DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS IN ISABELLA AND MIDLAND COUNTIES WILL CLOSE
[https://www.fema.gov/news-release/20200220/los-centros-de-recuperacion-de-desastres-de-los-condados-de-isabella-y]


Release Date: 
September 26, 2017 

MIDLAND, MICH. – As the October 2, 2017 registration deadline
approaches, Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Isabella and Midland
counties will close permanently on SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, AT 2 P.M.
 

ISABELLA COUNTY

4855 E. Bluegrass Road
Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48858

MIDLAND COUNTY

Carpenter Street School
1407 W. Carpenter St.
Midland, MI 48640
 

DRCs are operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in
partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

After the DRCs close, survivors with losses from the June storms and
flooding have other options for accessing FEMA disaster assistance.
They can register for help, learn about the appeals process, or check
the status of their claim by:

	* Going online at DisasterAssistance.gov
[https://www.disasterassistance.gov/]
	* Calling 800-621-3362; TTY users can call 800-462-7585.
	* Those who use 711 or Video Relay Services can call 800-621-3362.
	* Michigan Speech to Speech Relay Services:

	* English: 866-656-9826
	* Spanish: 866-656-9827

Operators are multilingual and calls are answered from 7 a.m. to 10
p.m. EDT seven days a week.

The deadline to register online for FEMA disaster assistance is
MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY, OCT. 2.

FEMA assistance is nontaxable and will not affect eligibility for
Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid or other federal benefits.

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_FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to
ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and
improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to,
recover from, and mitigate all hazards._

_English: __https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4326_
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4326]

_Spanish: __https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/4326_
[https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/4326]

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_All FEMA disaster assistance will be provided without discrimination
on the grounds of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment),
religion, national origin, age, disability, limited English
proficiency, economic status, or retaliation. If you believe your
civil rights are being violated, call 800-621-3362 or
800-462-7585(TTY/TDD)._