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Garden
City
Disaster
Recovery
Center
to shut
down
permanently
on
Friday
Sept. 3,
2021
All
Other
Centers
Will Be
Closed
for
Labor
Day
Holiday
DETROIT
- The
state/FEMA
disaster
recovery
center
at the
Maplewood
Community
Center
in
Garden
City
will
close
permanently
at 7
p.m. ET
on
Friday,
Sept. 3,
2021.
All
other
FEMA
centers
will be
closed
in
observance
of Labor
Day,
Monday,
Sept. 6,
and will
re-open
at 9
a.m. ET
on
Tuesday,
Sept. 7.
While
the
centers
are
closed,
survivors
who were
affected
by the
June
25-26
storms
and
flooding
can get
updates
about
their
applications,
learn
about
the
appeals
process
or check
the
status
of their
claims
by
logging
into
their
account
at
www.DisasterAssistance.gov
or
calling
the FEMA
helpline
at
800-621-3362
(TTY
800-462-7585).
The
extraordinary
aftermath
of
Hurricane
Ida may
cause
delays
on the
FEMA
helpline.
Michigan
storm
and
flood
survivors
are
advised
to visit
www.DisasterAssistance.gov
as the
preferred
alternative
to the
helpline.
In-person
assistance
from
FEMA
representatives
remains
available
at four
recovery
centers
and one
document
drop off
location
in
southeast
Michigan.
Individuals
can
visit
any open
center
to get
the help
they
need
with the
federal
assistance
process.
To find
the
location
and
operational
hours of
the
nearest
center
to you,
visit
FEMA’s
DRC
locator
page at
https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator.
Survivors
do not
have to
visit a
recovery
center
to
register
or
receive
federal
assistance.
These
centers
provide
a
location
for
applicants
to
submit
documents
or
discuss
their
case
in-person
with a
FEMA or
U.S.
Small
Business
Administration
representative.
Before
visiting
a
recovery
center,
survivors
should
register
for
federal
assistance
one of
the
following
ways:
• Online
at
www.DisasterAssistance.gov;
• Using
the FEMA
App; or
•
Calling
800-621-3362
(including
711 or
Video
Relay).
TTY
users
can call
800-462-7585.
The
toll-free
numbers
are open
from 7
a.m. to
11 p.m.
ET,
seven
days a
week.
Multilingual
operators
are
available.
For more
information
about
Michigan’s
recovery,
visit
www.fema.gov/disaster/4607.
FEMA
assistance
is
currently
available
to
residents
in
Washtenaw
and
Wayne
counties.
The
deadline
for
individuals
to apply
for
disaster
assistance
is Sept.
13,
2021.
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