• Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Hockley County

    Business / Financial / EconomicCommunityAgricultureChamberPress Release

    June 23, 2024
    DR-4781-TX NR-041
    FEMA News Desk: 940-898-5454
    FEMA-R6-NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov
    Learn more at fema.gov/disaster/4781 June 2024
    News Release

    Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Hockley County

    AUSTIN -- FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Hockley County June 24 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding and straight-line winds April 26-June 5.
    The center is located at:
    Levelland Civic Center
    1900 McKinley St.
    Levelland, TX 79336
    All centers operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day. To find the center location nearest you go to fema.gov/drc.
    Residents in Austin, Bell, Calhoun, Collin, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Eastland, Ellis, Falls, Guadalupe, Hardin, Harris, Henderson, Hockley, Jasper, Jones, Kaufman, Lamar, Leon, Liberty, Montague, Montgomery, Navarro, Newton, Polk, San Jacinto, Smith, Terrell, Trinity, Tyler, Van Zandt, Walker and Waller counties can visit any open center to meet with representatives of FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration. No appointment is needed.
    All centers are accessible to people with disabilities or access and functional needs and are equipped with assistive technology. If you need a reasonable accommodation or sign language interpreter, please call 833-285-7448 (press 2 for Spanish).
    Texans do not have to visit a Disaster Recovery Center to apply for FEMA assistance. To apply, homeowners and
    renters can:
    ▪ Go online to disasterassistance.gov
    ▪ Download the FEMA App for mobile devices
    ▪ Call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.
    Deadline to apply is July 16.
    The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, private nonprofit organizations and businesses of any size. The SBA disaster loan program is designed to help survivors with their long-term recovery needs. Texans can apply for an SBA disaster loan online at SBA.gov/disaster or by calling800-659-2955. SBA representatives are available to provide one-on-one assistance to disaster loan applicants at Disaster Recovery Centers throughout the affected area.
    For more information about Texas disaster recovery, visit fema.gov/disaster/4781. Follow FEMA Region 6 on social media at x.com/FEMARegion6 and on Facebook at facebook.com/FEMARegion6/.
    To view an accessible video about how to apply visit: Three Ways to Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance - YouTube.

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    FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters.
    FEMA Civil Rights Office works to ensure assistance is distributed equitably, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, English proficiency, or economic status. Any disaster survivor or member of the public may contact the Civil Rights Office if they feel that they are the victim of discrimination. FEMA’s Civil Rights Office can be contacted toll-free at 833-285-7448. Multilingual operators are available upon request. For Spanish, press 2.

    Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Hockley County
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