FEMA money is funneled to disaster relief nonprofits that then hire case managers to guide victims through the recovery process. But even before Trump took office with an eye toward diminishing the agency, recovery funds couldn’t keep up with victims’ needs.
Now, as the administration slashes FEMA funding, withholds aid, and puts more of the onus of recovery onto individual states, victim-assistance organizations feel that they’ve been left totally unprepared, with too few case managers to go around.
All of these issues are likely to grow more severe in the coming year, as a review board appointed to reform the agency prepares to make its recommendations.
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