Disaster recovery centers open in Dallas County to help residents apply for storm relief – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is opening another disaster recovery center Monday in Collin County.

The centers are intended to provide one-on-one assistance to Texans affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding and straight-line winds that occurred between April 26 and June 5.

of Collin County Location it is one of three that have opened in the area in the last three days:

Collin College Courtyard Center
4800 Preston Park Blvd.
Plano, Texas. 75093

Community Ministries Network
1500 International Pkwy., Suite 300
Richardson, TX 75081

Williams Elementary School
1821 Oldgate Ln.
Garland, TX 75042

Two more disaster recovery centers officially opened their doors in Dallas County on Saturday.

All centers operate daily from 7 am to 7 pm. To find the nearest location of the center you go to fema.gov/drc.

Two disaster recovery centers officially opened their doors in Dallas County on Saturday. The centers are part of an effort to make it easier for people living in communities hit hard by the storms to get the help they need. NBC 5's Allie Spillyards has more.

The new centers come as cleanup continues around North Texas nearly three weeks after high winds and heavy rain wreaked havoc on neighborhoods across North Dallas, Plano, Richardson and Garland.

On Saturday, Garland resident Janelle Jacobs loaded up with more tree debris, even after a five-foot pile was hauled away by the city.

“We lost a third of our pecan tree that's in the center back, and we had to pay for someone to come and, of course, finish cutting it down. It was filling up the sidewalk pretty well,” she said.

Jacobs said she had repaired a hole in her roof. She still needs to have someone replace a downed power line.

She plans to pay it out of pocket. But with many repairs set to cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, a disaster recovery center down the road at Garland's Williams Elementary aims to help those who need financial assistance navigate the process.

“We are the largest source of funds for privately damaged properties,” said Small Business Administration public information officer Susheel Kumar.

Thanks to a federal disaster declaration, the SBA is helping homeowners apply for loans of up to $500,000, working in conjunction with FEMA, which provides grants.

Both are part of a recovery process that begins after private insurance is exhausted.

“Let's say you have a claim for $100,000 and you only received a check for $50,000. Guess what? Deductible and whatever else is up there, we can cover,” Kumar said.

SBA loans are available to businesses, homeowners and renters with fixed interest rates starting at 2.6 percent.

After storm-force winds and flooding damaged cars and homes and a multi-day power outage forced many to empty their refrigerators, Kumar encourages those still trying to figure out what's next to just show up and allow this local, state team. , and federal partners to help.

Applications can also be made for assistance online or by calling 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. You can also download the FEMA app for mobile devices.

The deadline for applications is July 16. Click here for more details.