Housing for Displaced

Temporary Housing

If you're in need of temporary housing throughout all of this, your best option is to physically visit the FEMA location at the AC “Bud” Hogan Community Center/Old Fort Senior Center (909 E Main St., Old Fort), between 8am-7pm.  If unable to physically visit, you can call them at 1-800-621-3362.  You can also monitor the status of your application for help at disasterassistance.gov or using the FEMA app.

You can also apply for temporary housing help with the following organizations:

Match: Fill out an enrollment packet on their site, or call 828-659-5289 for one to be mailed 

On Site Relief Organization: Fill out the form if you are in urgent need of shelter

Cabins for Christ: Fill out the form to request urgent temporary shelter in a cabin

Emergency RV: fill out this form to be added to a waitlist for an RV

Hope for Crisis: Fill out this form to get on the waitlist for a RV

Camp Grier in Old Fort has limited temporary to mid-term shelter that may be available 

If you have tried the above options and are waiting for a solution/have an immediate need for housing, the closest shelter to Old Fort that has availability as of 11/10 is a temporary shelter established at Gold’s Gym, 1815 Hendersonville Rd.  They enable families to stay together, accept pets, and have a kid’s playroom.

Efforts are underway by at least three different local businesses to get tiny homes of varying sizes built and placed throughout the Old Fort area.  Stay tuned for updates!