FEMA temporary housing ending for Katrina, Rita hurricane victims

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding applicants that the temporary housing program for families of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ends on May 1.

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding applicants that the temporary housing program for families of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ends on May 1.

Applicants currently receiving FEMA temporary housing assistance will begin receiving their notifications informing them that they must vacate the housing unit by May 1.

In response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, FEMA conducted the largest temporary housing operation in the history of the country, providing temporary housing units to more than 143,000 families across the Gulf Coast.

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