Mangano: FEMA Community Relations Response Teams To Visit Nassau Communities
County & FEMA to Provide Residents with Information on Beginning the Claim Process
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Community Relations Response Team along with County personnel will be visiting south shore communities affected by Hurricane Irene to assist with surveying damage, assessing the needs of residents and helping educate residents about possibly qualifying for federal aid as a result of the Hurricane.
Scheduled dates, times and locations are as follows:
Late last week Nassau County was approved for federal disaster aid for homeowners, renters and small businesses throughout the county. County Executive Mangano has been working alongside FEMA since the Hurricane to assist residents and to provide them with the proper information.
“I encourage residents who think they may qualify for federal aid to stop by our mobile Community Relations Response Team, call FEMA at 1-800-621-3362 or visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov to register,” said County Executive Mangano. “I am pleased that Nassau County has qualified for this much needed aid, so that our residents and small business owners can start their recovery efforts. If you have incurred ay property damage, your first call should be to your insurance company, but your second call should be to FEMA’s registration hotline. This will ensure that, should you be eligible, you receive aid as quickly as possible.”
Residents and small businesses in Nassau County are eligible to apply for the following assistance: the Individuals and Households Program, Crisis counseling, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, USDA Food Coupons and Distribution, USDA Food Commodities, Disaster Legal Services, the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and Small Business Administration Disaster Loans.
Additionally, Nassau County is also eligible for expedited assistance in the following areas:
Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.