Yonkers Insider: FEMA’S YONKERS DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE IDA - Thurs., 9/16 @10 A.M.

 

FEMA’S YONKERS DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE IDA.

 

Multi-Agency Assistance Available at Grinton I. Will Library,

Open Daily, 8AM-7PM.

 

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and representatives from FEMA, New York State, Westchester County, the City of Yonkers and others will gather Thursday, September 16 at 10:00 am at Grinton I. Will Library (1500 Central Park Ave., Yonkers) to highlight Yonkers’ Disaster Recovery Center (DRC), which offers in-person support to individuals and small business owners affected by the severe storm and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida.

 

The Yonkers Disaster Recovery Center features assistance from:

·        Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

·        Small Business Administration (SBA)

·        American Red Cross

·        NY Project Hope

·        NYS Department of Labor (DOL)

·        NYS Department of Health (DOH)

·        NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)

·        NYS Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

·        NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA)

·        NYS Department of Financial Services (DFS)

·        NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH)

·        Westchester County Office for the Aging (OFA)

·        City of Yonkers Office of Constituent Services

 

Residents may also register for assistance using the FEMA App, online at www.disasterassistance.gov, or by calling 800-621-3362 or (TTY) 800-462-7585.

Applicants who are not eligible for assistance from FEMA may still receive assistance from private volunteer organizations and/or state and local governments, represented at the Yonkers DRC.

 

The DRC is open daily at the Grinton I. Will Library, from 8AM-7PM.