New Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Brevard County; Three Centers to Close

Brevard County will have a new disaster recovery center located at the Agricultural Center in Cocoa, Florida.

This center at 3695 Lake Drive, Cocoa FL, 32926 will open on Sunday, Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, except closed on Sunday, Dec. 25 and Sunday, Jan. 1.

Three disaster recovery centers will cease operations on Friday, Dec. 16 at 6:00 p.m.

These centers are

• Okeechobee County - Okeechobee County Library, 206 SW 16th Street, Okeechobee, FL 34974

• Pinellas County - Lealman Exchange, 5175 45th St N, St. Petersburg, FL  33714

• Brevard County - Cuyler Park Community Center, 2331 Harry T. Moore Ave., Mims, FL 32754

After these centers close, survivors who were affected by Hurricane Ian can still register for assistance, get updates about applications, learn about the appeals process or check the status of their application the following ways:

• Online at DisasterAssistance.gov
• Call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362. The line is open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET. Help is available in most languages.
• At one of FEMA’s other disaster recovery center locations

To view an accessible video about how to apply visit: Three Ways to Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance - YouTube.

Disaster Recovery Centers provide disaster survivors with information from Florida state agencies, FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Survivors can get help applying for federal assistance and disaster loans, update applications and learn about other resources available.

For the latest information on Florida’s recovery from Hurricane Ian, visit floridadisaster.org/info and fema.gov/disaster/4673. Follow FEMA Region 4 (@femaregion4) / Twitter and at facebook.com/fema.

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