Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People in Emergencies)

Service Delivery

The services Project H.O.P.E. provides are:

• outreach
• screening and referral to disaster relief agencies or community resources
• individual and group counseling
• community education and information
• support and development of community response to disaster.

Other FEMA programs

• Crisis counseling – provides counseling to disaster victims experiencing trauma due to the disaster
• Disaster Unemployment – provides benefits to disaster not covered under the regular State Unemployment Program
• Disaster Legal Services – services provided by the American Bar Association’s Young
• Lawyers Division to low-income individuals affected by the disaster. Providing no fee services such as replacement of important documents, advice on landlord/tenant issues, contractors, etc.

Project HOPE is currently in a phase down period. Project HOPE will be phased up and redeployed in the event of a Presidential declared emergency. If there is a disaster please look for our staff in their bright yellow shirts at the Disaster Response centers and in your community.

If you have any questions, issues or unresolved needs relative to Tropical Storm Fay, please contact the Northeast Florida Coalition on Relief (NEFCOR) for assistance at 1016 Oak St., Jacksonville, FL32204. Their phone humber is 338-0920.

River Region has been serving Northeast Florida since 1972.
Administrative Offices 2055 Reyko Rd., Suite 101 Jacksonville, FL 32207 904-899-6300	Clinical Services 390 Park St. Jacksonville, FL 32204 904-899-6300
Some programs are funded in part by Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies, including the Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Nine programs accredited by CARF. Please report website problems to dmurphy@rrhs.org.