Darlington County to open DSA sites
Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) sites will open this week at the Lamar Library and Society Hill Library to help residents register with FEMA due to damages and losses from Hurricane Matthew.
Representatives from FEMA will be at the sites to explain disaster assistance programs and help residents with applications for aid. It is not necessary to visit a site to register for and receive state-federal disaster assistance.
The DSA sites are located at the following addresses:
Lamar Library:
103 East Main Street, Lamar, South Carolina 29069
Tuesday (November 08, 10 am- 7 pm)
Saturday (November 12, 10 am- 2pm)
Tuesday (November 15, 10 am- 7 pm)
Saturday (November 19, 10 am- 2pm)
Society Hill Library:
114 Carrigan Street, Society Hill, South Carolina 29593
Monday (November 7, 10 am- 5 pm)
Tuesday (November 8, 10 am- 7 pm)
Wednesday (November 9, 10 am-4 pm)
Thursday (November 10, 10 am- 7 pm)
Friday (November 11, 10 am – 5 pm)
To register go online any time to DisasterAssistance.gov or call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362. Help is available in most languages, and phone lines are open 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM seven days a week until further notice.
Disaster survivors who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY may call 800-462-7585 to register. Those who use 711 or VRS (Video Relay Service) or require accommodations while visiting a center may call 800-621-3362. Centers are accessible and equipped with tools to accommodate disaster survivors who need disability-related communication aids.
Federal and state disaster assistance for eligible individuals and families can include money for temporary rental assistance and essential home repairs for primary residences and help with other serious disaster-related losses not covered by insurance.
Low-interest disaster recovery loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration are the primary means of federal help for disaster survivors, including homeowners, renters and businesses of all sizes. Individuals and businesses should first register with FEMA. For information on SBA disaster recovery loans call 800-659-2955/800-877-8339 TTY or go online to SBA.gov/disaster. An application for an SBA disaster recovery loan may be completed online at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.
Please continue to monitor the local media, our social media outlets (Facebook @DCEmergencyManagement and Twitter @DarCoEmMgmt), and our county weather page (www.weather.gov/ilm/emdarlington) for the latest information. We encourage the use of the CodeRed app found in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.