DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPENS IN LAURENS COUNTY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20241016/disaster-recovery-center-opens-laurens-county]


Release Date: 
Oktòb 16, 2024 

A Disaster Recovery Center will be open in Laurens County to provide
in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane
Helene.  

LAURENS COUNTY
Laurens County Public Library
1017 W. Main St.
Laurens, SC 29360

Open Oct. 16-19 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.  

This location joins the centers previously opened in Aiken, Anderson,
Greenville, Lexington and Pickens counties.

AIKEN COUNTY 
Nancy Carson Library
135 Edgefield Road
North Augusta, SC 29841 

Open Oct. 14-17 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 

ANDERSON COUNTY 
Anderson County Library
300 N. McDuffie St.
Anderson, SC 29621 

Open Oct. 14-17 from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.  

GREENVILLE COUNTY 
Freetown Community Center 
200 Alice Ave. 
Greenville, SC 29611 

Open daily from 8 a.m.–7 p.m. 

LEXINGTON COUNTY 
Batesburg-Leesville Fire Station 
537 W. Church St.  
Batesburg, SC 29006 

Open Oct. 13–16 from 8 a.m.–7 p.m.  

PICKENS COUNTY
Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library
304 Biltmore Road
Easley, SC 29640

Open Oct. 15-19 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.   

Additional Disaster Recovery Centers will open soon in more affected
areas. You can visit any open center to meet with representatives of
FEMA, the state of South Carolina and the U.S. Small Business
Administration. No appointment is needed. To find other center
locations, go to fema.gov/drc [http://www.fema.gov/drc] or text
“DRC” and a Zip Code to 43362. 

Homeowners and renters in Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson,
Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield,
Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Kershaw, Laurens, Lexington,
McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda,
Spartanburg, Union and York counties and the Catawba Indian Nation can
apply for federal assistance.

The quickest way to apply is to go online to DisasterAssistance.gov
[https://www.disasterassistance.gov/]. You can also apply using the
FEMA App [https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products]
for mobile devices or calling toll-free 800-621-3362. The telephone
line is open every day and help is available in many languages. If you
use a relay service, such as Video Relay Service (VRS), captioned
telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.
For a video with American Sign Language, voiceover and open captions
about how to apply for FEMA assistance, select this link
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZGpWI2RCNw].

FEMA programs are accessible to survivors with disabilities and others
with access and functional needs.