disaster relief

When the President has declared a federal disaster as a result of severe weather or other federal emergency, USDA and local state SNAP agencies, including DTA, work together to provide “D-SNAP benefits.”  D-SNAP are special SNAP benefits to non-SNAP households needing immediate food…

1. Do I have to be a U.S. resident or citizen to apply for emergency disaster relief? You can qualify for non-cash FEMA disaster programs even without legal immigration status. Getting other benefits depends on your immigration status. 2. Will I be considered a public charge and denied…

The Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program provides unemployment benefits to individuals who have become unemployed as a direct result of a Presidentially declared major disaster. Learn more by clicking the "Go to Website" button below.

The goal of this website is To recruit and help mobilize pro bono attorneys in the aftermath of a disaster To provide accurate and timely information on legal issues related to disasters to the low and moderate income public. To serve as a centralized national resource for…

Attached is the Massachusetts Disaster SNAP Management Evaluation Report. The FNS New England Regional Office met and interviewed with DTA staff and the Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP) team February 16th and 17th in Springfield. FNS issued this report after thoroughly reviewing DTA's DSNAP operation in June…

Field Operations Memo 2011-23 primarily focused on the operation of a Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP) for applicants who were not currently receiving SNAP benefits. Since then, the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) received approval from the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to issue…

Operations Memo 2011-23 detailed procedures for issuing disaster SNAP benefits as a result of the June 1, 2011 storm that included several tornadoes. This Operations Memo reminds TAO staff about Disaster benefits for certain SSI clients. This Operations Memo also gives procedures for administering…

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) may be available for those in a federal disaster area whose employment has been lost or interrupted due to the disaster.  In particular, people who are self-employed may be eligible for DUA benefits, even if they would not otherwise be eligible for…

Following a Presidential Declaration of Disaster, the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to operate a Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) for certain…

A fact sheet about proving your identity after a disaster.  Click the "Go to Website" link below, to download the fact sheet from MassLegalHelp.org

This guide was developed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, but it also explains a lot of the steps in the disaster declaration process generally.