(Virginia) Get Help with Disaster Info; Visit Virginia Beach, Chesapeake DRCs
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(Virginia) Get Help with Disaster Info; Visit Virginia Beach, Chesapeake DRCs
November 7, 2016
Editor's note: The Federal Emergency Management Agency published the following information:
Richmond, VA - - (November 7, 2016) - - Survivors who suffered damages in Hurricane Matthew are urged to visit one of the two newly opened Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) to register, get recovery assistance, and get their questions answered.
Both centers, one in Virginia Beach and one in Chesapeake, opened at noon today, Monday, November 7, 2016. Additional DRCs in Newport News and Norfolk will be opening soon. Survivors may visit any DRC.
The Virginia Beach DRC is located in the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, near the Cafe. The Chesapeake location is co-located with the City’s local DRC in the Chesapeake Department of Human Services building.
Hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Sunday until further notice.
The addresses are:
Virginia Beach:
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
4100 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Enter main door, turn right, near Cafe
Chesapeake:
Chesapeake Department of Human Services
City of Chesapeake
100 Outlaw St.
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Enter main door, turn right
DRCs are operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM).
You don’t need to visit a DRC to register for Federal assistance, survivors can register online at www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY users can call 800-462-7585. The telephone lines are staffed daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. EDT until further notice. Help is available in almost any language.
Staff at the recovery centers can check individuals’ cases, answer questions about claims, or review information needed to process their claims. Specialists from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and VDEM staff will be at each location.
To find out more about how a DRC operates, go to: https://www.fema.gov/disaster-recovery-centers
Additional information about this disaster is available at www.fema.gov and www.vaemergency.gov.
Information source: Federal Emergency Management Agency