Nassau County - Long Island, New York

Mangano: FEMA Disaster Recovery Center To Assist Nassau Residents

County & FEMA to Provide Residents with Information on Disaster Assistance Programs

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Center along with County personnel will be visiting Nassau County to offer information on the disaster assistance programs available to residents affected by Hurricane Irene. FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Center is a readily accessible mobile office where applicants may go to receive guidance regarding disaster recovery, clarification of any written correspondence received, Housing Assistance and Rental Resource information, resolutions to problems and referrals to agencies that may provide further assistance, status of applications being processed by FEMA, as well as U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) program information.

FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Center, which will be stationed at the Mitchel Field Administration Building, located at 1 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard in Uniondale, will have a soft opening tomorrow, Friday, September 9th, from 12 P.M. to 7 P.M. Beginning Saturday, September 10th, the Disaster Recovery Center will be open seven days a week from 8 A.M. to 8 P.M.

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 or would like additional information on what disaster assistance programs are available to stop by the mobile Disaster Recovery Center, call FEMA at 1-800-621-3362 or visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov to register,” said County Executive Mangano. “If you have incurred any 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:

  • Individual Assistance (Assistance to individuals and households).
  • Public Assistance (Assistance for debris removal, emergency protective actions and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities.)
  • Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (Assistance for actions taken to prevent or reduce long term risk to life and property from natural hazards.)

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.