Resources to help you after the fires

We hope that you are well and safe in these exceptional hard times. Together the Santa Cruz Mountain residents have navigated through the hectic, unexpected evacuation; faced the grief of losing either our own homes; or friends, family, neighbors losing theirs. As members of this community, we have supported each other by organizing quick, helpful responses to various immediate needs. Gratefully we received the outpour of human kindness from far and wide, which was beyond outstanding and genuinely heartwarming. These supportive actions sustained us through our life-altering experience. 

Now we are entering the phase of re-grouping, taking inventory of what needs to be done to move forward to stabilizing our lives again. A new process for all of us, we’ll be encountering unfamiliar tasks and questions that will require useful, pertinent assistance, and answers. We want to ease your search for what you need to figure out; therefore, we started a “Help” list.

Sincerely,
Jane Mio
President Pro Tempore

SLV RECOVERY: Neighbors Helping Neighbors Get Back Up and Running

COMPREHENSIVE FIRE HELP

• Eshoo Wildfire Resources Guide
• Disaster Relief Handbooks | Morrison & Foerster
• Santa Cruz County Fire Recovery

FAMILY HELP

• Bonny Doon Community School Foundation
• Davenport Resource Service Center (DRSC) – Community Action Board

PROPERTY HELP

• Debris Removal, Re-entry, and Temporary Housing
• Santa Cruz County Environmental Health Services
• Damage Assessment Map
• The Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County

DISASTER ASSISTANCE HELP

• FEMA

INSURANCE HELP

• United Policyholders | Empowering the insured
• Notice to Insurers of a Forthcoming Bulletin Requiring a Moratorium Against Non-Renewal or Cancellation of Residential Property Insurance
• IRS announces tax relief for California wildfire victims | Internal Revenue Service

Photo: SLV Steve