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FEMA and the US Small Business Administration have approved more than $89.25 million in federal assistance to survivors of the Maui wildfires that began Aug. 8. The last day to register for Red Cross sheltering assistance is Friday, Sept. 15. The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance and a low-interest disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration is Tuesday, Oct. 10. Residents who lost their job as a direct result of the Maui wildfires and live or work in Maui County have until Monday, Sept. 25, to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance. ....
Anyone who wishes to begin using the American Red Cross’ non-congregate sheltering program, which offers lodging in hotels and other properties rather than group shelters, must sign up no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15. Those who already have signed up will continue to receive shelter and services through the program as long as they are eligible. ....
The New Journal and Guide The Crispus Attucks Cultural Center, Inc, (CACC) the organization created to restore Norfolk’s Historic Attucks Theatre will be dissolved as of December 31, according to leaders of the non-profit’s Board of Directors. LaVon Purnell-Wilson, the current board chair since 2016, told the GUIDE two weeks ago, that she and other CACC board members were in the final stages of the process of closing out the operation of the organization. Purnell-Wilson said the Board of Directors has been discussing disbanding the CACC for the past three years, even while planning for the historic theater’s centennial celebrations which took place in 2019-2020. ....