State of Texas/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Jefferson County Change Days of Operation

Release Date Release Number
NR199
Release Date:
April 24, 2018

The State of Texas/Federal Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Beaumont and Port Arthur will no longer be open on Saturdays, beginning April 28.

The DRCs will remain open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

DRCs offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in counties included in the Texas federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent floods. Recovery specialists from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the state and FEMA are at the centers to talk about assistance and to help anyone who needs help with recovery.

The Beaumont DRC is at the following location:

Old Uniform Store
3863 Stagg Drive
Beaumont, Texas 77701
Hours: Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Port Arthur DRC is at the following location:

Central Mall
3100 E. FM 365, Suite 130
Port Arthur, Texas 77642
Hours: Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Individuals and businesses in counties included in the Texas federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent floods also can get help by:

  • Logging into their account at DisasterAssistance.gov.
  • Calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 (voice, 711/VRS-Video Relay Service) (TTY: 800-462-7585). Multilingual operators are available (press 2 for Spanish).
  • Downloading the FEMA app, available for Apple and Android mobile devices. To download visit: fema.gov/mobile-app.
  • Visiting any of the disaster recovery centers still open. You can find locations of other recovery centers online at www.fema.gov/DRC.

For more information on Hurricane Harvey and Texas recovery, visit the Hurricane Harvey disaster web page at www.fema.gov/disaster/4332, or Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/FEMAharvey, the FEMA Region 6 Twitter account at twitter.com/FEMARegion6, or the Texas Division of Emergency Management website at https://www.dps.texas.gov/dem/.

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