DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPEN IN PICKENS COUNTY [https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20241016/disaster-recovery-center-open-pickens-county] Release Date: October 14, 2024 A Disaster Recovery Center is open in Pickens County to provide in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene.   PICKENS COUNTY Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library 304 Biltmore Road Easley, SC 29640 Open Oct. 15-19 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.   This location joins the centers previously opened in Aiken, Anderson, Barnwell, Greenville and Lexington counties.  AIKEN COUNTY  Nancy Carson Library 135 Edgefield Road North Augusta, SC 29841  Open Oct. 14-17 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.  ANDERSON COUNTY  Anderson County Library 300 N. McDuffie St. Anderson, SC 29621  Open Oct. 14-17 from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.   BARNWELL COUNTY  Barnwell Regional Airport 155 State Road S-6-398 Barnwell, SC 29812  Open Oct. 13–15 from 8 a.m.–7 p.m.   GREENVILLE COUNTY  Freetown Community Center  200 Alice Ave.  Greenville, SC 29611  Open daily from 8 a.m.–7 p.m.  LEXINGTON COUNTY  Batesburg-Leesville Fire Station  537 W. Church St.   Batesburg, SC 29006  Open Oct. 13–16 from 8 a.m.–7 p.m.    Additional Disaster Recovery Centers will open soon in more affected areas. You can visit any open center to meet with representatives of FEMA, the state of South Carolina and the U.S. Small Business Administration. No appointment is needed. To find other center locations, go to fema.gov/drc [http://www.fema.gov/drc] or text “DRC” and a Zip Code to 43362.  Homeowners and renters in Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Kershaw, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union and York counties and tribal members of the Catawba Indian Nation can apply for federal assistance. The quickest way to apply is to go online to DisasterAssistance.gov [https://www.disasterassistance.gov/]. You can also apply using the FEMA App [https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products] for mobile devices or calling toll-free 800-621-3362. The telephone line is open every day and help is available in many languages. If you use a relay service, such as Video Relay Service (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service. For a video with American Sign Language, voiceover and open captions about how to apply for FEMA assistance, select this link [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZGpWI2RCNw]. FEMA programs are accessible to survivors with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.