Provides services for those affected by natural or man-made disaster (i.e. single family fires, tornadoes, floods) by supplying immediate food, shelter, and clothing. Sets up shelters, mass care during large-scale disasters.

Recruits, trains, and engages a pool of competent volunteers to both educate members of the public regarding disaster preparedness and to respond and serve vulnerable members of the community during times of crisis.

Provides Disaster Case Management for households impacted by a disaster. Impact will work with the households to develop and carry out a disaster recovery plan. This provides households with a single point of contact to facilitate access to a broad range of resources and promote sustainable assistance.

Post-Storm Terms:

Disaster Case Management - Disaster Related Case Management

Disaster Financial Assistance - Disaster Related Cash Grants

Debris Cleanup Assistance - Disaster Related Debris Removal

Debris Dump Sites - Post Disaster Cleanup Information

Donations of items or money - Disaster Donations Coordination

Disaster Recovery Centers and MARCs - Disaster Recovery Centers

Legal - Post Disaster Legal Counseling

Post-disaster distress/crisis counseling - Post Disaster Mental Health Services

FEMA Disaster Centers - FEMA Disaster Assistance Online/Tele-Registration

Volunteer - Disaster/Emergency Service Volunteer Opportunities

Disaster Case Management - Long Term Recovery

Tri-County Long Term Recovery Group is available to support survivors thru the recovery process. A trained Disaster Case Manager can connect you with legal, construction, or social service resources; guide you through the FEMA and insurance processes; assist in researching resources; and connect you with additional help.

COPE, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and Heartland Hope Mission are providing case management for households impacted by the summer tornado and storms. **Add the client to the Tornado Long Term Recovery ReferralQ if they are calling and are recovering from the tornado** A case manager will call them back.

Electric Service Equipment Repair Program

Douglas, Sarpy, Washington and Burt Counties, NE -

Habitat For Humanity's Emergency Home Repair Program is helping customers needing financial assistance for repairs specific to their customer-owned electric service equipment. Open to customers needing help that received a tag from OPPD with damage repair responsibility.

Customer can apply for the program online at:

https://habitatomaha.org/programs/home-repair/

or email [email protected] for more information.

Important note: Customers with household income higher than 100% of AMI are not eligible for the program.

Disaster Cash Grants

Nothing at this time

Help with Debris Removal

Douglas and Sarpy County, NE and Pottawattamie County, IA - We no longer have groups assisting with tree debris removal.

If you signed up for assistance with Team Rubicon and have not been assisted, please find other resources to help with this need. (May suggest church in their neighborhood, neighborhood association, friends/family, etc.)

Legal Needs and Assistance

Legal Aid of Nebraska has set up a Disaster Relief Hotline for anyone in Nebraska that has been impacted by severe storms and has a disaster related legal issue they need help with. Call (844) 268-5627 for further assistance.

Disaster Mental Health

The Disaster Distress Helpline is a national hotline for year-round disaster crisis counseling. Available 24/7, toll-free, to those who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. Call or text (800) 985-5990.

-- For Spanish, dial (800) 985-5990, then press 2.

-- For Deaf and Hard of Hearing ASL Callers: To connect directly to an agent in American Sign Language, click the "ASL Now" at https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-dis