DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowans in Pottawattamie county who have been impacted by the recent severe storms and flooding and want to learn more about disaster assistance can now visit a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) opening Tuesday, April 23, from noon to 7 p.m. CDT. The DRC will remain open through Saturday, April 27.
After Tuesday, hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., CDT, Wednesday and Thursday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. The center will close on Saturday.
The DRC is located at:
Council Bluffs Public Library
400 Willow Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
State/federal DRCs are one-stop information centers that provide a place for homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage from the severe storms and flooding beginning March 12 to get critical disaster recovery information in a face-to- face setting.
Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and other state and federal agencies are on hand to explain assistance programs, provide information about available services, help survivors register for federal disaster assistance and/or check the status of their disaster aid applications.