Patient resources guide: Hurricane Helene

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Find help in your area affected by Hurricane Helene.

Find resources in North Carolina

Nationwide Resources

American Kidney Fund Community Resource Finder

DaVita Dialysis information

Following the impact of Hurricane Helene, DaVita Kidney Care dialysis clinics have opened their doors to anyone in the area needing treatment, including those who normally treat at other providers. Find more information here.

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

U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Kidney Community Emergency Response Hotline

USA.gov Disasters and Emergencies

Help when you need it

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

RX Assist

Needy Meds

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

Findhelp.org

  • Website: https://www.findhelp.org/
  • Description: Search for financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.

NOAA's National Weather Service

  • Website: https://www.noaa.gov/helene
  • Description: Compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most current forecasted weather conditions for your area, evacuation and shelter information, and available resources to help keep you safe.

HUD Disaster Resources

Rebuilding Together

Disaster Legal Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

  • Provides crisis counseling, information, and resources - available 24/7
  • Phone: 1-800-985-5990 or
  • Text: TalkWithUs to 66746; Spanish: Text "Hablanos" to 66746
  • Online chat: through SAMHSA's website

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline

Local Resources

North Carolina State and Local Level Referrals

American Red Cross

The Salvation Army

Visit North Carolina

North Carolina Department of Public Safety

North Carolina Emergency Management 

DriveNC.gov

  • Website: https://drivenc.gov/
  • Description: Provides updated information on highway conditions including road closures

NC Tribal Communities

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Second Harvest Food Bank

United Way

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

Phone: 211

Find resources in Georgia

Nationwide Resources

American Kidney Fund Community Resource Finder

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

U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Kidney Community Emergency Response Hotline

USA.gov Disasters and Emergencies

Help when you need it

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

RX Assist

Needy Meds

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

Findhelp.org

  • Website: https://www.findhelp.org/
  • Description: Search for financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.

NOAA's National Weather Service

  • Website: https://www.noaa.gov/helene
  • Description: Compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most current forecasted weather conditions for your area, evacuation and shelter information, and available resources to help keep you safe.

HUD Disaster Resources

Rebuilding Together

Disaster Legal Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

Local Resources

Georgia State and Local Level Referrals

Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency

  • Website: https://gema.georgia.gov/tropical-storm-helene
  • Description: Provides assistance with home repairs and other needs following a Presidential Declaration of Major Disaster.
  • Phone: (404)635-7200
  • Phone: (800) 879-4362

Georgia Department of Labor

Atlanta Community Food Bank

  • Website: https://www.acfb.org/
  • Description: Food Pantries and Community Kitchens serving the Atlanta metro area
  • Contact: Text 'FINDFOOD' (COMIDA for Spanish) to 888-976-2232
  • Phone: 404-892-3333

American Red Cross

The Salvation Army

United Way

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

US Army Corps of Engineers

Find resources in Florida

Nationwide Resources

American Kidney Fund Community Resource Finder

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

U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Kidney Community Emergency Response Hotline

USA.gov Disasters and Emergencies

Help when you need it

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

RX Assist

Needy Meds

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

Findhelp.org

  • Website: https://www.findhelp.org/
  • Description: Search for financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.

NOAA's National Weather Service

  • Website: https://www.noaa.gov/helene
  • Description: Compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most current forecasted weather conditions for your area, evacuation and shelter information, and available resources to help keep you safe.

HUD Disaster Resources

Rebuilding Together

Disaster Legal Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

  • Provides crisis counseling, information, and resources - available 24/7
  • Phone: 1-800-985-5990 or
  • Text: TalkWithUs to 66746; Spanish: Text "Hablanos" to 66746
  • Online chat: through SAMHSA's website

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline

Local resources

Florida State and Local Level Referrals

Florida Health Care Association

  • Website: https://www.fhca.org/facility_operations/helene_storm_resources
  • Description: Compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most current forecasted weather conditions for your area, evacuation, health facilities and shelter information, and available resources to help keep you safe.

American Red Cross

The Salvation Army

Florida Education Association

Hurricane Preparedness Guide (OAG)

Florida Housing Search

Florida Division of Emergency Management

Visit Florida

Feeding Florida

Volunteer Florida

United Way

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

US Army Corps of Engineers

Find resources in South Carolina

Nationwide Resources

American Kidney Fund Community Resource Finder

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

U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Kidney Community Emergency Response Hotline

USA.gov Disasters and Emergencies

Help when you need it

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

RX Assist

Needy Meds

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

Findhelp.org

  • Website: https://www.findhelp.org/
  • Description: Search for financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.

NOAA's National Weather Service

  • Website: https://www.noaa.gov/helene
  • Description: Compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most current forecasted weather conditions for your area, evacuation and shelter information, and available resources to help keep you safe.

HUD Disaster Resources

Rebuilding Together

Disaster Legal Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

  • Provides crisis counseling, information, and resources - available 24/7
  • Phone: 1-800-985-5990 or
  • Text: TalkWithUs to 66746; Spanish: Text "Hablanos" to 66746
  • Online chat: through SAMHSA's website

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline 

Local Resources

South Carolina State and Local Level Referrals

American Red Cross

The Salvation Army

South Carolina Government

South Carolina Emergency Management Division

United Way

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

Phone: 211

Find resources in Tennessee 

Nationwide Resources

American Kidney Fund Community Resource Finder

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

U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Kidney Community Emergency Response Hotline

USA.gov Disasters and Emergencies

Help when you need it

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

RX Assist

Needy Meds

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

Findhelp.org

  • Website: https://www.findhelp.org/
  • Description: Search for financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.

NOAA's National Weather Service

  • Website: https://www.noaa.gov/helene
  • Description: Compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most current forecasted weather conditions for your area, evacuation and shelter information, and available resources to help keep you safe.

HUD Disaster Resources

Rebuilding Together

Disaster Legal Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

Local Resources

Tennessee State and Local Level Referrals

American Red Cross

The Salvation Army

Tennessee Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (TNVOAD)

  • Website: https://www.tnvoad.org/
  • Description: support for partners across the state before, during, and after disasters

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency 

Second Harvest Food Bank

Volunteer Tennessee

Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief

United Way

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

Find resources in Virginia

Nationwide Resources

American Kidney Fund Community Resource Finder

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

U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Kidney Community Emergency Response Hotline

USA.gov Disasters and Emergencies

Help when you need it

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

RX Assist

Needy Meds

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

Findhelp.org

  • Website: https://www.findhelp.org/
  • Description: Search for financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.

NOAA's National Weather Service

  • Website: https://www.noaa.gov/helene
  • Description: Compilation of information that you can use before, during, and after the storm to have the most current forecasted weather conditions for your area, evacuation and shelter information, and available resources to help keep you safe.

HUD Disaster Resources

Rebuilding Together

Disaster Legal Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

Local Resources

Virginia State and Local Level Referrals

Governor of Virginia

American Red Cross

The Salvation Army

Virginia Emergency Management 

Second Harvest Food Bank

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore

 Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

 The Gove Christian Outreach center 

  • Website: https://www.groveoutreach.com/
  • Description: Supplies clothing, hygiene, and household items. Also provides financial assistance and transportation assistance.
  • Phone: (757) 887-1100   

United Way

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