Assistance
Call Governor Bentley's Recovery Response Line: 866-465-2241
Safe & Well: Search the list of names to find someone who may be missing or add your name if you've been separated from your family and friends.
The Red Cross offers "hard" and "soft" assistance after a disaster.
FEMA: Call 800-621-3362 for information. You can also go online to get information on filing for assistance with FEMA or locate a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center.
Some TV station websites offer online information on relief efforts:
Call radio station WAPI 100.5 FM for news and assistance: 205-741-1005.
Call the Alabama Department of Insurance for insurance information at 205-776-5610. You can go online to find your insurance company or get answers to questions about insurance.
Briarwood Presbyterian offers storm relief information. Call 205-776-5610 or go to the website.
Donation and Volunteer Opportunities
The Children's Hospital is accepting donations to help with transportation of families and for medicine for kids injured in the April tornadoes. The hospital also offers opportunities for volunteering.
Volunteer or donate funds for storm victims through the Alabama governor's office:
The Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Office of the GovernorBriarwood Presbyterian offers opportunities to help storm victims. Call 205-776-5610 or go to their website.
The Baptist Association for Help offers opportunities to help storm victims. Call 800-264-1225 or go to their website.
Help for Small Businesses
Main Street Birmingham is conducting a needs assessment of small businesses affected by the April storms. Call Tyrone Silmon at 205-595-0562 or e-mail her at TSilmon@MainStreetBham.org.
Housing Help
To avoid problems in repairing your home, contact your insurance company before beginning any project.
FEMA helps families and individuals find a place to live.
Home Builders Association of Alabama can give you information on contacting your local homebuilders association. Call 800-745-4222 or go to their website.
Home Builders Licensure Board will help you determine if your remodeler is licensed. Call 800-304-0853 or go to their website.
The Attorney General's Consumer Hotline can help if you are a victim of home repair fraud. Call 800-392-5658 or go the website.
The Better Business Bureau can help you uncover complaints about a remodeler. Call 800-824-5274 or go to the website.
For frequently asked questions about contracts and other consumer issues, contact the Consumer Hotline of the State of Alabama Office of the Attorney General at 334-242‐7300 or 800-392-5658 or go to the website. You can also file a complaint online.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development website offers information about housing in general.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is providing federal disaster assistance to the state of Alabama for the April 2011 severe storms and tornadoes. Learn more about HUD's Disaster Resources.
Weather Information
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA 2011 Atlantic hurricane season outlook
Other Issues of Interest
For replacement birth certificates ($15) call 334-206-5418 or go to the website.
Find records and a list of county health departments on the Alabama Department of Health website.
For information about low-cost Alabama Health Care for Kids, call 800-ALA-1818 or go to the website.
The DisasterAssistance.gov site helps you apply for disaster assistance. You can also send an e-mail DAIP@dhs.gov.
