Disaster Relief Assistance
a service of The Arc Master Trust
and The Arc of Indiana
The Arc of Indiana
has designated funds to provide disaster relief assistance to people with disabilities
living in a disaster area who have been severely affected by 2008 flood and
recent tornadoes. This will allow The Arc to provide a $100 debit card to provide for immediate
needs.
Funding for Disaster Relief Assistance comes from funds remaining in our
Winter Heating Assistance Program.
The Winter Heating
Assistance Program will resume at the end of the year.
We are seeking additional funds for Disaster Relief. If you would like to
contribute to The Arc of Indiana's Disaster Relief Fund,
checks can be mailed to:
The Arc of Indiana
107 N. Pennsylvania Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Please note that the check is for Disaster Relief.
To apply for assistance, individuals
should contact the local chapter of The Arc
in their county, or a local agency providing services
to people
with disabilities. Application may also be made through an IPMG
Case Manager, Area Agency on Aging, or a
district office
of the Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services. The agency will need
to submit the completed certification form on behalf of the recipient.
The certification form is
available at: Disaster Relief
Assistance Certification Form - PDF or
Disaster Relief Assistance Certification Form
- Text
Following is the criteria for Disaster Relief.
An agency must submit a completed certification form
on behalf of the recipient confirming that the
person:
is disabled
is a recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicaid Disability
lives in a county declared a disaster area
has been severely impacted by the disaster
will use disaster relief funds for financial assistance as a result of loss from the disaster
the funds will supplement, not supplant, other sources of revenue used to pay the person’s monthly bills.
State Assistance for People with Disabilities
Residents with Cerebral Palsy -
if you are in need of replacement durable medical equipment
because of the flood, please contact
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana, Inc. to apply for
emergency assistance call - 317- 632-3561 or 800-723-7620
Free Downloadable Emergency Planning and Disaster Publication for People with Disabilities:
I am Citizen Prepared is a publication for people with disabilities and the people who support them.I Am Citizen Prepared, written by Maribeth Mooney, Research Associate, with the Indiana Institute’s Center on Aging and Community, is a free downloadable publication, designed to offer suggestions on how to prepare oneself in the event that an emergency does arise. The reader is encouraged to think of emergency preparedness as a project rather than a reaction to an unexpected and frightening event. I am Citizen Prepared is 49 pages and opens with Adobe Acrobat. Visit http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cac/pdf/emerguide.pdf to download.
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ndiana Counties Declared a Disaster Area with a local chapter of The ArcAdams County (Bi-County Services)
Bartholomew (The Arc of Bartholomew County)
Benton, Newton, & White Counties (Hoosier Prairie Arc)
Boone (Arc Rehab Services)
Brown (The Arc of Brown County)
Carroll (The Arc of Carroll County)
Daviess, (Davies-Martin Rehabilitation Services c/o Four Rivers Resource Services)
Dearborn (The Arc of Dearborn County)
Decatur (The Arc of Decatur County)
Elkhart (ADEC)
Franklin, Union, & Wayne Counties (Achieva Resources)
Greene (Greene County Area Rehabilitation Center c/o Four Rivers Resource Services)
Hancock (The Arc of Hancock County
Huntington (Easter Seals Arc)
Jackson (The Arc of Jackson County)
Jennings (The Arc of Jennings County)
Johnson (The ARC of Johnson County/Gateway Services)
Lagrange (Arc Opportunities)
Lawrence (The Arc of Lawrence County)
Madison (Hopewell Center)
Marion (Noble of Indiana)
Monroe (Stone Belt Arc)
Owen (The ARC of Owen County)
Rush (Rush County ARC)
Sullivan (Sullivan County Area Rehabilitation Center)
Tippecanoe (The Arc of Tippecanoe County)
Vigo (The ARC of Vigo County)
Indiana Counties declared a Disaster Area and local developmental disability provider agency
Clay County (Child-Adult Resource Services)
Fulton (Marshall-Starke Developmental Center)
Henry (Raintree Industries)
Jefferson (Developmental Services, Inc.)
Miami (Bona Vista Programs)
Morgan (Child-Adult Resource Services)
Ohio (New Horizons Rehabilitation)
Randolph (Jay-Randolph Developmental Services)
Ripley (New Horizons Rehabilitation)
Shelby (Shares)
Vermillion (Child-Adult Resource Services)
Wabash (ARC of Wabash County)
Warrick (Southern Indiana Rehabilitation Services)
Disaster Relief Assistance Certification Form
- Text
Disaster Relief
Assistance Certification Form - PDF