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FEMA / State Disaster Recovery Center Now Open
The F.E.M.A. /State disaster recovery center is now open at the Benhiem Western Greenwich Civic Center in Glenville.
You can also contact F.E.M.A. through a toll-free hotline, (800) 621-FEMA (800-621-3362). Users of TTY service can call 800-462-7585. Phone lines are open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. Residents can also apply for assistance through the Internet by visiting FEMA online at www.fema.gov.
Residents are advised to have the following information available to help speed up the application process:
Your current phone number
Your address at the time of the disaster and the address where you are now staying
Your Social Security number, if available
A general list of damage and losses you suffered
Good directions to the property that was damaged
If insured, your insurance policy number, or the agent's and company's name
General financial information
Individual and household assistance may include:
Temporary Housing - Homeowners and renters may receive rental assistance to help with housing costs while displaced from their own homes or apartments or while looking for new, permanent housing
Repair - Homeowners may qualify for grants to repair disaster damage not covered by insurance. These funds are intended to make their homes safe and habitable, which will not necessarily return them to their pre-disaster condition
Other Needs Assistance (ONA) - Applicants also may receive grants for serious disaster-related needs not met by insurance, volunteer agencies or other sources. This includes medical, dental, funeral, personal property, transportation, moving and storage and other eligible expenses
Disaster Loans - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) makes low-interest disaster loans available to residents of the counties included in the disaster declaration. The SBA provides three types of disaster loans:
Home disaster loans to homeowners to repair or replace storm-damaged homes and, to renters and homeowners alike, to replace lost personal property
Business physical disaster loans to business owners to repair or replace disaster-damaged property, including inventory and supplies
Economic injury disaster loans which provide capital to businesses and agricultural cooperatives to help them through the recovery period
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