Hurricane Assistance Resources

Family and Business Assistance and Preparedness

• National Hurricane Center
• GEMA Website
• FEMA Website
• SBA Loans for homeowners and businesses
• USA.gov Disasters and Emergencies - Site that aggregates a variety of resources
• Ready.gov - Family preparedness information

Infrastructure and Access

• Georgia Re-entry Information
• Georgia Power Outage Map
• Georgia Dept. of Transportation Website
• Federal Reserve (cash services, contaminated cash)
• FDIC (national support resources)

State Specific and Regulatory Agency Information

• Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency website
• FloridaDisaster.org
• Alabama Emergency Management Agency
• North Carolina Department of Public Safety
• South Carolina Emergency Management Division

Agricultural Assistance

• USDA Disaster Assistance Recovery Tool – Quickly identify available programs
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services - Georgia
• USDA Farm Services Agency

Volunteering and Donations

• To Volunteer or Donate -The Georgia Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency recommends people work through the Georgia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (Georgia VOAD) to coordinate relief efforts with trusted volunteer organizations. Here’s a link to the Georgia VOAD website.
• American Red Cross Disaster Relief

Social Media

• GEMA - X  (Twitter) @GeorgiaEMAHS
• FEMA - X (Twitter): @fema
• #GAbanksrecover - use to highlight your bank’s stories of helping customers and communities throughout the storm.

Share Your Stories: We will be keeping a list of efforts banks made to help prepare and recover from storms. Please share those with us. Send us emails with photos and information to David Oliver, doliver@gabaners.com, and Katina Prokos kprokos@gabankers.com. Use the social media hashtag #GAbanksrecover on your posts.