Impact of 2010 flood

• People were displaced from their homes.
• Businesses were damaged or destroyed.
• Emergency shelters were opened.
• President Obama issued a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for Rhode Island at the Governor's request.
• For the first time, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) came to Rhode Island and opened Disaster Recovery Centers across the State.
• Research has shown that people affected by traumas, such as a flood, continue to have significant needs for quite some time after the actual disaster.
• A State Disaster Behavioral Health Response Team was activated for immediate response to the disaster.
• There now are 55 RI HOPE outreach workers in the State.
• Rhode Island became eligible for the grant that has established RI HOPE as a disaster response program, and RI HOPE may be reactivated should another disaster occur.