Three Disaster Recovery Centers to Open in Houston Area

AUSTIN Texas –

Three State of Texas/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers will open Monday Sept. 11, 2017 in the cities of Katy Baytown and Houston.

Disaster recovery centers offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in 39 counties included in the Texas federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent floods.

Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)the State and other agencies will be at the centers to talk about assistance and to help anyone who needs guidance in filing an application.

The new centers are at the following locations:

Katy Mills Mall (Fort Bend County) 5000 Katy Mills Circle Katy TX 77494 Hours: Daily 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Baytown Community Center (Harris County) 2407 Market Street Baytown TX 77520 Hours: Daily 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Greenspoint Mall (Harris County) 263 Greenspoint Mall Houston TX 77060 Hours: Daily7 a.m.-7 p.m.

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) disaster assistance employees are committed to helping businesses and residents rebuild as quickly as possible. SBA representatives are available to answer questions about SBA’s disaster loan program and help business owners and residents apply to SBA.

Disaster Recovery Centers are accessible to people with disabilities. Centers have assistive technology equipment allowing disaster survivors to use amplified telephonesphones that display textamplified listening devices for people with hearing lossand magnifiers for people with vision loss. Video Remote Interpreting is available and in-person sign language is available by request. The centers also have accessible parking ramps and restrooms.

If possiblehomeownersrenters and businesses should register with FEMA before visiting a recovery center. Eligible residents may register for assistance the following ways:

• Online at DisasterAssistance.gov.
• Phone 800-621-3362 (voice711/VRS-Video Relay Service) (TTY: 800-462-7585). Multilingual operators are available (press 2 for Spanish).
• Via the FEMA appavailable for Apple and Android mobile devices. To download visit: fema.gov/mobile-app.

The following information is helpful when registering:

• Address of the location where the damage occurred (pre-disaster address).
• Current mailing address.
• Current telephone number.
• Insurance information.
• Total household annual income.
• Routing and account number for checking or savings account (this allows FEMA to directly transfer disaster assistance funds into a bank account).
• A description of disaster-caused damage and losses.

Disaster survivors can visit any of the centers for assistance. Locations of other recovery centers are online at www.fema.gov/DRC.

Homeowners renters and businesses in Aransas Austin Bastrop Bee Brazoria Calhoun Chambers Colorado Dewitt Fayette Fort Bend Galveston Goliad Gonzalez Hardin Harris Jackson Jasper Jefferson Karnes Kleberg Lavaca Lee Liberty Matagorda Montgomery Newton Nieces Orange Polk Sabine San Jacinto Refugio San PatricioTylerVictoriaWallerWalker and Wharton may be eligible for help.