Pocahontas County and Fayette County survivors of the June 22 severe storms, floods, mudslides and landslides now have close-by resource centers for recovery assistance with the July 7 opening of Disaster Recovery Centers in their counties.
The latest centers are:
Fayette County
Midland Trail High School
26719 Midland Trail
Hico, WV Â 25854
Pocahontas County
McClintic Public Library
500 8th St.
Marlinton, WVÂ 24954
Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), various state agencies, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) staff the centers, giving survivors a chance to discover what programs are available to help them, and to get their questions answered.
Weather permitting, all recovery centers are open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. until further notice. To locate the closest center, survivors can either visit http://go.usa.gov/x3NnJ or download the FEMA App to their mobile device. Before visiting a center, survivors can register with FEMA by going online to DisasterAssistance.gov, or by calling 800-621-3362. Video Relay Service (VRS) or 711 users can call 800-462-7585.
The other centers are:
Clay County
Clay County High School
1 Panther Dr.
Clay, WV 25043
Greenbrier County
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center
Southeastern Labor Council, AFL-CIO
65 West Main St.
White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986
Town Hall
201 Kanawha Ave.
Rainelle, WV 25962
Kanawha County
Kanawha County School Operations Center
3300 Pennsylvania Ave.
Charleston, WV 25302
Nicholas County
City of Richwood City Hall
6 White Ave.
Richwood, WV 26261
Nicholas County High School
30 Grizzly Ln.
Summersville, WV 26651
Roane County
Geary Elementary School
9538 Clay Rd.
Left Hand, WV 25251
Summers County
Summers County Memorial Building Gym
451 1st Ave.
Hinton, WV 25951
Webster County
Webster Springs Municipal Building
City Council Room
143 McGraw Ave.
Webster Springs, WV 26288
Registering with FEMA is the first step towards qualifying for disaster assistance which may include grants to help homeowners and renters pay for temporary housing, essential home repairs, personal property replacements and other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance.
SBA offers low-interest disaster loans for businesses of all sizes, homeowners, renters and private non-profit organizations. SBA disaster loans may cover repairs, rebuilding, as well as the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal property.
For more information about SBA loans, call SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955, email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or visit http://www.sba.gov/disaster. TTY users can call 800-877-8339. Applicants may also apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.
Additional information on West Virginia’s disaster recovery can be found by visiting fema.gov/disaster/4273, twitter.com/FEMA and fema.gov/blog.
