5/5/2010

Community Resources

State and Federal Government Information

Apply for FEMA assistance online at www.fema.gov or over the phone by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362).
Federal Disaster Clearinghouse / www.disasterassistance.gov
Small Business Administration / 800-659-2955 / www.sba.gov
IRS Disaster Helpline / 866-562-5227
USDA Farm Service Agency / 615-277-2600
National Flood Insurance Hotline / 800-427-4661 / www.floodsmart.gov
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) / 615-741-0001 / www.tnema.org

Community Services

Volunteer or donate through Hands On Nashville at www.hon.org
Volunteer or donate with the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee at www.cfmt.org.
Goodwill is accepting clothing donations http://www.giveit2goodwill.org/donations
Contact the Red Cross of Middle TN for shelter information or donations http://www.middletennredcross.org/
Second Harvest Food Bank is opening several emergency food box locations in middle TN http://secondharvestfoodbankofmidtn.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/emergency-food-box-site-openings/
Legal Aid Society of Middle TN http://www.las.org/

Clean Up Services

ServPro for fire and water damage http://www.servpro.com/
Restore One http://restore-one.com/
EarthSavers is offering free recycling collection for water damaged documents, paper, and cardboard http://earthsavers.org/biz_quote.html
Consumers may verify contractor license status by calling 1-800-544-7693 or checking online at http://licsrch.state.tn.us/

Important Phone Numbers