Recovery Resouces-Natural Disasters
Families should annually review Loyola's Emergency Information Web Page. Students should remember to keep update their contact information with the Student Records Office. Staff with the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid are now also utilizing our Facebook page and Twitter to communicate with the Loyola community.
We will post information, as we receive it, on this page for the use of families who have been impacted by natural disasters.
In This Section:
General Resources | State Resources |Federal Student Aid Natural Disaster Information | Non-Profit Agencies |Money Management During Difficult Times | Federal Tax Filing Issues |Avoiding Scams | Dislocated Workers | Displaced Homemakers
General Resources
Families should contact their assigned financial aid counselor for additional information if they have been impacted by a natural disaster, such as the recent tornados in the Midwest and South, flooding along the Mississippi River, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico or Tropical Storm /Huricane Isaac.
- Hurricane Safety: When the Lights Go Out
- As Sandy Descends, Tips from Katrina Survivors
- Disaster and Financial Planning: a Guide to Disaster Preparedness (Red Cross & AICPA & NEFE)
- Emergency Financial First Aid Kit
- Personal Disaster Preparedness Guide
In an effort to better inform the community the Northeast Texas Public Health District has compiled 18 Emergency Preparedness Topics and formatted the information to be friendly to deaf, blind, and limited sight populations. The information is in video and downloadable document format for public use.There is no charge for use of the materials posted on this website. Additional information for people with disabilities is posted at http://www.loyno.edu/financialaid/scholarship-programs-students-disabilities .
National Resources:
- Ready.gov
- DisasterAssistance.gov
- FEMA
- Learn about what it means when FEMA issues a disaster declaration
- Louisiana Disaster Declaration - Hurricane Isaac (September 3, 2012 )
- Mississippi Disaster Declaration - Hurricane Isaac (September 3, 2012)
- CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response (You can view this page in several different languages)
- The National Hurricane Center
Local:
- City of New Orleans (official web site)
- nolagov.ready
- On Twitter - @nolaready
- Facebook page -New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
- Evacuteer.org
- nolagov.ready
- Catholic Charities of New Orleans' Deaf Action Center is a community service program for people who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing. Check out their YouTube page for videos in American Sign Language detailing what to do in case of weather-related emergencies like flash floods, tornadoes and hurricanes.
Dealing with the aftermath
- For Hurricane Sandy Flood Victims, a Guide to Fixing Your House from Hurricane Katrina Survivors at the Times-Picayune
- What Consumers Need to Know About Food and Water Safety During Hurricanes, Power Outages, and Floods
- Clean Up Safely After a Disaster
- Recovering Lost Documents
Help Coping With the Emotional Aftermath
- Hurricane Sandy Presents Complex Questions About God for Clergy and the Faithful as Victims Cope
- Talking with children after a traumatic event
- Coping With a Disaster or Traumatic Event
- Hurricane Irene: Coping with stress after a storm
- Disaster Mental Health Treatment
- Project Fleur de Lis - Renewing Hope, Inspiring Healing
- The Youth Preparedness Campaign
- Children and Disasters
- Disaster Mental Health Resources
- "Just Get Over It" Wrong Message for Katrina Disaster Victims
Insurance Claims
Federal Student Aid Natural Disaster Information
- Check this page for information for families who are currently repaying federal student loans
- General Information (Schools) -
- August 23, 2010 : Guidance for helping Title IV participants impacted by a natural disaster.
Federal Tax Filing Issues:
- Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief for Individuals and Businesses - Overview
- Tax Relief in Disaster Situations
- How to get a copy of your prior returns
- Navigating Tax Deductions After Weather Damage
- Publication 547 - Casualties, Disasters and Thefts
- Casualties, Disasters and Thefts Loss Workbook (Personal Use Property -Publication 548)
Avoiding Scams
- After Natural Disasters...Post Disaster Scams
- How to Avoid Scams After Natural Disasters
- Avoiding Scams After a Natural Disaster
- Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
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Recovery From Katrina:
- News Posted on NOLA.COM
- 5 Years Later-Hurricane Katrina on USA TODAY
- Hurricane Katrina Pictures: Then & Now, Ruin & Rebirth - from the National Geographic
- Women of the Storm
- It Takes A Neighborhood
Federal Support
- Listen to President Obama's Speech on August 29, 2010 at Xavier University in New Orleans
- Hurricane Katrina: Five Years of Remembering & Rebuilding - from the WhiteHouse.gov website
- Obama Administration Officials Announce Joint Agreement for New Orleans Schools Recovery - from the Department of Education's website
Updated December 15, 2012