Press Release
Regional Emergency Operations Center
Recovery Resources
- Nevada 211 connects individuals and providers to essential health and human services resources.
- We can help you find local services you need, such as housing, food, utility assistance, transportation, and childcare. It is a free, confidential service available via phone, web, and text.
- Call Specialists are available M-F 9am-9pm PST, excluding holidays, by dialing 2-1-1 or texting your zip code to 898211.
- You can also search online (www.nevada211.org) or download the Nevada 211 apps for anytime resource information.
- Nevada 211 has wildfire recovery information here: www.nevada211.org/disaster/
- The 988 Lifeline is for everyone. Call, text, or chat with a 988 Lifeline counselor for help during difficult moments anytime, day or night.
- Crisis centers answer 988 Lifeline calls, texts, and chats. They provide local care with national support.
- Calls to the 988 Lifeline are routed to their local center. Local counselors at crisis centers are familiar with community mental health resources, and can therefore provide referrals to local services.
- https://988lifeline.org/
- The Disaster Assistance Improvement Program’s (DAIP) mission is to provide disaster survivors with information, support, services, and a means to access and apply for disaster assistance through joint data-sharing efforts between federal, tribal, state, local, and private sector partners.
- The site allows you to:
- Find disaster assistance that meets your personal needs.
- Learn about more than 40 forms of assistance from 14 federal agencies.
- Apply for disaster assistance online.
- Check the status of your application.
- Find a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) near you.
- Get help with housing.
- Find programs to help with food and nutrition needs.
- Change the address for your Social Security, VA, or other federal benefits.
- Learn about Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for homeowners, renters, and businesses.
- The Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to people affected by disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families.
- The Red Cross is not a government agency. The Red Cross is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission.
- View the Red Cross’s guide to financial recovery here.
- View or download the guidebook on disaster recovery called “Picking up the Pieces After a Disaster“.
- Basic steps to meet physical and emotional needs:
- Try to return to as many of your personal and family routines as possible.
- Get rest and drink plenty of water.
- Limit your exposure to the sights and sounds of disaster, especially on television, the radio and in the newspapers.
- Focus on the positive.
- Recognize your own feelings.
- Reach out and accept help from others.
- Do something you enjoy. Do something as a family that you have all enjoyed in the past.
- Stay connected with your family and/or other support systems.
- Realize that, sometimes, recovery can take time.
- The Food Bank of Northern Nevada connects families and individuals to the food and resources they need to thrive. Working with more than 140 partner agencies and through direct service programs, FBNN creates opportunities for over 150,000 neighbors each month to access fresh, nourishing meals. This includes children, seniors, and others working toward brighter futures.
- View the Food Finder here: www.fbnn.org/gethelp/foodfinder/
- Contact: (775) 331-3663 or email@fbnn.org