After disasters, mobile home owners often struggle to recover

Sep 14, 2023
Mobile homes are uniquely vulnerable when natural disasters hit, and face challenges when trying to get recovery money. Some in Colorado are still grappling with the effects of flooding in 2013.
Brand new affordable housing units sit on a hillside above Lyons on Aug. 14, 2023. People who were displaced by flooding have priority access to the new units, but few former mobile home residents are expected to move in.
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How SNAP expands to help after a natural disaster

Oct 5, 2022
The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or D-SNAP, helps people access food aid or replace groceries damaged by disasters like Hurricane Ian.
Though Florida residents can seek free water and food through volunteer services, they can also apply for emergency food assistance through SNAP.
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