JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Three disaster recovery centers previously scheduled to close will remain open until further notice, serving survivors of the severe storms and flooding that occurred in Missouri between April 28 and May 11, 2017.
In coordination with Missouri’s Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the centers in Oregon, Ozark and Stone counties will continue to provide in-person support to individuals and businesses. Representatives from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) can answer questions on disaster assistance or low-interest disaster loans. Locations of recovery centers appear online at https://recovery.mo.gov/ and at www.fema.gov/DRC.
Disaster survivors in any county designated by the recent federal disaster declarations in Missouri and Arkansas can visit the centers, even if they don’t live in the county where the center is located.
Disaster recovery centers are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed on Sundays. Here are the centers that are open as of June 30.
County | Location | Opening Date |
Carter | Van Buren Youth and Community Center, 1204 Hwy. D, Van Buren, MO 63965 | Thursday, June 8
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Howell | West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St., West Plains, MO 65775 | Tuesday, June 13
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Newton | Lampo Center, 500 E. Spring St., Neosho, MO 64850
| Tuesday, June 13 Closed Sat. & Sun. Closes 7pm 6/30 |
Oregon | Alton School, 2180 School St., Alton, MO 65606 | Saturday, June 24
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Osage | Osage County Community Center, 1811 Highway 50 E., Linn, MO 65051 | Tuesday, June 27 Closes 7pm 7/1 |
Ozark | Ozark County Health Dept., 370 3rd St., Gainesville, MO 65655 | Saturday, June 24
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Pulaski | St. Robert Community Center, 114 J.H. Williamson Dr., St. Robert, MO 65584 | Tuesday, June 27 Closes 7pm 7/1 |
Reynolds | Ellington City Hall, 100 Tubbs Ave., Ellington, MO 63638 | Tuesday June 27 Closes 7pm 7/1 |
Shannon | United Methodist Church, 18231 Church St., Eminence, MO 65466 | Monday June 26 Closes 7pm 6/30 |
Stone | Stone County Annex, 106 E. 5th St., Galena, MO 65656 | Monday, June 26
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The U.S. Small Business Administration offers low-interest disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, certain private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters. SBA also offers low-interest working capital loans (called Economic Injury Disaster Loans) to small businesses and nonprofit organizations having difficulty meeting obligations as a result of the disaster.
For more information, applicants may contact SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955, email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov, or go to SBA’s website at SBA.gov/disaster. Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals may call 800-877-8339.
To register with FEMA:
- Call 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. CST. Multilingual registration assistance is available. Those who use 711 or Video Relay Services may call 800-621-3362. Those who use TTY may call 800-462-7585; MO Relay 800-735-2966; CapTel 877-242-2823; Speech to Speech 877-735-7877; VCO 800-735-0135. Multilingual operators will be available from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week until further notice.
- Go online to register online at DisasterAssistance.gov.
- Use the FEMA app for smartphones.
The federal disaster declaration covers eligible losses caused by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding between April 28 and May 11, 2017, in these counties: Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Douglas, Dunklin, Franklin, Gasconade, Howell, Jasper, Jefferson, Madison, Maries, McDonald, Newton, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Pemiscot, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, St. Louis, Stone, Taney, and Texas.