The agency said it would no longer impose strict ownership requirements that unduly affected Black communities.
said Thursday it would end a policy that prevented many Black families from securing federal relief funds after natural disasters such as Hurricane Ida, which has wreaked havoc across the nation this week.of FEMA’s policies in July, noting that the agency regularly denied claims to Black families who live on land that is passed down informally between generations, a policy that dates to the Jim Crow era, when local laws largely restricted the rights of people of color.
This is a culture shift for the agency and we are only just beginning. These new changes reduce barriers and help us provide more equitable disaster support to all survivors, specifically for underserved populations.
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