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Kansas Crisis Counseling Program- Kansas: Stronger Together
For Assistance Call: 1-800-273-8255
About
We are an outreach program working with multiple state, Tribal, local, and voluntary agency partners. We provide crisis counseling via remote services and educational material and online support for overall mental health and wellness.
General Information
Kansas: Stronger Together is:
* Authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) Crisis Counseling Immediate Services Program
* Funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
* Requires a Presidential declaration of disaster for Individual Assistance for short-term behavioral health support when disaster response needs are beyond States' capacity
* Administered through an interagency Federal partnership between FEMA and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services
* Culturally competent, understanding, respectful, and sensitive to the cultural makeup of communities served
What We Do:
* Build non-intrusive connections with survivors
* Provide physical and emotional support
* Address immediate needs
* Offer constructive assistance and public information
* Connect survivors to social supports
* Give voice to survivors' stories, disaster reactions and strengths
* Encourage survivors to take an active role in their own recovery
Resources:
SBA Assistance is Now Available!
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Kansas small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The disaster declaration makes SBA assistance available in the entire state of Kansas
Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hardofhearing may call (800) 877-8339. Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. The deadline to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan is Dec. 21, 2020.
For information about SBA and the coronavirus click here!
Unemployment Assistance
Information for Individuals who have become unemployed or are working reduced hours due to COVID-19. Click Here! for information!
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