A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center is opening Monday, Feb. 29, in Neosho and will cease operations at noon on Saturday, March 5. Individuals and businesses in any of the 33 Missouri counties included in the Jan. 21, 2016, Missouri federal disaster declaration may find in-person support at the center.
Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and other agencies will be at the center to discuss aid and assist anyone who needs help with an application. The center’s address is
Newton County EOC
202 W Brook St
Neosho, MO 64850
The operating hours are
Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sat. 8:30 a.m. - noon
Other centers are open in Missouri and survivors may find assistance at any of them. Locations of recovery centers may be found online at fema.gov/drc. Enter your zip code in the search box.
There are two main types of federal disaster assistance. FEMA provides grants to qualified individuals for rental assistance, home repairs, or other serious disaster-related losses. SBA makes low-interest disaster loans available to help homeowners, renters, most nonprofits, and businesses of all sizes rebuild and recover.
Individuals and businesses are encouraged to register with FEMA before visiting a disaster recovery center. Register online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling toll-free 800-621-3362 (FEMA), 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week until further notice. Multilingual registration assistance is available. Survivors may also register using the fema.gov app for smartphones.
Disaster assistance applicants who are hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use TTY should call 800-462-7585. Those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) should call 800-621-3362.
February 26, 2016
Joint Field Office: Jefferson City, MO
DR-4250-MO MA011
FEMA News Desk: 573-636-2611
SBA News Desk: 916-200-9813
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FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
All FEMA disaster assistance will be provided without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment), religion, national origin, age, disability, limited English proficiency, economic status, or retaliation. If you believe your civil rights are being violated, call 800-621-3362 or 800-462-7585(TTY/TDD).
The SBA is the federal government’s primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. SBA helps businesses of all sizes, private non-profit organizations, homeowners and renters fund repairs or rebuilding efforts and cover the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal property. These disaster loans cover losses not fully compensated by insurance or other recoveries and do not duplicate benefits of other agencies or organizations. For more information, applicants may contact SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center by calling 800-659-2955, emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov, or visiting SBA’s website at www.sba.gov/disaster. Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals may call 800-877-8339.