The Disaster Toolkit – 2026 + Resources For the Home, Family & Financial Recovery

⚠️ Resources:
THE HOME & FAMILY + FINANCIAL TOOLKIT:
There are many disaster and emergency preparedness and assistance resources available for you to help you through the hard times rebuilding:

• ☎︎American Red Cross Operator – (Safe and Well):

📞 1-800-RedCross (1-800-733-2767)

• +American Red Cross (Main website):

•  𖨆  American Red Cross (Contact and Locate Loved Ones):

🌐redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief/contact-and-locate-loved-ones

• 🏞️American Red Cross (Find an Open Shelter):

🌐redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery/find-an-open-shelter

• • 📜 Text: American Red Cross: “GETEMERGENCY” to 90999
  • 📱 Apps – American Red Cross:z
    • Blood, earthquake, emergency, first aid, flooding, hero care, hurricanes, pet first aid, tornadoes, wildfires.

• ☎︎ Samaritan’s Purse Operator – (Safe and Well):

📞 1 (828) 262-1980

• 🌐 Samaritan’s Purse Website:

🌐 https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/nam/#volunteer-now

• 🐾Pet owner disaster preparation and assistance (ASPCA):

🌐 aspca.org/pet-care/general-pet-care/aspca-mobile-app

• • This can assist with personalized missing pet recovery kits, creating digital lost pet flyers that can be shared instantly on the user’s social networks,advice on what to do with your pet before, during and after a storm or natural disaster, and the ability to store a pet’s vital medical records and dietary needs, which can shave off precious time in the event of an emergency. This information can be easily stored and shared for your convenience as well.
• 🆘DisasterAssistance.gov:

🌐disasterassistance.gov

• • Information on how you might be able to get help from the U.S. Government before, during and after a disaster. If the President makes help available to individuals in your community after a disaster, you can visit this site to apply online.
• SAMSA Disaster Distress Helpline:

• • 🌐Website: disasterdistress.samhsa.gov 
  • ☎︎ Call: 📞 1-800-985-5990 to talk live with a trained crisis counselor. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster.
  • 📜 Text: “TalkWithUs”  to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster.
    • SAMSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline provides crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters and is dedicated to providing year-round immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories.
• ⚠️ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):

🌐 fema.gov

• • FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
• 🪖Military OneSource:

🌐 militaryonesource.mil/emergency-contacts-for-disasters-evacuations

• • Offers various articles and resources for emergency preparedness and natural disasters.
• 💸Money Management in Times of Disaster:

🌐 personal-finance.extension.org/money-management-in-times-of-disaster

• • Information about Money Management during times of disaster:
    • Money management in times of disaster: Preparation
    • Returning to your damaged home
    • Managing finances and making decisions after a disaster

• 📛Ready.gov:

🌐 ready.gov

• • Ready is a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation. Ready and its Spanish language version Listo ask individuals to do three key things:
    1. build an emergency supply kit
    2. make a family emergency plan
    3. be informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses.

• Sesame Street (Emergency Toolkits):

🌐sesamestreet.org/toolkits/emergencies

• • Kids need relief that is specially formulated for children. Simple and easy resources to help you help children and others recover from an emergency.

• TriCare:

tricare.mil/disasterinfo

• • In the event of a natural disaster, TriCare US Family Health Plan will post disaster-related information on their homepage. It’s important to know that your TriCare benefits will be maintained during any time of crisis. In the event of evacuation, please take the necessary precautions. In the case of an emergency, dial 911 or go directly to the nearest emergency room. Click on an icon below (on the TriCare website) to read alerts and emergency information in your area.
    • TriCare emergency prescription refills: At times during emergencies, TriCare may authorize early refills for prescriptions. You can receive notifications from tricare.mil/disasterinfo if early refills are authorized. TriCare officials remind beneficiaries that early refills are only authorized for beneficiaries who specifically indicate they are impacted by the emergency event.

When disaster strikes, this list helps assist you in getting the help and assistance that you need in order to put your life back together.

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When disaster strikes, this list aids in getting the help and assistance that you need in order to put your life back together.

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