My house burnt to the ground two weeks ago. Devastating to know I lost everything I owned. Left with sandals and clothes on my back. Have no proof of identity, homeless, carless and jobless. Any one know of any help to rebuild
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If you have insurance, notify the insurance company first. Other sources of aid are churches, social services, the Red Cross and gofundme.
Here are some resources that may help you:
www.fema.gov/.../fire-victims-urged-register-assistance
www.habitat.org/
www.211unitedway.org/.../
www.hud.gov/.../contacts
There are too many unanswered questions for anyone to do more than suggest organizations for you to contact.
Did you own the house? Mortage? Mobile home?
Insurance?
Are you presently on some type of government assistance program? Foodstamps? If so, this will be a starting point to be able to ask for assistance from other government agencies.
Did you contact Red Cross for assistance? This is always the first agency to contact.
You should talk to someone in your local Family Services Center as they have names of all the agencies that provide help for victims following a fire.
Here is a link that has most of the names that we would suggest contacting.
You will have to contact these agencies/people yourself as all of them will have questions/forms for you to complete before any aid will be provided.
The Salvation Army will usually provide immediate help with food, clothing and a temporary place to sleep.
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www.fema.gov/
This site has PDF to download that has information on available help.
www.usfa.fema.gov/
Call your family and friends.
Check with your local American Red Cross.
Take care of your emotional health.
www.redcross.org/
Don't give up hope! With the right help, it is still possible to repair damage from a fire and come back stronger than ever.
I think you also need psychological help to recover. Read this: www.apa.org/
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