Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Disaster Recovery Center Opens In Lee County

FORT MYERS, FL. -- The opening of the first Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) for Floridians impacted by Hurricane Ian is at the Lakes Regional Library located at 15290 Bass Road, Fort Myers, FL 33919. 

This DRC location opened to provide services to Hurricane Ian survivors today at 1:30 p.m. and will be operational from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. daily. The Disaster Recovery Center is collocated with more than 10 agencies to provide a one-stop shop for individuals or businesses that need help recovering from the storm.

The Disaster Recovery Center is Located at Lakes Regional Library, 15290 Bass Road, Fort Myers, FL 33919, and will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Additional Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are being established by FEMA and FDEM and will be announced in the coming days. Locations will be updated in real-time at FloridaDisaster.org.

Note: Hendry or Glades county are not eligible for individual grants or disaster assistance, but low or no interest loans are available from the Florida SBA and the SBA to individuals and businesses for economic assistance until June 2023.

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