FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program, which offers free hotel rooms, ends Jan. 10 unless FEMA grants an individual an extension.

Thousands of Western North Carolina families may be without housing as the winter storm approaches. FEMA said the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program is ending for around 3,500 households. The Transitional Sheltering Assistance program,

The N.C. Department of Emergency Management announced Monday that at the request of Gov. Roy Cooper, the deadline has been moved to Feb. 6, 2025. Homeowners and renters in 39 counties, mostly in western North Carolina and including Mecklenburg, with uninsured losses from Helene may be eligible to apply for FEMA assistance.

FEMA confirms continued eligibility on an individual basis. When eligibility ends, FEMA notifies survivors approximately seven days prior to their checkout date. It’s important for survivors to keep in touch with FEMA, provide regular updates on housing status and update contact information so their recovery process is not delayed.

Jan. 10, around 3,500 households in North Carolina are set to lose their Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) from FEMA.

Jan. 8, people gathered at Pack Square in downtown Asheville to demand Federal Emergency Management Agency to extend temporary housing assistance for victims of Helene.