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Spring Lake family seeks disaster recovery relief after Hurricane Florence

They are working to get their homes back into shape but waiting on the money to do so.
Tina Danzy’s parents are one of those families.
Her parents received a letter in the mail from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety that stated they had been denied disaster assistance from the state’s STEP program after FEMA inspectors told them they were eligible for help.
“I don’t understand why people who are just regular middle-class people…why we always have to suffer,” said Danzy. “They have the funds and we know they have the funds because it’s been stated. So what are you doing with the funds?”
DPS released a statement to ABC11:
“There definitely were cases where homes that were pre-qualified were disqualified on the second inspection. The universe of potential people who might qualify had already been determined by FEMA, they decide whose home is probably not damaged above $17,000.”
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