Many Services Still Available for Survivors at Disaster Recovery Centers

BATON ROUGE, La. — Every Louisiana flood survivor has unique needs that arise along the road to recovery, so FEMA’s disaster recovery centers and their staffs are still available to meet as many of those needs as possible.
While each disaster recovery center provides services to fit the needs of its community, most disaster recovery centers are staffed by representatives who can help with:

• Registering for FEMA disaster assistance
• Applying for a loan with the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Determining the current status of disaster assistance applications
• Appealing a determination letter for FEMA or SBA assistance
• Finding volunteer or charitable organizations that provide disaster assistance
• Crisis counseling
• Disaster-related legal advice

All services may not be available at every disaster recovery center. To find the services you need at a disaster recovery center near you, call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 or text DRC and your zip code to 43362. You can also find a center near you by downloading the FEMA mobile app or going online to fema.gov/drc.

The SBA has also established business recovery centers and disaster loan outreach centers to assist Louisiana businesses and residents with their SBA-specific needs. To locate a center near you, contact the SBA at 800-659-2955 or online at www.sba.gov/disaster.

This graphic explains two ways survivors can look up disaster recovery center locations in their area online: visit FEMA.gov/DRC or use the FEMA app.

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