ATLANTA− All Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in central and southwest Georgia are implementing new hours of operation, beginning Monday, Nov. 5. The new hours are:
Monday−Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
DRCs are located in: Newton (Baker County), Morgan (Calhoun County), Fort Gaines (Clay County), Cordele (Crisp County), Bainbridge (Decatur County), Albany (Dougherty County) Blakely (Early County), Cairo (Grady County), Dublin (Laurens County), Leesburg (Lee County), Colquitt (Miller County), Camilla (Mitchell County), Donalsonville (Seminole County), Dawson (Terrell County), Thomasville (Thomas County), Ashburn (Turner County), and Sylvester (Worth County).
A DRC provides residents an opportunity to meet face-to-face with representatives from the State of Georgia, FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), as well as other federal partners.
All DRC locations and hours are posted on FEMA’s website, or, can be accessed by calling the FEMA helpline at: (800) 621-3362.
Also, please note: FEMA has dedicated phone lines to assist disaster survivors who are deaf, speech impaired or hard of hearing. That number is: TTY (800) 462-7585. Online, visit DisasterAssistance.gov, or use a tablet or smartphone to access the FEMA app or visit m.fema.gov.
Here is a list of all DRCs operating in central and southwest Georgia, as of Nov. 4:
Baker County
Baker County Senior Center
439 Highway 91-North
Newton, GA 39870
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Calhoun County
Morgan City Hall
54 Court St.
Morgan, GA 39866
11/2-11/7, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, 11/4,1 p.m.-7 p.m
11/16-11/21, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, 11/18, 1 p.m.-7 p.m
Clay County
Georgia Department of Human Services Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS)
200 Wilson St. (Senior Citizen Community Center)
Fort Gaines, GA 39851
11/2-11/7, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, 11/4, 1 p.m.-7 p.m
11/16-11/21, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, 11/18, 1 p.m.-7 p.m
Crisp County
Crisp County Government Center
210 South 7th St.
Cordele, GA 31015
11/8-11/13, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 11, 1 p.m.-7 p.m
Decatur County
Decatur County Memorial Coliseum
600 South Wheat Ave.
Bainbridge, GA 39819
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Dougherty County
Isabell School
300 Cason St.
Albany, GA 31705
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Dougherty County
Albany Technical College/
Kirkland Hall
1704 South Slappey Blvd.
Albany, GA 31701
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Early County
Early County Alternative School
544 Howell St.
Blakely, GA 39823
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Grady County
Grady County Agricultural Center
65 11th Ave. NE
Cairo, GA 39828
11/1-11/6, 9 a.m.-7 p.m
Sunday, 11/4, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
11/15-11/20, 9 a.m.-7 p.m
Sunday, 11/18, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Laurens County
Old West Laurens (OWL) High School
338 West Laurens School Rd.
Dublin, GA 31021
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Lee County
Century Fire Station
934 U.S. Highway 19 South
Leesburg, GA 31763
11/8-11/13, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 11, 1 p.m.-7 p.m
Miller County
First Baptist Church-Gymnasium
351 E. Pine St.
Colquitt, GA 39837
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Mitchell County
Mitchell County Emergency Service Building
4767 U.S. Highway 37
Camilla, GA 31730
11/1-11/6, 9 a.m.-7 p.m
Sunday, 11/4, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
11/15-11/20, 9 a.m.-7 p.m
Sunday, 11/18, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Seminole County
First Baptist Church
409 South Woolfork Ave.
Donalsonville, GA 39845
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Seminole County
Spring Creek Baptist Church
2635 US Highway 253
Donalsonville, GA 39845 Mon.-Sat.
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Terrell County
Terrell County Courthouse/Judge's Chamber
499 Roundtree Dr. SW
Dawson, GA 39842
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Thomas County
Emergency Operations Center/Fire Station #3
(in front of the YMCA)
1202 Remington Ave.
Thomasville, GA 31792
11/8-11/13, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, 11/11, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Turner County
Turner County Civic Center
354 Lamar St.
Ashburn, GA 31714
11/2-11/7, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, 11/4, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
11/16-11/21, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, 11/18, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
Worth County
Worth County Community Center
1301 N. Monroe St
Sylvester, GA 31791
11/1-11/6, 9 a.m.-7 p.m
Sunday, 11/4, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
11/15-11/20, 9 a.m.-7 p.m
Sunday, 11/18, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.
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