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Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR)
5 Things to Know about the U.S. Repatriation Program
The Program can provide temporary assistance to private U.S. citizens and their dependents when the U.S. Department of State helps or orders their return from a foreign country to the United States for specific reasons. OHSEPR is the lead for the U.S. Repatriation Program.
The U.S. Repatriation Program provides U.S. citizens and their dependents with temporary assistance up to 90 days after they are returned to the United States.
The Office of Community Services (OCS) has grant recipients who provide direct services to individuals and families in cities and towns across the country. The OCS Disaster Flexibilities Hub provides a one-stop shop for all the information to help these organizations start to prepare for or respond to a disaster using OCS funding.
One of ACF's new resources is a fact sheet that provides information on four programs whose funding may be used to provide post-disaster housing. It's one of several fact sheets ACF has put together in a single toolkit to improve outreach to prospective participants and communities about the variety of assistance programs and resources available.
SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, 365-day-a-year crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.