Registration Center Opens in San Marcos for Flood Survivors
A Registration Intake Center has opened at the San Marcos Activity Center, 501 E. Hopkins, to serve homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage in the October 2015 flooding.
The center will open Wednesday and operate weekdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are there to answer questions and provide information on the types of assistance available to survivors.
People who had storm damage also can register for FEMA assistance online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or call 800.621.3362 toll free from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily until further notice. Multilingual operators are available.
Disaster assistance applicants who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY should call 800.462.7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 800.621.3362. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time) daily.
Assistance for eligible survivors can include grants for temporary housing, home repairs and other serious disaster-related needs, such as medical and dental expenses or funeral and burial costs. Low-interest disaster loans from SBA also may be available to cover losses not fully compensated by insurance or other recoveries and do not duplicate benefits of other agencies or organizations.
Eligible survivors should register with FEMA even if they have insurance. FEMA cannot duplicate insurance payments, but under-insured applicants may receive help after their insurance claims have been settled.
More flood-related information can be found online at www.sanmarcostx.gov/smtxfloods.
Previous Comments:
Esther Villegas: My son and myself lost everything including our car. We were displaced. Do we need an appointment?
Melissa Jewett: Esther, I am very sorry for this devastating loss for you and your son. You just need to go to the San Marcos Activity Center today when they open at 9:00a.m., check-in and make sure you get registered. They will have all the information for you to get the help you may need.
