DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS OPEN IN CHEROKEE, SALUDA COUNTIES
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20241017/disaster-recovery-centers-open-cherokee-saluda-counties]


Release Date: 
October 17, 2024 

Two Disaster Recovery Centers will be open in Cherokee and Saluda
counties to provide in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected
by Hurricane Helene.  

CHEROKEE COUNTY
East Gaffney Baptist Church
2308 Cherokee Ave.
Gaffney, SC 29340
Open Oct. 17-20, 8 a.m.–7 p.m.  

SALUDA COUNTY
County Administration Building 
407 W. Butler Ave.
Saluda, SC 29138 
Open Oct. 17-19, 8 a.m.–7 p.m.

These locations join the centers previously opened in Aiken, Anderson,
Greenville, Laurens and Pickens counties. 

AIKEN COUNTY 
Nancy Carson Library
135 Edgefield Road
North Augusta, SC 29841 
Open through Oct. 19, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 

ANDERSON COUNTY 
Anderson County Library
300 N. McDuffie St.
Anderson, SC 29621 
Open 16-17, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.  
Oct. 18-19, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Oct. 20, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Oct. 21-24, 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 25-26, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Oct. 27, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

GREENVILLE COUNTY 
Freetown Community Center 
200 Alice Ave. 
Greenville, SC 29611 
Open daily, 8 a.m.–7 p.m. 

LAURENS COUNTY 
Laurens County Public Library
1017 W. Main St.
Laurens, SC 29360
Open through Oct. 19, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.  

PICKENS COUNTY
Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library
304 Biltmore Road
Easley, SC 29640
Open through Oct. 21, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Additional Disaster Recovery Centers are open in other South Carolina
counties. 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 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.