Disaster Recovery Center To Open In Montgomery County
Release Date: October 30, 2008
Release Number: 1791-206
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AUSTIN, Texas -- A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center is scheduled to open at the Montgomery County Courthouse Annex in The Woodlands on Saturday, Nov. 1, to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage from Hurricane Ike.
Montgomery County
Montgomery Courthouse Annex
9909 Grogans Mill Road
The Woodlands, TX 77380Hours
1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. opening day, Saturday
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:
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Receive information about different types of state and federal disaster assistance.
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Get help completing applications for U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loans (SBA) for homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit organizations.
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Inquire about the status of applications for federal assistance.
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Receive referrals to voluntary organizations to help with immediate unmet needs.
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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.
Last Modified: Thursday, 30-Oct-2008 16:25:51