DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPEN IN LAKE COUNTY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230427/disaster-recovery-center-open-lake-county]


Release Date: 
avril 26, 2023 

INDIANAPOLIS – The state of Indiana and FEMA will open a Disaster
Recovery Center in Lake County from April 27-29 and May 8-10 to help
survivors of the March 31–April 1 storms and tornadoes continue
their recovery.

Recovery specialists from FEMA, the state and the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) will be at the center to help with FEMA
applications, answer questions and provide referrals to resources.

THE CENTER WILL BE LOCATED AT:

791 83RD AVE.

MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410

Center hours will be:

8 a.m. – 6 p.m. on April 27 and 28,

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on April 29, and

8 a.m. – 6 p.m. on May 8 and May 9. 

May 10 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Additional recovery centers will be opening soon in other impacted
areas. Individuals and businesses in Allen, Benton, Clinton, Grant,
Howard, Johnson, Lake, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Sullivan, and White
counties can visit any open center for help. To find a nearby center,
visit fema.gov/drc [http://www.fema.gov/drc].

To apply for FEMA assistance without visiting a center, call the FEMA
Helpline at 800-621-3362, go online to DisasterAssistance.gov
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov] or use the FEMA App
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products]. If you
use a relay service such as video relay service (VRS), captioned
telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service.

The deadline to apply for federal assistance is June 14, 2023

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_FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after
disasters. _

_For more information on Indiana’s recovery, visit
__fema.gov/disaster/4704_ [http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4704]_. Follow
us on our Facebook.com/FEMA [https://www.facebook.com/FEMA/] page and
Twitter at __@femaRegion5_ [https://twitter.com/femaregion5]_. _

_FEMA does not discriminate against individuals based on their race,
color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age,
disability, English proficiency, or economic status. _