THREE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS OPEN IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230217/three-disaster-recovery-centers-open-santa-cruz-county]


Release Date: 
February 16, 2023 

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Three Disaster Recovery Centers are open in the
following locations. Residents who were affected by the severe storms
and flooding can visit the centers to update FEMA applications and
learn about other disaster assistance which may be available.

The Disaster Recovery Centers in Santa Cruz County are located at:

Felton Branch Library

6121 Gushee Street

Felton, CA 95018

HOURS: 9 a.m. to 6.p.m. daily (closed Sundays)

Community Room

701 Ocean Street

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

HOURS: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

                         

Watsonville City Government Center

250 Main Street

Watsonville, CA 95076

HOURS: Monday – Saturday 8:30 a.m. a 4:30 p.m.

Specialists at recovery centers can clarify information you have
received from FEMA or other agencies; they can explain the rental
assistance available to homeowners and renters; and they can fax your
requested documents to a FEMA processing center and scan or copy new
information or documents needed for case files.

Residents who had uninsured or underinsured damage and losses
resulting from the severe storms and flooding are encouraged to apply
to FEMA, although you do not need to visit a Disaster Recovery Center
to apply. Here are other ways to apply:

Go to DisasterAssistance.gov [http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov], use
the FEMA mobile app or call the FEMA HELPLINE AT 800-621-3362. If you
use video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others,
give FEMA your number for that service. Helpline operators are
available from 7 A.M. TO 11 P.M. DAILY. Press 2 for Spanish. Press 3
for an interpreter who speaks your language. For an accessible video
on how to apply, go to youtube.com/watch?v=LU7wzRjByhI
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU7wzRjByhI]. You can also visit any
Disaster Recovery Center and meet with FEMA staff and representatives
of other federal and state agencies who can provide information about
disaster assistance. To find a recovery center near you, visit DRC
Locator (fema.gov) [https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator].