Download or read book FEMA Disaster Housing written by Francis X. McCarthy and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. For over three decades FEMA has provided temporary housing assistance to eligible victims of natural disasters. FEMA has responded to more than a thousand disaster and emergency events over this period. The cycle of help from sheltering provided by local org. in the immediate aftermath, to the eventual repair and rebuilding or replacement of private homes and rental units, is the focus of this report. Contents: Intro.; Post-Disaster Housing; Sheltering and Housing; Congressional Issues: A National Disaster Housing Strategy: Descriptions and Directions; Recent Housing Developments; Alternative Housing Pilot Program ¿ Katrina Cottages; Individuals and Households Pilot Program; FEMA-HUD Relationship; Special Needs. Illustrations.

Download or read book FEMA s Disaster Housing written by Francis X. McCarthy and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over three decades the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided temporary housing assistance to eligible victims of natural disasters. FEMA has responded to more than a thousand disaster and emergency events over this period, employing a number of options for meeting the needs of people who have lost their primary housing as a result of a disaster declared by the President. The cycle of help from sheltering provided by local organizations in the immediate aftermath, to the eventual repair and rebuilding or replacement of private homes and rental units, is the focus of this report. Because of the historic nature of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, much of FEMA's work has been defined and measured by its response to that event. Katrina was an outlier in scope and not representative of disasters declared, on almost a weekly basis, over the last 30 years. But Katrina highlighted the gaps in FEMA's housing authorities, raised questions regarding the agency's leadership in exercising existing authorities, and provoked an examination of the flexibility, or lack thereof, in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and its implementing regulations. The congressional response to Katrina increased FEMA's authority and ability to address many housing issues in the post-disaster environment. Further, subsequent analysis of the Katrina response has also directed attention to the authorities of other federal agencies charged with federal housing responsibilities. In the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, P.L. 109-295, enacted in October of 2006, Congress directed FEMA to prepare a National Disaster Housing Strategy. While FEMA was directed to deliver the strategy within nine months, a final version was not delivered to Congress until January 16, 2009. The final product contains a comprehensive summary of previous disaster housing policy and highlights innovative approaches taken at the state and local level, by both governmental and non-governmental organizations responding to disaster housing needs. The Obama Administration, and the 111th Congress, have the opportunity to review and, if inclined, adjust the strategy and consider other alternatives discussed in the report. Congress may also wish to exercise oversight over the implementation of the strategy and to suggest, through legislation, the future direction of the federal disaster housing mission. This report reviews standard disaster housing procedures as well as options that could be taken to improve disaster housing including increased FEMA/HUD cooperation, the use of the case management authority, the repair and renovation of private rental housing units, and the use of alternative manufactured housing. It will be updated as warranted by events and legislative action.

Download or read book Disaster Assistance written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Disaster Assistance written by David G. Wood and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina & Rita destroyed thousands of homes & displaced over 1 million people. In light of widespread congressional & public interest in U.S. agencies¿ performance in assisting hurricane victims, the author examined fed. housing assistance. Specifically, this report examines: (1) the extent to which the Nat. Response Plan (NRP) clearly described the responsibilities & capabilities of fed. agencies & the Red Cross; (2) the extent to which these org. had plans for providing sheltering & housing assistance; & (3) the perceptions of victims & others regarding the assistance needed & provided. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.

Download or read book Is Housing Too Much to Hope For written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Disaster Housing written by Matthew J. Scire and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerns over FEMA¿s provision of temporary housing assistance, including travel trailers at group sites, after the 2005 hurricanes led to the development of the National Disaster Housing Strategy. This report assesses: (1) the challenges households faced in transitioning to permanent housing; (2) the extent to which FEMA measured its performance in closing and transitioning households in group sites; (3) the strategy's effectiveness in defining FEMA's roles and responsibilities for closing and transitioning households in group sites; and (4) the alternatives to travel trailers in group sites and how well the strategy assessed them. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.

Download or read book Effectiveness and Costs of Fema s Disaster Housing Assistance Program electronic Resource written by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effectiveness and costs of FEMA's disaster housing assistance program [electronic resource].

Download or read book FEMA Disaster Housing written by Francis X. McCarthy and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Disaster Housing Implementation of FEMA s Alternative Housing Pilot Program Provides Lessons for Improving Future Competitions written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book FEMA Housing written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Far from Home written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Planning for Post catastrophe Housing Needs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Is Housing Too Much to Hope For written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is housing too much to hope for? : FEMA's disaster housing strategy : joint hearing before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, March 4, 2008.

Download or read book Is Housing Too Much to Hope For written by United States Senate and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is housing too much to hope for?: FEMA's disaster housing strategy: joint hearing before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, March 4, 2008.

Download or read book Still Post Katrina written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Examining the Roles and Responsibilities of HUD and FEMA in Responding to the Affordable Housing Needs of Gulf Coast States Following Emergencies and Natural Disasters written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Disaster Housing written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerns over the Department ofHomeland Security's (DHS)Federal Emergency ManagementAgency's (FEMA) provision oftemporary housing assistance,including travel trailers at groupsites, after the 2005 hurricanes ledto the development of the NationalDisaster Housing Strategy. GAOwas asked to assess (1) thechallenges households faced intransitioning to permanent housing,(2) the extent to which FEMAmeasured its performance inclosing and transitioninghouseholds in group sites, (3) thestrategy's effectiveness in definingFEMA's roles and responsibilitiesfor closing and transitioninghouseholds in group sites, and(4) the alternatives to travel trailersin group sites and how well thestrategy assessed them. GAOreviewed the strategy andinterviewed officials from FEMA,state agencies, and selectednonprofit and housing researchgroups.