FEMA Disaster Recovery Center to open Saturday in Sarpy County

From: Federal Emergency Management Agency Press Release

The State of Nebraska and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a Disaster Recovery Center on Saturday, March 30 in Sarpy County.

Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will provide information on available services, explain assistance programs and help survivors complete or check the status of their applications at the center.

Center location and hours are:

Disaster Recovery Center
3802 Raynor Parkway
Suite 201
Bellevue, NE 68123
Opening March 30: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Regular hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m every day

Nebraska homeowners, renters and business owners in Butler, Cass, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Nemaha, Sarpy, Saunders and Washington counties which were included in the major disaster declaration for Individual Assistance, may apply for assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and losses resulting from severe winter storm, straight-line winds and flooding.

One-on-one assistance includes:

Help to register for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program.
Help completing paperwork and checking the status of your application.
Help applying for the SBA’s low-interest disaster loans for businesses, private
nonprofits, homeowners and renters.
Referrals to other state, federal and voluntary organizations offering information about
additional disaster assistance.
Help understanding how to appeal FEMA eligibility decisions.
Accommodations to meet the needs of the entire community including people with
disabilities. Centers are equipped with captioned phones, video remote interpreting and
assistive listening devices.
If you need an accommodation or assistance due to a disability, please notify FEMA
staff at the time of registration or anytime during the assistance process.

Applicants for disaster assistance should have the following information on hand:
? Social Security number
? Address of the damaged primary residence
? Description of the damage
? Information about insurance coverage
? A current contact telephone number
? An address where they can receive mail
? Bank account and routing numbers for direct deposit of funds