Families in Dallas County impacted by floods from May can now get assistance from FEMA.
FEMA workers will be at the Carver Center on 232 Carver Street in Garland Friday and Saturday.
FEMA’s disaster recovery center will be open on Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday.
May thunderstorms brought record flooding and lasting damage to communities across North Texas. There were more than 100 homes flooded in Garland alone.
FEMA officials say the center will provide information about disaster assistance programs. Applicants will also be able to check the status of applications already processed in the system.
Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Red Cross will be on hand to provide assistance.
If you do decided to come to the center if will be important for you to bring a few things with you – identification and proof of residence, like a utility bill or driver's license.
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"We always want to have some sort of identification and proof of residence at the impacted address during the incident period,” said FEMA spokesperson Rett Campbell, “And again like to underscore that this recovery center is to help the people from the May flood.”
Campbell says they will not be assisting anyone impacted by Tropical Storm Bill.
He says they are planning on having more disaster recovery centers in the area soon.
