(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, Dallas County and our municipalities, has opened an additional Disaster Recovery Center in Dallas County to provide one-on-one help to those affected by the severe storms, high winds and power outages in May.

“The Disaster Recovery Center at the Dallas College Mountain View Campus will provide access for individuals in South and West Dallas County to visit one-on-one with representatives from FEMA, the Small Business Administration, as well as with our nonprofit partners regarding damages sustained from the May storm,” said Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins. “The deadline to apply for assistance has been extended to Aug. 15, 2024, and I encourage all residents who have storm damage to visit a Disaster Recovery Center in person or look online at www.disasterassistance.gov to see what resources are available.”

The center is located at the Dallas College Mountain View campus, Room E121 – gymnasium, at 4849 W. Illinois Ave. It will operate Monday through Sunday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Additional centers can be found at https://www.fema.gov/drc.

Additionally, the center located at Williams Elementary School, 1821 Oldgate Lane in Garland has closed.

Dallas County residents can also apply for FEMA assistance online at DisasterAssistance.gov or download the FEMA App for mobile devices. For more information, call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Help is available in most languages.

Individuals that use a relay service, such as video relay, captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA the number for that service. Individuals with disabilities or access and functional needs in need of assistance, accommodation or sign language interpreter, can call 833-285-7448 (press 2 for Spanish).