Help After Hurricane Sandy For South Jersey Area.

 

Our sympathy and thoughts and prayers to all those who have lost homes and property during this devastating storm.

If you need help after the storm we have compiled a list of relief agencies and resources for Atlantic County, NJ.

First of all if you need assistance or shelter now, please call your local office of emergency management:

City Phone City Phone
Absecon: 609-641-0667 Hammonton: 609-561-4000
Atlantic City: 609-347-5466 Linwood: 609-927-6761
Brigantine: 609-266-0553 Longport: 609-822-2141
Buena Boro: 856-697-2810 Margate: 609-822-1151
Buena Vista Twp: 856-697-2100 Mullica Twp: 609-561-0064
Corbin City: 609-628-2673 Northfield: 609-641-2832 x134
Egg Harbor City: 609-965-1200 Pleasantville: 609-484-3667
Egg Harbor Twp: 609-926-2651 Port Republic: 609-652-1501
Estell Manor: 609-476-2692 Somers Point: 609-927-6814
Folsom Borough: 609-561-3178 Ventnor City: 609-823-7920
Galloway Twp: 609-652-3705 X206 Weymouth Twp: 609-625-1078
Hamilton Twp: 609-625-8340

Available shelters can also be found here:  http://app.redcross.org/nss-app/

As of now there are open Red Cross shelters at Pleasanvville High School and Buena Regional High School.

Here is a great site for Recovering after a Disaster or Emergency http://www.redcross.org/find-help/disaster-recovery

Help From FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is also available.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of New Jersey and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Sandy beginning on October 26, 2012, and continuing.

The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Atlantic, Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Union counties.

Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.

Residents and business owners who sustained losses in the designated county can begin applying for assistance now by registering online at http://www.disasterassistance.gov, by web enabled mobile device at m.fema.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA(3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. EDT seven days a week until further notice.

Stay safe and best wishes on a quick recovery,

Matthew Haviland, The Haviland Group At Keller Williams Realty Atlantic Shore.  Your Trusted Real Estate Experts For Life 609-338-3773.  609-484-9890 ext. 132.

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