Applications opened Friday for $2.5 million in disaster assistance for Washingtonians whose homes were seriously damaged by December flooding.
The state and Salvation Army are distributing funds to cover costs of short-term housing, small home repairs and food replacement. To qualify for assistance, residents must live in King, Snohomish, Skagit or Whatcom counties; earn 80% or less of the area median gross income; and show that their primary residence was destroyed or seriously damaged by water reaching the electrical outlets on the home’s first floor.
People can apply online at SAhelp.org, by phone at 833-719-4981 or by visiting a disaster assistance center in their county…