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Citizen Recovery Program (CRP)
Hurricane Helene and Winter Storm Jett
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Important notice:
The United Way of Southwest Virginia’s Citizen Recovery Program (CRP) application is only for immediate needs related to Hurricane Helene and Winter Storm Jett. Immediate needs qualify as short-term financial assistance such as: rent and utility assistance, food assistance, assistance with replacing vital documents, personal property replacement, etc (for full list, see examples provided below). The CRP funds are limited and will be provided on a first come, first serve basis to those who qualify.

If you experienced residential damage that requires repairs or a rebuild, please contact your County Administrator or county’s Emergency Manager for further instructions.
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United Way of Southwest Virginia is happy to announce our Citizen Recovery Program (CRP). This CRP was established with the mission to provide assistance for citizens who are recovering from disaster events within our affected counties of Southwest Virginia and the New River Valley. Funding will be provided as a payment directly to the business, vendor, landlord, or contractor that will be supplying your recovery assistance.

If you were directly affected by Hurricane Helene or Winter Storm Jett, whether this included temporary housing displacement, rental or utility needs, loss or damage to personal property or vital documents, financial loss, food shortages, education support, or other qualifying losses as listed below, we encourage you to submit an application to receive assistance from this CRP while funding is available.

Assistance will be determined based upon the qualifying needs of the household and funding available at the time of the application. More details are provided within the CRP application.

Examples of approved funding are:
i. Financial and Household Needs Assistance – help with rent, utilities, basic household items (e.g. clothing, cleaning supplies), temporary housing/emergency shelter, employment assistance, legal aid, and transportation access.
ii. Food Assistance – access to meals (e.g., food pantries, meal delivery), and/or financial assistance to purchase food.
iii. Health Supports – assistance accessing mental and physical health services, prescriptions, medical supplies, and emergency room visits.
iv. Educational Supports – assistance related to setting up temporary school sites, student transportation, school supplies, setting up community-based learning sites, school clean-up; and relocation of teachers, students, and administrators.
v. Other services and supports - as determined and identified by impacted populations, community-based organizations, and specific communities, to meet the evolving needs of the communities impacted by the Disaster.

***Funding for this program is limited and we may not be able to provide assistance to all applicants. Please submit a completed application so it will be provided full consideration.

For questions contact the Disaster Recovery Team at:
Email: drice@unitedwayswva.org
Phone: 276-525-0974