The document summarizes assistance programs available to individuals affected by wildfires in Southern California, including those provided by FEMA, SBA, and local legal organizations. It lists several FEMA assistance programs that provide money, crisis counseling, legal services, and unemployment benefits to disaster victims. It also provides contact information for SBA customer service and the American Red Cross volunteer lead for individual services. Free legal assistance is available to wildfire victims through a joint program of local bar associations that can help with insurance, landlord-tenant, and employment legal issues.

1. SoCal 2007 Wildfire Roadmap to Recovery: FEMA, SBA, SDCBA, Red Cross December 17, 2007 Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church

4. Grants and Assistance Programs for Individuals Catalog of Federal Disaster Assistance (CFDA) numbers are provided to help you find additional information on the CFDA website. Disaster Assistance (CDFA Numbers: 97.048 , 97.049 , 97.05 ) Provides money or direct assistance to individuals, families and businesses in an area whose property has been damaged or destroyed and whose losses are not covered by insurance. Crisis Counseling ( CDFA Number: 97.032 ) Provides supplemental funding to States for short-term crisis counseling services to people affected in Presidentially declared disasters . Disaster Legal Services ( CDFA Number: 97.033 ) Provides free legal assistance to disaster victims. Disaster Unemployment Assistance Program ( CDFA Number: 97.034 ) Provides unemployment benefits and re-employment services to individuals who have become unemployed because of major disasters.

5. SBA – Small Business Association Roger Busch Customer Service 800-659-2955

6. 1-866-636-9041 The San Diego County Bar Association, the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, and Legal Aid Society of San Diego, in conjunction with San Diego’s various Bar associations and law-related organizations, will be providing free legal assistance for the victims of the recent wildfires in San Diego County. Legal issues faced by the fire victims may range from insurance coverage to landlord-tenant concerns to employment questions. The assistance program will connect those affected by the wildfires in San Diego County with experienced lawyers who can advise you. Anyone affected by the wildfires may access legal assistance by dialing the toll-free FEMA - ABA/YLD disaster hotline at: Wildfire Legal Assistance : Chris Todd, Esq.

7. American Red Cross Debra Ramseyer Volunteer Lead for Individual Client Services 858-309-1341

8. January Road-to-Recovery Series