Flooding Resources

After a disaster strikes, recovery and rebuilding can be overwhelming and difficult to manage. This resource page can help you and your family navigate all of the resources available through local, state, and federal governments to ensure our communities receive the resources necessary to recover.

- Community Action and Human Services
- Flood zone map
- Flood information and safety
- Recovering from a disaster
- Damage Reporting Survey
- Elderly Affairs Disaster Preparedness
- Emergency Evacuation Assistance Program
- Miami-Dade Alerts
- Storm Aides for Everyone (SAFE): During any disaster, the Storm Aides for Everyone (SAFE) application will allow you to find open facilities in Miami-Dade County
- Disability Services for People Living Independently (DSAIL)
- Pet Disaster Preparedness
- Community Resource Centers
Disaster Distress Helpline

Call 1-800-985-5990, 24/7, or text "talkwithus" to 66746 for English or "hablanos" to 66746 for Spanish. This multilingual hotline offers crisis counseling and support. The website also has information on coping tips and common symptoms and risk factors for emotional distress.

2-1-1

Call or visit 211.org for free and confidential information and referrals to community resources, including mental wellness care. This service is available 24/7.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Call or text 988, 24/7, to connect with the nearest crisis center in the Lifeline network. These centers provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals.
Helplines for Assistance

The Florida Department of Children and Families launched the Family Support Line, which connects individuals and families who were impacted by Hurricane Ian with peers who were impacted and have recovered from Hurricane Michael. Family Support Line: 888-850-SWFL.

DCF has also created a First Responder Support Line (407-823-1657) that all first responders throughout Hurricane Ian impacted areas can contact. This line combines current resources into a single point of contact that will connect first responders with mental health professionals.

SAMSHA Disaster Distress Hotline: Call or Text 1-800-985-5990.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call or text 988.

American Red Cross Virtual Family Assistance Center: 1-833-492-0094.
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