For the next two weeks, the Bronx County Courthouse at 851 Grand Concourse will serve as a Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Recovery Center, helping business owners, home owners, and anyone else severely affected by Hurricane Irene, which hit the borough on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28.
FEMA officially opened the center to Bronxites on Monday, September 26 and will continue to operate until Friday, October 7. It will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The center is fully staffed with disaster-recovery specialists who will provide information and answer questions about hurricane-related issues. Although Hurricane Irene did not hit the Bronx as bad as originally predicted, the federal government officially declared the borough eligible to receive federal disaster aid for individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations.
“For the time that we are here we urge residents of the Bronx to take advantage of what can be provided for them if they were affected by the hurricane,” said center manager Deborah Carter. “We will absolutely help anyone who comes in here and although the decisions of how the government is going to help them is not made right away, it is certainly a start to help people get on the right track.”
Types of assistance that will be available are low-interest loan packages for the repair or replacement of damaged property, temporary housing assistance and grants for transportation, medical and dental, assistance to cover moving and storage expenses, help for people who became unemployed as a result of the storm, access to forms and services pertaining to motor vehicle issues, and more.
FEMA strongly urges anyone seeking assistance to register in advance through FEMA. Required information when applying includes the address of the damaged property, names of those living in the household, a general description of the damage, the Social Security number of any family member living in the home, the extent of insurance coverage and other information needed to expedite the process.
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