Getting Help & Advice About Recovering From Hurricane Sandy

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FEMA Hurricane Sandy Recovery Page - DR4086

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CDBG Funding - The Christie Administration today unveiled its proposed Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Action Plan, which outlines how the State plans to utilize $1,829,520,000 in federal funding. This is the first phase of Community Development Block Grant funds provided to New Jersey by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Additional CDBG recovery funds are expected in the coming months. Comment period is open until March 19, 2013. http://www.nj.gov/dca/announcements/sandy.html.

Disaster Case Managers are available to help you: develop a recovery plan, find resources, obtain referrals, and provide one-on-one advice to help find solutions to resolve your unmet needs caused by the disaster - View Flyer [pdf]

• FEMA Housing Portal
• FEMA 1800-621-FEMA or 1800-621-3362
• Volunteers 1-800-Jersey-7
• Port Authority of NY & NJ 201-595-4530 or 201-595-4531
• Pet Rescue 1-855-407-4787 (1-855-407-HSUS)
• Food Safety/Water Safety 1-866-234-0964
• Report Price Gouging (862) 209-0130 or (973) 220-3474
• Gas Stations to Report Service Delivery Problems - call: 609-858-6900 email to SandyGas@njeda.com
• Hotline to Assist with Generator Safety 1-800-222-1222
• NJ Poison Helps (Poison Control) (http://www.njpies.org/ )
  24 hour Poison Information Services
• Hotlines To Help Manage Stress211 or 1-877-294-HELP (4357) - toll-free Disaster Mental Health Helpline
• Hurricane Sandy Vendor Response Hotlines
  email: HurricaneSandyVendorOffers@treas.state.nj.us - call (609) 984-0266
• NJ TRANSIT alert system www.njtransit.com/mytransit - call (973) 275-5555.
• Job-seekers Hotline - call 877-682-6238 - email: sandyhelp@dol.state.nj.us
• DEP 24-Hour Hotline - 1-877-WARN-DEP - (1-877-927-6337)
• File for Unemployment Insurance benefits - www.njuifile.net
• Help with Student Loans - contact HESAA’s Servicing & Collections - 1-800-792-8670
• NJDOE Hotline for Families Displaced by Hurricane Sandy - call 609-292-2070 Guidance About Available Schooling Options
• New Jersey Disaster Legal Services Hotline call 1-888-541-1900
• Addictions Hotline of NJ - 1-800-238-2333
• Medicaid Call Center - 1-800-356-1561

• Executive Order 104 - State of Emergency [pdf 15kB]
• Executive Order 105 – Halloween Rescheduled [pdf 10kb]
• Executive Order 106 – State of Water Emergency [pdf 12kB]
• Executive Order 107 – Protect Storm-Impacted New Jersey Homeowners from Higher Insurance Deductiblese [pdf 12kB]
• Executive Order 108– Limited State of Energy Emergency [pdf 11kB]
• Executive Order 109– Suspending Sunday sales restrictions in Bergen County [pdf 10kB]
• Executive Order 110 - Suspends Restrictions, Permitting Fuel Retailers to Sell Fuel Shared by Other Retailers [pdf 10kB]
• Executive Order 112 - Orders and directs the grace period for payment of fourth-quarter property taxes for municipalities other than those municipalities with accelerated tax sales is extended to November 16, 2012. [pdf 19kB]
• Executive Order 113 - Orders and directs the grace period for payment of fourth-quarter property taxes for municipalities other than those municipalities with accelerated tax sales is extended to November 16, 2012. [pdf 19kB]
• Executive Order 114 -Executive Order 108, signed on November 2, 2012 is rescinded. [pdf 10kB]
• Executive Order 115, extends the action taken in Executive Order 110 on November 4 to ease restrictions on fuel sales in New Jersey
• Executive Order 117 - rescinds the suspension of the Blue Laws in Bergen County provided for in Executive Executive Order 109.

