STATE/FEMA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPENS IN SIOUX FALLS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210318/statefema-disaster-recovery-center-opens-sioux-falls]


Release Date: 
6월 17, 2019 

PIERRE, SD – The State of South Dakota and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency have opened a disaster recovery center in Minnehaha
County to offer in-person support to individuals and businesses
impacted by the severe winter storms and flooding from mid-March to
late April 2019. This follows the opening of centers in Yankton County
and on the Pine Ridge Reservation last week. Additional locations
around the state may be opened, depending on need.

Representatives from the State of South Dakota, FEMA, the U.S. Small
Business Administration, and other organizations are at the centers to
explain available assistance programs and help connect survivors with
resources that best match their recovery needs.

The Minnehaha County center is located at:

Southeast Technical Institute
2000 N. Career Ave.
Ed Wood Center, Room 205
Sioux Falls, S.D. 57107

Hours of Operation are Monday thru Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. local
time.

Individuals can visit any of the centers for assistance. Use the FEMA
mobile app, or visit www.fema.gov/DRC
[https://www.fema.gov///C:/Users/kstclai1/Documents/www.fema.gov/DRC]
for center locations and times. 

Homeowners, renters and businesses should register for disaster
assistance before visiting a recovery center. There are several ways
to register:

	* Go online to DisasterAssistance.gov
[https://www.fema.gov///C:/Users/kstclai1/Documents/DisasterAssistance.gov]
or DisasterAssistance.gov/es
[https://www.fema.gov///C:/Users/kstclai1/Documents/DisasterAssistance.gov/es]
(for Spanish).
	* Use the FEMA mobile app in English or Spanish.
	* Call the disaster assistance helpline at 800-621-FEMA (3362) or
800-462-7585 (TTY) anytime from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time seven
days a week until further notice. Multilingual operators are
available.

All recovery centers are accessible to people with disabilities.
Centers have assistive technology to aid in communication. Survivors
may follow these links to access informational videos in ASL:

	* Requesting an interpreter (ASL)
www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/172199
[http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/172199]
	* Disaster Recovery Centers (ASL)
www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/127259
[http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/127259]

The South Dakota counties now designated for Individual Assistance
are: Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Hutchinson, Minnehaha, and Yankton; the
Pine Ridge Reservation to include the counties of Oglala Lakota,
Jackson, and Bennett; the Rosebud Reservation to include the counties
of Mellette and Todd; and the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation to
include the counties of Dewey and Ziebach.