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Hurricane Ida

Resources & How to Help

Hurricane Ida has caused devastation and the loss of life in our communities. Below are resources for those severely impacted as well as volunteer opportunities for those who want to help. Be sure to check back often for updates.

 

Together, United, we will get through this.

 

Get Help

National

• FEMA’s Ida Response page

• FEMA’s page for New Jersey

• FEMA Fact Sheet – Starting Your Recovery

• FEMA: Potential Help for Non-Citizen Nationals/Qualified Aliens

• Multilingual FEMA information

• FEMA Fact Sheet — Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures

• CDC Mold Cleanup & Repair for your Home

• IRS – Tax Relief

• Disaster Distress Helpline (crisis counseling)

• U.S. Small Business Administration (disaster loan assistance for businesses, nonprofits, homeowners, and renters)

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State

• State of New Jersey Hurricane Ida Resource Page

• NJ Office of Emergency Management

• New Jersey Department of Health

• Insurance Council of New Jersey

• New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance

• New Jersey MentalHealthCares

• NJ211

• HelpNJNow.org

• American Red Cross, New Jersey Region

• NJ Business Action Center (assistance for businesses impacted by Hurricane Ida)

• New Jersey Economic Development Authority

• Business Recovery Checklist

• Crisis Cleanup (assistance cleaning up damage from Hurricane Ida)

• Moms Helping Moms (can supply families affected by Hurricane Ida with diapers, wipes, baby gear and clothes)

 

Local

• Somerset County information (help replacing papers such as deeds, mortgages, etc.)

• Borough of Manville

• Borough of Bound Brook

• Borough of Somerville

• Township of Montclair

• Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity

• PSE&G (Municipal numbers listed)

• Elizabethtown Gas (1.800.242.5830)

• JCP&L (1.800.662.3115)

• New Jersey American Water (1.800.272.1325)

•  Millburn Short Hills Business Recovery Fund Application 

• Millburn Short Hills Tropical Storm Ida News Hub

• Somerset County Business Partnership will serve as a Business Recovery Center for the U.S. Small Business Administration helping businesses submit disaster loan applications. (908.218.4300)

 

Volunteer

• United Way of Northern New Jersey – Hurricane Ida Volunteering

• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

• HelpNJNow.org

• American Red Cross, New Jersey Region

• Millburn Short Hills Chamber of Commerce (to help businesses navigate administrative tasks associated with applying for disaster relief funding, email Heather at info@millburnshorthillschamber.org.

• Food Bank Network of Somerset County

• Franklin Township Food Bank (serving Franklin Township, Somerset)

•  My Neighbor’s Pantry (through Zaraphath Christian Church, serving Somerset County) 

• Salvation Army (serving the Bound Brook area)

• Somerset County Business Partnership (call 908.218.4300 for food drive information)

• JCC in Bridgewater (call 908.725.6994 for collection drive information)

• Toni’s Kitchen (Montclair)

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