Disaster relief grants available for homeschool families

HSLDA offers grants to families recovering from natural disasters to help them get back on their feet and continue homeschooling. If your home or school materials have been physically damaged by a hurricane, wildfire, tornado, earthquake, blizzard, or regional flooding in the past year, apply for a Disaster Relief Grant to help your family's journey of recovery.

 

What can Disaster Relief Grants be used for?

 

Disaster Relief Grants help families afford: Emergency needs such as displacement costs, meals, generator fuel, blankets, diapers, etc.; Replacement curriculum or school materials; or Replacement household goods damaged by the disaster, such as furniture, appliances, electronics, food, etc.

 

Grants are modest, not exceeding $650, and will be sent in the form of a check to your home address. If your address has changed or you have been displaced, please let us know.

 

Homeschooling families must meet certain requirements to be considered for a grant.

 

To qualify to apply, you must: be homeschooling at least one child between 6 and 19 years old; have legal custody of the child(ren) you are homeschooling; be able to show physical or financial damage to your home or family caused by a - natural disaster in the past 18 months; and have created a free My HSLDA Account.

 

The application will require you to upload the following types of photos: The front of your driver’s license or other government-issued ID showing your permanent address; A copy of a bill or bank statement showing the address of the affected home; and A photo of the front of your house with house number on the curb, house, or mailbox. Please ensure the picture displays the full house front with the house number in view; and Photos of damage to your property from the recent storm.

 

Failure to provide the required photos may delay or suspend your grant application.

 

For questions or an application, contact a Grant Administrator at compassioninfo@hslda.org or by calling 540-338-8688.