DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS OPEN IN AUSTIN AND HARRIS COUNTIES AUGUST
27
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240826/disaster-recovery-centers-open-austin-and-harris-counties-august-27]


Release Date: 
August 26, 2024 

AUSTIN – Disaster Recovery Centers will open in Austin and Harris
Counties Aug. 27 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by
Hurricane Beryl. 

CENTER LOCATIONS: 

Wallis Community Center

6810 Guyler Street

Wallis, TX 77485

 

San Jacinto College - Generation Park

13455 Lockwood Rd, (Bldg. 2, Rm G2-125)

Houston, TX 77044      

Disaster Recovery Centers operate from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday–Saturday, closed Sunday. Any DRC can help with both Hurricane
Beryl and the April 26–June 5 storms and flooding. To find a center
location near you, go to fema.gov/drc [http://www.fema.gov/drc].

All centers are accessible to people with disabilities or access and
functional needs and are equipped with assistive technology. 

Residents in AUSTIN, BOWIE, BRAZORIA, CHAMBERS, FORT BEND, GALVESTON,
HARRIS, JASPER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, LIBERTY, MATAGORDA, MONTGOMERY,
NACOGDOCHES, ORANGE, POLK, SAN JACINTO, SHELBY, TRINITY, WALKER,
WALLER AND WHARTON counties can visit any open center to meet with
representatives of FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration. No
appointment is needed.

To shorten wait times, before going to a DRC homeowners and renters
can:

	* Go online to disasterassistance.gov
[https://www.disasterassistance.gov/].
	* Download the FEMA App
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products]  for
mobile devices.
	* Call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such
as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA
your number for that service.
	* Visit any Disaster Recovery Center.

To view an accessible video about how to apply visit: Three Ways to
Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance - YouTube
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU7wzRjByhI].

For more information about Texas disaster recovery,
visit: fema.gov/disaster/4798 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4798].
Follow FEMA Region 6 on social media at x.com/FEMARegion6
[https://x.com/FEMARegion6] and on Facebook
at facebook.com/FEMARegion6/ [https://www.facebook.com/FEMARegion6/].