http://nj.gov/governor/news/news/552012/approved/news_archive.html

http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/news/hottopics/approved/topics121026.html

Donate to New Jersey’s Recovery Effort
call 1-855-NJDONATE (1-855-653-6628)
email: donate@gov.state.nj.us

Volunteer Emergency Response Hotline
Call 1-800-JERSEY-7 (1-800-537-7397)
email: volunteer@gov.state.nj.us

Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund
email: info@sandynjrelieffund.org
website: www.SandyNJReliefFund.org
PO Box 95
Mendham NJ 07945-0095

http://www.nj.gov/njbusiness/

NJ State Comptroller - Sandy Financial Transparency Page
http://nj.gov/comptroller/sandytransparency/

NJ Department of Banking and Insurance
http://www.state.nj.us/dobi/index.html

New Jersey Housing Resource Center (NJHRC)
Search for available rental housing on the New Jersey Housing Resource Center (NJHRC) website, http://www.njhrc.gov

Landlords throughout New Jersey are opening their available properties to Hurricane Sandy victims. Many of these are now listed on the NJHRC. The site hosts information on available properties statewide, and the database is updated daily.

We actively encourage Sandy survivors to contact the property landlord directly to determine specific housing needs.
Simply visit the website at http://www.njhrc.gov and click on "Find Housing" to get started.
Or, call a toll-free call center for housing information at 1-877-428-8844.

Department of Health and Senior Services
http://www.nj.gov/health/er/natural.shtml

New Jersey Department of Health
Directory of Local Health Departments in New Jersey
http://nj.gov/health/lh/documents/lhdirectory.pdf

Center for Disease Control
Safely Cleaning Up - http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/cleanup/facts.asp
Mold Issues - http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/mold/
Protecting from Mold - http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/mold/protect.asp

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NJ DEPs Hurricane Sandy Page - precautionary wastewater measures, how municipalities can apply for emergency land use permits, when to boil their water, and much more http://www.nj.gov/dep/special/hurricane-sandy/
If residents need to report an environmental incident impacting the state, please call DEP's 24-Hour Hotline: 1-877-WARN-DEP (1-877-927-6337).

DHS' Division of Mental Health and Addictions Services' Office of Disaster and Terrorism
1-877-294-HELP
(1-877-294-4357)
1-877-294-4356 TTY
(voice callers use 7-1-1 NJ Relay)

New Jersey Department of Transportation
Motorists are encouraged to visit www.511nj.org prior to starting their trip to get up-to-the-minute roadway information. The site offers a map indicating flooded or obstructed roads and detours.

NJ211
www.nj211.org
Hurricane Response And Recovery Page

Atlantic County
Online Damage Report forms are available at www.aclink.org and www.ReadyAtlantic.org . Residents may report home and/or property damage using this form, or by contacting their municipal OEM.

Ocean County
Residents and visitors can check the Ocean County government website at http://co.ocean.nj.us/ and scroll through the Updates box on the home page for information on road closures, park reopenings, important information on food safety and other items related to the storm

Hunterdon County
http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/oem.html
http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/911/oem/Sandy2012/index.html
www.facebook.com/hunterdoncountydop

Monmouth County
Monmouth County's Hurricane information page is: http://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?ID=3175
The county's main site: www.visitmonmouth.com

Middlesex County
Information on Superstorm Sandy ‘s recovery efforts are posted here. Residents can check the Middlesex County government website at http://co.middlesex.nj.us/ for updates. The Middlesex County Department of Business Development and Education has created at link to access Middlesex County Advisory Base Flood Elevation Maps to assist residents at this link.

Work First NJ/GA
Facebook Link
1-800-792-9773

Tips for Flood Victims: How to Avoid Disaster-Related Scams
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
In English [pdf]
En Español [pdf]

NJ Clean Energy Program Financial Incentives for Sandy Survivors
http://www.njcleanenergy.com/

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