Check In and Assess Damage - If you know of any cultural heritage or arts organizations, artists, musicians, etc., in need of emergency assistance, please encourage them to call the KHERN hotline (1-859-428-7810), email KHERN at help@khern.org, or help them complete the appropriate form below to request follow-up support. The rapid assessment forms below, created in partnership with our national partners at NCAPER and HENTF, help us quickly understand arts/cultural needs on the ground, so we can more effectively get assistance via KHERN's partners as well as federal, state, and local emergency management systems.
 

• Cultural Institutions: Rapid Damage Assessment Form
• Arts Organizations: Rapid Damage Assessment Form
• Individual Artists and Performing Groups: Rapid Damage Assessment Form

Share Resources - Please share the following resources with any KY communities in need: KHERN's resource page, our latest Facebook post, and the cost-free guides and resources below from our partners at HENTF (Heritage Emergency National Task Force). 

1. Cultural institutions, arts organizations, and artists and performing groups affected by the winter storm can call the National Heritage Responders hotline: 202.661.8068. The National Heritage Responders, a team of trained conservators and collections care professionals administered by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, are available 24/7 to provide advice and guidance.   
2. Members of the public and individual artists who have questions about saving family heirlooms and personal collections can email the National Heritage Responders at NHRpublichelpline@culturalheritage.org . 
3. HENTF’s Save Your Family Treasures guidance is available at https://www.fema.gov/disaster/recover/save-family-treasures. Here you can find the downloadable FEMA fact sheets “After the Flood: Advice for Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures” and “Salvaging Water-Damaged Family Valuables and Heirlooms,” available in multiple languages.  
4. Were there any damages to archaeological sites, historic buildings, natural, or other cultural resources? HENTF is a supporting organization of the Emergency Support Function (ESF) #11, coordinated by the Department of the Interior (DOI). Through ESF #11, DOI supports natural and cultural resources during times of disaster on state, local, tribal, and territorial lands. Please contact errd_oepc@ios.doi.gov to determine if ESF #11 technical assistance is available and how to access it. Learn more about ESF #11 HERE.