A statement released Monday by FEMA says that the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) Program will be open until January 25 for people in North Carolina.
The program, which was set to end on Tuesday, helps pay for hotel or motel rooms for thousands of people who had to leave their homes because of Hurricane Helene.
People who get help from the federal government have more time to find other housing or fix up their current houses.
FEMA says that the program’s extension will help more than 3,000 families.
The agency said that people who checked out of their temporary housing on Tuesday are either going back to homes they can live in or have stopped receiving FEMA help.
FEMA said last month that after the storm, more than 10,000 households took temporary shelter in hotels that were part of the TSA program. However, most of them have since moved on to longer-term housing.
Not only does FEMA have its own program to help people, but each county also has its own shelters and groups that can help.
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