DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPENS IN COOKE COUNTY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240606/disaster-recovery-center-opens-cooke-county]


Release Date: 
June 6, 2024 

AUSTIN -- FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Cooke County
June 7 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by the severe
storms, tornadoes, flooding and straight-line winds that began April
26.

The center is located at:

COOKE COUNTY

Valley View Elementary School

712 S. Lee St.

Valley View, TX 76272

Residents in AUSTIN, BELL,CALHOUN, COLLIN, COOKE, DALLAS, DENTON,
EASTLAND, GUADALUPE, HARDIN, HARRIS, HENDERSON, HOCKLEY, JASPER,
JONES, KAUFMAN, LAMAR, LIBERTY, MONTAGUE, MONTGOMERY, NEWTON, POLK,
SAN JACINTO, TRINITY, TYLER, WALKER, and WALLER counties can visit
any open center to meet with representatives of FEMA and the U.S.
Small Business Administration. No appointment is needed.

The centers will operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day. To find the
center location nearest you go to fema.gov/drc
[https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator].

All centers are accessible to people with disabilities or access and
functional needs and are equipped with assistive technology. If you
need a reasonable accommodation or sign language interpreter, please
call 833-285-7448 (press 2 for Spanish).

Texans do not have to visit a Disaster Recovery Center to apply for
FEMA assistance. To apply, homeowners and renters can:

	* Go online to DisasterAssistance.gov
[https://www.disasterassistance.gov/]. 
	* Download the FEMA App
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products] for
mobile devices. 
	* Call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such
as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA
your number for that service.

DEADLINE to apply is July 16.

For more information, visit fema.gov/disaster/4781
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4781]. Follow FEMA Region 6 on social
media at x.com/FEMARegion6 [https://x.com/FEMARegion6] and on
Facebook at facebook.com/FEMARegion6/
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240528/facebook.com/FEMARegion6/].

To view an accessible video about how to apply visit: Three Ways to
Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance - YouTube
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU7wzRjByhI].