Four disaster recovery centers will open Tuesday to assist residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties who suffered damage after a historic flood swept across metro Detroit in August.
Disaster recovery centers offer long-term opportunities for disaster survivors to reach out to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Small Business Administration and other organizations. The four centers are one-stop shops where disaster survivors can register for assistance, discuss types of disaster assistance programs with specialists, receive the status of their existing application and obtain other information.
The centers should not be confused with the recovery support sites located throughout neighborhoods in southeast Michigan. The support sites are open for a short period of time and can quickly answer questions about disaster assistance programs.
Disaster recovery center locations:
Macomb County
Renaissance Unity Church
11200 E. 11 Mile Road
Warren, MI 48089
Oakland County
Gerry Kulick Community Center
1201 Livernois Ave.
Ferndale, MI 48220
Wayne County
Wayne County Community College Welcome Center
8200 West Outer Drive
Detroit, MI 48219
Wayne County Community College Education and Performing Arts Center
21000 Northline Road
Taylor, MI 48180
All centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, but closed on Sunday.
Residents with losses from the storms and flooding will save time by registering for help from FEMA before going to the disaster recovery centers.
Register at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or via Web-enabled phone at m.fema.gov. Applicants may also call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). TTY users may call 1-800-462-7585. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. EDT seven days a week until further notice.
The application deadline is Nov. 24, 2014.
