Find a shelter or get help after a hurricane
Safe shelter during a storm, and grants to repair your home after.
✓ Links tested 24 Oct 2026 · Facts checked 24 Oct 2026
Find a shelter (ODPEM)
Opens the official government site.
Who can do this
Anyone who needs shelter. Repair grants are for homes damaged and checked by the Ministry of Labour.
What you need
Tick things off as you gather them.
Steps
- Before or during a storm, check the ODPEM shelter list for your parish.
- After the storm, contact your Ministry of Labour parish office if your home was damaged.
- Staff visit to check the damage.
- Hurricane Melissa (ROOFS) grants: $75,000 minor, $200,000 major, $500,000 severe damage.
- Not visited yet? Report the damage at your parish office. Bring your TRN and ID.
Cost
Free.
How long
Contact your parish office for your case.
Can’t go online?
ODPEM: 876-906-9674 or 1-888-225-5637. Ministry of Labour: 876-922-8000. Westmoreland office, 18¼ Lewis Street, Savanna-la-Mar: 876-955-2532.