Hurricane Ian - Resources for kidney patients

Nationwide resources

Help when you need it.

• Website: helpwhenyouneedit.org
• Description: Nationwide listings of private and public resources. Search by zip code.
• Assists with: Food pantries, free clinics, and Stores that accept food stamps.

Aunt Bertha

• Website: Auntbertha.com
• Description: Nationwide listings of free or reduced-cost services.
• Assist with: Medical care, Food, Goods, Transportation, financial assistance, legal aid and Advocacy.

RX Assist

• Website: www.rxassist.org/patients
• Description: Free and low costs medicines.

Needy Meds

• Website: https://www.needymeds.org
• Description: Financial assistance programs to help with cost of medications.
• Phone: 1-800-503-6897

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Apply for Assistance
• Website: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3584
• Phone: 800.621.3362

United Way

• Website: www.211.org
• Description: Provides resources in your area

Dialysis Providers Emergency Phone Numbers

• DaVita: 800.400.8331
• Fresenius: 800.626.1297
• DCI: 866.424.1990
• ARA: 888.880.6867
• Satellite: 855.396.2212
• US Renal Care: 866.671.8772

HUD Find Shelter Tool

• Website: https://www.hud.gov/findshelter
• Description: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Find Shelter tool provides information about housing, shelter, health care, and clothing resources in communities across the country.

Local resources

FloridaDisaster.org

• Website: https://www.floridadisaster.org/
• Description: Florida Division of Emergency Management

Feeding Florida.

• Website: https://www.feedingflorida.org/
• Description: This website refers applications to all food banks in the state of Florida
• Phone: 855-352-3663

Florida Department of Children and Families.

• Website: https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/access/
• Description: Information and application assistance in filing for food stamps, temporary cash assistance, Medicaid.
• Phone: 850-300-4323

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

• Website: https://www.floridajobs.org/
• Description: When Disaster Unemployment Assistance is activated, the agency will provide disaster information. This assistance provides weekly benefit payments to those out of work due to the disaster, including self-employed persons, farm and ranch owners, and others not covered under regular unemployment insurance programs.
• Phone: 850-245-7105

Catholic Charities of Central Florida.

• Website: https://cflcc.org/
• Description: Catholic Charities provides referrals to organizations providing emergency food assistance.
• Phone: 888-658-2828 or 407-658-1818

Florida Social Serve Housing Resources Helpline.

• Website: https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/disaster-survivors/state-local-referral-lists/florida
• Description: Social serve is a non-profit organization that assist tenants and agencies in finding affordable housing for callers free of charge. Using a toll-free number, callers work with trained, bilingual call center specialists to find affordable housing.
• Phone: 877-428-8844

Florida Public Radio Emergency Network

• Website: https://floridastorms.org/
• Description: provides emergency information and updates

Find a Local American Red Cross Shelter

• Website: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.html
• Hurricane Ian information•Main Phone Number: 800.733.2767

FEMA

• Website: https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/sheltering-housing-options
• Description: Disaster survivors with damage to their primary residence may be eligible for FEMA Sheltering and Housing Assistance. (Rental Assistance, Transitioning Sheltering Assistance, Home Repair/Replacement, Direct Temporary Housing).
• Phone: 1-800-621-3362