Disaster Assistance
- National Disaster Legal Aid – central resource for legal aid and pro bono attorneys working on disaster issues; created in partnership with ABA, LSC, NLADA and Pro Bono Net.
- Disaster Law Resources @ ABA – legal infor for victims and lawyers about disaster preparedness, resources and recovery.
- Immigrants and Disaster Assistance @ National Immigration Law Center – fact sheets, issue briefs, advocacy resources, articles, reports, and community education materials.
- Food, Shelter, Cash Payments, Loans, and Other Help for Victims of Major Disasters @ National Immigration Law Center
- Social Security Information for People Affected by Hurricanes – focuses on Gulf region resources but also has basic contact information for applying, getting and receiving benefits for the dislocated, wherever they may be.
- Benefits for Hurricane Katrina Survivors (updated: September 20, 2005) – created to help after the Katrina disaster, this is an authoritative, detailed 87-slide PowerPoint presentation created for training of Legal Services and Pro Bono Attorneys in Louisiana that provides a model for use in other disaster settings; prepared by Kate Meiss and Abby McClelland of Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, and Beth Osthimer of Children’s Defense Fund of California. Available in multiple formats:
