DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS OPENING IN BEAUFORT, EDGEFIELD, LEXINGTON
COUNTIES
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20241109/disaster-recovery-centers-opening-beaufort-edgefield-lexington-counties]


Release Date: 
November 9, 2024 

Three Disaster Recovery Centers will open in Beaufort, Edgefield and
Lexington counties to provide in-person assistance to South
Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene.  

BEAUFORT COUNTY
Burton Wells Recreation Center 
1 Middleton Recreation Drive 
Beaufort, SC 29906
Open Nov. 10-13, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.  

EDGEFIELD COUNTY
Edgefield Scout Hut Building
312 Penn St.
Edgefield, SC 29824
Open Nov. 10-18, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 

LEXINGTON COUNTY
Batesburg-Leesville Fire Station 
537 W. Church St.
Batesburg, SC 29006
Open Nov. 10-22, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 

Additional Disaster Recovery Centers are scheduled to open in other
South Carolina counties. Click here
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4829#block-views-block-disaster-recovery-centers-block-3]
to find centers that are already open in South Carolina. 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 all other center locations, including those in other states,
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.