FEMA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPENS IN PONCE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20221003/fema-disaster-recovery-center-opens-ponce]


Release Date: 
October 3, 2022 

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — An additional Disaster Recovery Center
(DRC) is now open in Ponce. The joint DRC, a partnership between the
municipality, the Government of Puerto Rico and FEMA, will help
Hurricane Fiona survivors apply for FEMA assistance, upload documents
needed for their application and answer questions in person.

“With the opening of more FEMA DRC’s in Puerto Rico, our people,
specifically those directly affected by Hurricane Fiona, will continue
to receive direct federal guidance.  I continue to urge our citizens
to make their claims as more DRC’s are opened throughout the
Island,” said the governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro R. Pierluisi.

Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are
on hand at the DRC to provide program information and explain how to
apply for SBA’s low-interest disaster loans for homeowners,
businesses, private nonprofits and renters, and provide information
about repairs and rebuilding to make homes more disaster resistant.

Services are provided in English and Spanish. If you need a reasonable
accommodation or a sign language interpreter to communicate with FEMA,
please send an email to FEMA-PRaccesible@fema.dhs.gov. You can also
call 1-833-285-7448, press 2 for Spanish.

The center in Ponce is located at:

POLIDEPORTIVO FRANCISCO “FRANKIE” COLÓN ALERS

Ave. Los Caobos Final

Ponce, PR 00716

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 7 A.M. TO 6 P.M.

A FEMA Hazard Mitigation Community Education Outreach Specialist will
be on site to assist survivors in

preparing for future incidents. 

DRCs are also open in Caguas, Mayagüez, Cayey and Vega Baja seven
days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The locations are:

CENTRO DE BELLAS ARTES DE CAGUAS
Calle Padial

Esquina Calle Ruiz Belvis
Caguas, PR 00725

ESTADIO PEDRO MONTAÑEZ
Carretera Núm. 14, Km 69.7

Calle Matías Soto, Barriada San Cristóbal
Cayey, PR 00736

CANCHA DE BALONCESTO BO. COLOMBIA
Calle Desengaño

Barrio Colombia
Mayagüez, PR 00680

CENTRO COMUNAL LOS NARANJOS
Comunidad Los Naranjos, Calle 2

Barrio Cabo Caribe
Vega Baja, PR 00693

To find a DRC nearest you, click on the FEMA DRC link: Fema.gov/drc
[http://www.fema.gov/drc].

You may also register for assistance with FEMA through your smart
phone, home computer or by phone. The fastest ways to apply for
assistance are:

 	* Online at DisasterAssistance.gov
[http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov]

 	* Download FEMA’s mobile app
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products]. Select
Disaster Resources and click on Apply for Assistance Online.

 	* By phone at 1-800-621-3362. Press 1 for English, 2 for Spanish and
3 for all other languages. People who use a relay service such as
video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others,
provide FEMA the number for that service. Phone lines operate from 7
a.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week.