DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER SERVING HURRICANE SURVIVORS OPENS IN ST.
CROIX
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230502/disaster-recovery-center-serving-hurricane-survivors-opens-st-croix]


Release Date: 
十月 9, 2017 

ST. CROIX, VIRGIN ISLANDS — A Disaster Recovery Center is open in
St. Croix to provide information and help for hurricane survivors.

The DRC will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until further notice
at the Old Post Office Building at Church and Company streets in
Christiansted.

Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be
available to answer questions and provide information on the types of
federal help available to homeowners, renters and business owners as a
result of the major disaster declarations stemming from the
hurricanes.

With current connectivity issues on the islands, the recovery center
also offers a place for survivors to register for assistance in person
and get one-on-one help from recovery specialists.

St. Croix was designated for Individual Assistance under the major
disaster declaration for Hurricane Maria. However, survivors of
Hurricane Irma may also get their questions answered at the St. Croix
recovery center.

“Survivors have been through incredible challenges because of the
two historic hurricanes, and we want to ensure everyone receives all
the assistance available to them,” said FEMA Federal Coordinating
Officer William Vogel. “The Disaster Recovery Center is a good place
to start that process.”

Survivors with internet or phone service may register with FEMA at
DisasterAssistance.gov [https://www.disasterassistance.gov/] or by
calling 800-621-3362. Individuals who have a speech disability or
hearing loss and use TTY should call 800-462-7585 directly. Those who
use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) may call 800-621-3362.

These toll-free telephone numbers are operate from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
(local time) seven days a week until further notice; operators are
standing by to assist survivors in multiple languages.

 

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_Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race,
color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English
proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been
discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-3362 (voice,
711/VRS - Video Relay Service) (TTY: 800-462-7585). Multilingual
operators are available (press 2 for Spanish)._

_FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to
ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and
improve our __capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to,
recover from, and mitigate all hazards._

_For official information on the recovery effort following the
hurricanes, please visit __www.informusvi.com_
[http://www.informusvi.com/]_ or __www.usviupdate.com_
[http://www.usviupdate.com/]_. Follow us on twitter at_
_twitter.com/femaregion2_ [https://twitter.com/femaregion2]_._

_To donate or volunteer, contact the voluntary or charitable
organization of your choice through the National Voluntary Agencies
Active in Disasters (NVOAD) at __www.nvoad.org_
[http://www.nvoad.org/]_.  __For those who wish to help, CASH
donations offer voluntary agencies the most flexibility in obtaining
the most-needed resources and pumps money into the local economy to
help businesses recover. The Community Foundation of the Virgin
Islands also has the “Fund for the Virgin Islands” at
__www.USVIrecovery.org_ [http://www.usvirecovery.org/]_. _