PERF Helps after a Hurricane

The Postal Service wants you to know that assistance is available following the effects of a hurricane.  The Postal  Employees’ Relief Fund, or PERF, helps employees and retirees whose homes are significantly damaged by natural disasters. 

PERF is not an emergency relief or immediate response organization such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Red Cross or insurance companies that pay to replace damaged or lost property. 

PERF instead provides relief grants to help qualifying individuals get re-established after a loss, based on an application process. Applications are considered in one of two categories:

 
·  If the primary residence is destroyed and occupants are never able to return

·  If the primary residence is significantly damaged and is temporarily uninhabitable for 90 days or longer, but there is an expectation of being able to return at some point.
 
For more details, go to the PERF website: www.postalrelief.com.

To apply for a grant, click on “Apply for Assistance” on the left-hand side of the PERF home page.

You can contribute to PERF by clicking “Donate” on the website, or through the Combined Federal Campaign, now through January 11, 2019, by designating charity number 10268.