FEMA Disaster Recovery Center & DSNAP Information

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FEMA DRC-Crisp County

Farm Service Agency Crisp County/UGA Extension Office (110 West 13th Ave.)

11/8−11/13 Sun., Nov. 11 11/23−11/27 Sun., 11/25

9 a.m.−7 p.m. & 1 p.m.−7 p.m. (Sunday)

A Disaster Recovery Center is a readily accessible facility or mobile office where survivors may go for information about our programs or other disaster assistance programs, and to ask questions related to your case. Representatives from the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), volunteer groups and other agencies are at the centers to answer questions about disaster assistance and low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters and businesses. They can also help survivors apply for federal disaster assistance. (Source: https://www.fema.gov/disaster-recovery-centers)

A DRC may be able to help you:

Apply for assistance. You may also Apply for FEMA Assistance online or Apply/Check your status by phone 1-800-621-3362.

Learn more about disaster assistance programs.

Learn the status of your FEMA application.

Understand any letters you get from FEMA.

Find housing and rental assistance information.

Get answers to questions or resolve problems.

Get referrals to agencies that may offer other assistance.

D-SNAP Program

The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or D-SNAP, is a way to help individuals and families still struggling after major disaster events.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service and administered by the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, these special benefits provide a one-time payment for the purchase of food to households who are not normally eligible for SNAP.

Unlike the regular SNAP program, these benefits can be used to purchase ready-to-eat foods from EBT approved retailers in these counties in addition to regularly approved SNAP food items. The hot food waiver expires on November 17, 2018. After that date, families must purchase foods according to the normal SNAP policies, which do not include hot foods.

The D-SNAP program will operate in Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Crisp, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Laurens, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth counties.
Crisp County Location: Crisp County Recreation Department (1205 North 5th Street)
The D-SNAP application period will be Nov. 7 through Nov. 14.The hours of operation for the D-SNAP call center are:
Monday - Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for two weekends (11/10, 11/11 and 11/17, 11/18)Closed November 12 for Veteran’s Day


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