|
A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center is scheduled to open at the Mall of the Mainland in Texas City on Monday, Nov. 17, to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage from Hurricane Ike.
Location:
Mall of the Mainland
10000 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway
Suite 1318 (Community Room)
Texas City, TX 77591
Hours:
1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. opening day, Monday
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday – Saturday
Closed Sundays
A complete list of centers is available at www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/pages/dr1791_drc_list.htm.
Residents are encouraged to register with FEMA before visiting a center. There are two ways to register: log on to www.fema.gov
or call FEMA’s toll free number, 1-800-621-3362, or TTY 1-800-462-7585
for the speech- and hearing-impaired. Both numbers are available 24
hours a day, seven days a week, until further notice.
At the Disaster Recovery Center, visitors can:
• Receive information about different types of state and federal disaster assistance.
• Get help completing applications for U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) low-interest disaster loans for homeowners,
renters, businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit organizations.
• Inquire about the status of applications for federal assistance.
• Learn about the FEMA appeal process.
• Receive referrals to voluntary organizations to help with immediate unmet needs.
• Learn cost-effective mitigation measures to reduce the impact of future disaster events.
More information is available online at www.fema.gov or www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem.
FEMA coordinates the federal government’s role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is the federal government’s primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property.
SBA helps homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes, and private nonprofit organizations fund repairs or rebuilding efforts, and cover the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal property. These disaster loans cover uninsured and uncompensated losses and do not duplicate benefits of other agencies or organizations. For information about SBA programs, applicants may call 800-659-2955 (TTY 800-877-8339). Homeowners, renters and business owners with questions for the SBA should call the Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955).
|
