disaster Relief Information

https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/march-24-25-tornado-disaster-relief-information#:~:text=Survivors%20can%20apply%20at%20DisasterAssistance,Central%20Time%20in%20most%20languages.

Up-to-date nformation about state/local disaster relief resources

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