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Resources
for Farmers and Organizations |
Click
the links below to go directly to the web sites of organizations
offering disaster relief assistance for farmers.
Farmers'
Legal Action Group (FLAG)
FLAG
has published Farmers' Guide to Disaster Assistance
which clearly describes the federal disaster assistance
programs that are available to help farmers facing property,
production, and income losses due to disaster. The book
includes detailed citations to applicable statutes, rule,
and policies to help farmers and their advisors understand
and obtain federal disaster assistance. FLAG, Inc.
also publishes several other useful resources for farmers
facing economic crises due to drought, flood, and other
disasters.
US
Department of Agriculture Disaster Relief
USDA
provides several assistance programs. Find a breakdown
of these programs and links to other resources by clicking
here.
Texas
Community-Building with Attorney Resources (C-BAR)
Texas
C-BAR has provided a legal library with links to publications
and other resources relevant to nonprofits and farmers dealing
with disaster relief and other legal issues. View
the library at:
http://www.texascbar.org/legal_library/
If
you are aware of other disaster relief and recovery resources
for farmers, please email info to: info@ssawg.org
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| Disaster
Relief Organizations |
Please
click the links to find out more.
New
Orleans Food and Farm Network
NOFFN
works on a variety of food systems issues in the Greater New
Orleans area. Find out more about the situation and
their response at http://www.noffn.org.
Southern
Mutual Help Association Rural Recovery Fund
SMHA,
based in New Iberia, Louisiana, has a proven 36 year history
of work with farmers and fishers in South Louisiana, including
areas hardest hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. SMHA
is continuing its support of the recovery and rebuilding effort
in these rural areas.
www.southernmutualhelp.org
The
Federation of Southern Cooperatives
The
Federation, and their partner - the Mississippi Association
of Cooperatives - provide assistance to farmers in Mississippi
and other rural areas of the South. Contact them through
the Federation of Cooperatives web site at:
www.federationsoutherncoop.com
Farm
Aid Disaster Fund
Farm
Aid channels emergency assistance to farm families devastated
by weather related and other disasters. Farm Aid activated
the Family Farm Disaster Fund to encourage donations so that
farm families can get the recovery assistance they need to
continue farming.
www.farmaid.org
Heifer
International
Heifer works to provide whatever immediate assistance it can,
and plans for short- and long-term assistance for project
partners, volunteers and Heifer affiliates.
Find
more information on the web at http://www.heifer.org.
Additional
information will be added as it becomes available. If
you have info to share, please send an email to:info@ssawg.org |
