Cerrarán Centros De Recuperación Del Condado De Harris; Centro De Mitigación De Fema Y Centro De Sba Permanecen Abiertos
Fecha de Publicación: 4 de marzo de 2009
Número de Publicación: 1791-437
AUSTIN, Texas -- El úlimo de los Centros de Recuperación por Desastre de FEMA/Estado en el condado de Harris cerrará el 5 de marzo, lo que refleja elState Disaster Recovery Centers in Harris County will close March 5, a reflection of Texas’ continuing progress in recovering from Hurricane Ike.
The recovery centers are located in Houston at the Old Freeman Library at 16603 Buccaneer Lane and in Seabrook at Miramar Shopping Center at 2004 Bayport Blvd. The centers are open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through March 5.
"The Harris County recovery centers have played a critical role in providing face-to-face assistance to help thousands of area residents move forward in their recovery from the disaster,” said Brad Harris, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s federal coordinating officer in Texas. "Although these last recovery centers are closing in Harris County, FEMA remains in the county and in Texas devoting itself to helping Texans recover from Hurricane Ike through a diversity of efforts.”
As many as 24 disaster recovery centers have served Harris County. There have been almost 53,000 visits to the centers from homeowners, renters and business owners.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to operate disaster loan outreach centers in Harris County, and FEMA representatives are available at the centers to provide assistance. The locations of the SBA centers in Harris County and elsewhere in Texas can be found at www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_program_office/sba_tx_ofc.pdf on the Web.
Among FEMA's other continuing services in Harris County are five sites that are offering homeowners information on how to be better protect their homes from disasters.
The schedule of times and stores where the FEMA hazard mitigation specialists are located is at www.fema.gov/hazard/hurricane/2008/ike/mitigation_help on the Web.
Residents also can follow up on their applications at www.fema.gov, or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), TTY 1-800-462-7585 for the speech- and hearing-impaired. The numbers are available 6 a.m. to midnight daily.
Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-FEMA (3362). For TTY call 800-462-7585.
FEMA’s temporary housing assistance and grants for public transportation expenses, medical and dental expenses, and funeral and burial expenses do not require individuals to apply for an SBA loan. However, applicants who receive SBA loan applications must submit them to SBA loan officers to be eligible for assistance that covers personal property, vehicle repair or replacement, and moving and storage expenses.
Fecha de la última actualización: Jueves, 05-Mar-2009 14:34:14