DES MOINES, Iowa – A joint state/federal Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Mills County will be closed Monday, May 27 to observe the Memorial Day national holiday. The center will resume normal hours Tuesday, May 28.
Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and other state and federal agencies provide information on available services, explain assistance programs and help survivors complete or check the status of their applications at the center.
The Disaster Recovery Center location and regular hours are:
Glenwood Resource Center
111 Lacey St.
Glenwood, IA 51534
Regular hours: Mon.-Wed. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Many of the services available at Disaster Recovery Centers also are available by calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. Multilingual operators are available. Lines are open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time until further notice.
Iowa homeowners, renters and business owners in nine counties designated for the federal Individual Assistance Program, Fremont, Harrison, Louisa, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, Scott, Shelby and Woodbury counties, may apply for assistance with uninsured and underinsured damage and losses due to severe storms and flooding that occurred from March 12 to May 16, 2019.
The deadline to register for federal assistance is Monday, July 1.
Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has faced discrimination, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-3362. Multilingual operators are available.
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FEMA's mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters.
HSEMD Mission: To lead, coordinate and support homeland security and emergency management functions in order to establish sustainable communities and ensure economic opportunities for Iowa and its citizens.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is the federal government’s primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. SBA helps businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters fund repairs or rebuilding efforts and cover the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal property. For more information, applicants may contact SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955. TTY users may also call 800-877-8339. Applicants may also email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or visit SBA at www.SBA.gov/disaster .