One Recovery Center Opens, One Closes In San Jacinto
Release Date: October 9, 2008
Release Number: 1791-108
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AUSTIN, Texas -- San Jacinto County residents will have a new FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center when one opens in Coldspring Saturday, Oct. 11 to replace the center closing in Cleveland Oct. 10. There are still two centers to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage from Hurricane Ike. The new center is located at:
San Jacinto County
Medical Clinic Doctors Office
201 State Highway 150 East
Coldspring, TX 77328
Hours
1 p.m. to 6 p.m. opening day Saturday, Oct. 11
1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily Monday through Saturday
The second center in the county is:
San Jacinto County Precinct 2 Building
1000 N. Byrd Ave.
Shepherd, TX 77371
It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., except Sundays when the hours are 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The center that is closing is at the San Jacinto County Precinct 3 Building, 35 Lilley Yeager Loop North in Cleveland. It will be open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday.
A full listing of Disaster Recovery Centers and operational times 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. Both numbers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until further notice.
Before calling, residents should be sure to have:
- A phone number and an alternate phone number where they can be reached
- A current address where the applicant receives mail
- The address of the affected property
- A brief description of the damages
- Social Security number, and
- Insurance information including policy numbers
Residents should register only once; duplicate registrations may cause delays in the delivery of assistance. However, they should keep in touch with FEMA and check their status by calling the FEMA helpline, 1-800-621-3362 or TTY 1-800-462-7585.
Before going to a Disaster Recovery Center, residents should make sure to have their identification, Social Security number, insurance information, proof of address and contact numbers.
At the center, visitors can:
- Receive information about different types of state and federal disaster assistance.
- Get help completing low-interest loan applications from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
- Inquire about the status of applications for federal assistance.
- Receive referrals to the American Red Cross and other voluntary organizations to help with immediate unmet needs.
- Learn cost-effective measures to reduce the impact of future disaster losses.
Disaster assistance may include grants to help pay for temporary housing, home repair and other serious disaster-related expenses not covered by insurance or other sources.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides low-interest loans to cover the uncompensated losses for personal contents up to $40,000 for both homeowners and renters and up to $200,000 for homeowners for physical damage to their primary residence. The SBA also provides low-interest loans up to $2 million for uncompensated physical losses suffered by businesses of any size and private non-profit organizations. Additionally, working capital loans are available for economic injuries sustained by small businesses in the declared counties and the adjoining counties. The combination of the two business loans cannot exceed $2 million.
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.
Last Modified: Thursday, 09-Oct-2008 22:02:26