North Walke Housing Corporation
Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund

The Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund, administered by the North Walke Housing Corporation, will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is exhausted.  This program is a piece of the efforts coordinated by the Greater Norwalk Recovery Committee, chaired by Michele DeLuca, Deputy Director of Emergency Management, which has representation by many organizations supporting recovery efforts.

Grants will be need-based and will not exceed $5000, except in very rare and extenuating circumstances.

Eligible applicants are those households with annual incomes less than or equal to 50% of the area median income (adjusted for family size) needing critical home repairs and/or appliance replacement as a result of damages caused by Hurricane Sandy. Assistance to households earning more than 50% but less than 80% of the area median income (adjusted for family size), and having extenuating circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis. A chart illustrating the area median income adjusted for household size is available here.

Eligible needs are required to be a result of damages caused by Hurricane Sandy and not otherwise covered by insurance, FEMA, SBA or other assistance. In addition to assistance with home repairs and/or appliance replacement, emergency rental assistance for displaced households is also available where needs exceed assistance available through other resources.

For information and applications for the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund:

             Call:      (203) 854-7274

             Visit:     Norwalk Redevelopment Agency

                          125 East Avenue, City Hall room 202

             Download:       Program Guidelines and Information English   Spanish

                                       Financial Eligibility Chart  English   Spanish

                                       Application (required) English   Spanish

                                        Household Information Sheet (required)  English  Spanish

                                        Budget Form (required)

                                        Release of Information to Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN) (required)

                                        Release of Information from FEMA (required if an application was filed)

Please, do not hesitate to contact North Walke staff with any questions about the application or process!

Basic needs assistance, including replacement of critical household goods damaged by Hurricane Sandy and relocation assistance is available through CCA, a program of Person-to-Person. Information and applications for this assistance is located at http://p2phelps.org or by contacting Marina Thomas at (203) 656-4631 ext 133.

Technical assistance completing applications is available via North Walke staff, and language assistance can be arranged upon request. Contact North Walke at (203) 854-7274 should you have any questions regarding the program or should you require assistance completing an application.