Socialserve.com is assisting FEMA and the Missisippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) with housing recovery after recent tornadoes. FEMA and MEMA are calling for landlords to list rental vacancies as soon as possible in affected areas to help people find safe, affordable housing.

Below is an excerpt from a Mississippi Business Journal article about the effort. For more information, please find the full article on MSBusiness.com.

---

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Landlords with available rental properties in Mississippi are urged to contact a housing locator service to list their available rental properties.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are working together to find housing for those displaced by the recent tornadoes, storms and flooding.

In support of that, they encourage Mississippi landlords in or near the four counties affected – Forrest, Lamar, Marion and Wayne – to list their available rentals properties online at www.socialserve.com or to call SocialServe.com toll-free at 1-877-428-8844, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. -7 p.m. with property details.