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A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) opened in Southbury, Wednesday, October 2. The DRC, a temporary facility established in partnership between the State of Connecticut and FEMA, will help survivors affected by the August 18-19 severe storm, flooding, landslides, and mudslides apply for FEMA assistance, upload documents needed for their application and get their questions answered in person. The DCR is open to any individual of Fairfield, Litchfield, or New Haven county affected by the flood.
The center is accessible to people with disabilities and is equipped with assistive technology equipment that allows disaster survivors to interact with staff. Services are provided in English and Spanish. If you need a reasonable accommodation or a sign language interpreter to communicate with FEMA, please call 1-833-285-7448, press 2 for Spanish.
The Southbury DRC is at Southbury Town Hall at 501 Main St. S. in Southbury, Connecticut. Its operation hours are:
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be on hand at the center to provide program information and explain how to apply for SBA’s low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, businesses, private nonprofits, and renters, and provide printed information about repairs and rebuilding to make homes more disaster resistant.
Survivors don’t need to visit a Disaster Recovery Center to apply for FEMA assistance. To apply without visiting a center, go online to DisasterAssistance.gov, download the FEMA mobile app or call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362. If you use a relay service such as video relay service, captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service when you apply.
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