 In the wake of those natural disasters, Governor Kim Reynolds announced during a press conference today, the state has launched a disaster recovery temporary housing program. Iowa Homeland Security Emergency Management Director John Benson says the first of its kind program in Iowa is to provide a more long-term housing solution for residents impacted by the recent disasters and keep them in their communities. If you think of it, at the start of a disaster, people initially get into a congregate shelter to get out of harm's way.