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Deadline to apply for Individual Assistance/SBA Assistance from Hurricane Florence is November 20, 2018
Below please find a listing of available resources to assist those affected by the flooding from Hurricane Florence:
Fixed Feeding Locations
The Salvation Army is providing fixed feeding locations in Horry County. Please check their website daily at https://disaster.salvationarmyusa.org/aboutus/?facts as these locations could change daily.
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Due to Loss Wages
Governor Henry McMaster and S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) Executive Director Cheryl Stanton t announced that residents in Horry County are now eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) funds, which will be made available through the unemployment insurance benefits system. Residents in Horry County are eligible for DUA due to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision to amend the federal disaster declaration to include individual assistance eligibility in those counties. Other counties may be added to the disaster declaration as emergency managers assess damage throughout the state.
The DUA program makes funds available to assist people who became unemployed as a direct result of Hurricane Florence. It also is available to small business owners and the self-employed, including 1099 contract workers, who lost personal income due to the disaster.
If your job has been affected by Hurricane Florence go to dew.sc.gov and click the MyBenefits Login in the top right corner to apply through the unemployment insurance (UI) benefits system. For help, call 1-866-831-1724. The deadline for applying is October 24, 2018 – 30 calendar days from the date that DEW announced the availability of DUA in the county.
If you have already filed a UI claim related to Hurricane Florence there is no need to file again.
If you have not yet filed, applications filed after the deadline will be considered untimely and DUA benefits may be denied. Applicants may be asked to submit information about their employment and other documentation to support the claim that they were working or self-employed when the disaster occurred. In some cases, additional documentation may be required.
Workers or business owners meeting the following criteria may be eligible for benefits:
- Individuals who are unemployed due to the disaster, and do not qualify for regular unemployment insurance benefits.
- Self-employed individuals and small business owners who lost income due to the disaster.
- Individuals who were prevented from working due to an injury caused by the disaster.
- Individuals who have become the major supplier of household income due to the disaster-related death or injury of the previous major supplier of household income.
- Individuals who are unable to reach their job or self-employment location because they must travel through the affected area and are prevented from doing so by the disaster.
- Individuals who were to commence employment or self-employment but were prevented by the disaster.
Individual Disaster Assistance from FEMA
Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov. If you are unable to access the internet, you can also call 1-800-621-3362. Multilingual operators are available (press 2 for Spanish). You may also install the FEMA App, available for Apple, Android, and Blackberry mobile devices.
When you register for disaster assistance either online or by phone, you will need the following to complete your application:
- Social Security number
- Address of the location where the damage occurred (pre-disaster address)
- Current mailing address
- Current telephone number
- Insurance information
- Total household annual income
- Routing and account number for your checking or savings account (this allows FEMA to directly transfer disaster assistance funds into your bank account).
- A description of your disaster-caused damage and losses
Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly. For those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. More information can be found at https://www.fema.gov/individual-disaster-assistance.
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Horry County
A Disaster Recovery Center in Horry County has opened to help residents with damages and losses from Hurricane Florence. Other centers will be opening soon in the areas affected by Hurricane Florence.
Representatives from the State of South Carolina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Small Business Administration and other public and private agencies will be at the center to explain disaster assistance programs and offer help to individuals.
The Disaster Recovery Center will be located at the following address:
Horry County
Horry Georgetown Technical College
2050 US 501
Conway, SC 29526
Hours: Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sat-Sun, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The center is accessible to people with disabilities. The center will have assistive technology equipment allowing disaster survivors to use amplified telephones, phones that display text, amplified listening devices for people with hearing loss, and magnifiers for people with vision loss. Video Remote Interpreting is available and in-person sign language is available by request. The center will also have accessible parking, ramps and restrooms.
Rental Assistance Due to Displacement
Financial assistance may be available through FEMA for homeowners and renters through short term rental assistance. Please visit https://www.disasterassistance.gov/ to apply for funding. Alternatively, citizens may call the registration phone number at 1 (800) 621-3362. Individuals with a speech disability or hearing loss may use TTY by calling 1 (800) 462-7585. Individuals utilizing 711 or video relay service (VRS) may call 1 (800) 621-3362.
Emergency Housing Assistance
Financial assistance is available for temporary housing for owners and renters through FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP). Assistance provided through the program includes lodging expense reimbursement for short-term stays and rental assistance for temporary housing. Please visit https://www.disasterassistance.gov/get-assistance/forms-of-assistance/4471 for more information and visit https://www.disasterassistance.gov/ to apply for funding. Alternatively, citizens may call the registration phone number at 1 (800) 621-3362. Individuals with a speech disability or hearing loss may use TTY by calling 1 (800) 462-7585. Individuals utilizing 711 or video relay service (VRS) may call 1 (800) 621-3362.
Waccamaw VOAD Providing Home Owner Assistance
Please fill out this application at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Sas2l0-KtXF7XyKtC-WJtOPOEIgwdwfJWDUoLuJtdlg/viewform?edit_requested=true for assistance and they will be in touch with you as soon as possible. The more information you give them on this application will speed up how quickly they can get a team to assist your family. **You must live in Horry County and be the primary homeowner and resident to request or receive assistance.
United Way Association of South Carolina 2-1-1 Service
South Carolina 2-1-1 is your one-stop resource for finding assistance in your local community (i.e. food, shelters, counseling, rental assistance, etc.). Use the form at http://www.sc211.org/ to find services. Or call 2-1-1 any time--24 hours a day, 365 days a year--to link to vital services in your community. You can also reach 2-1-1 toll free at 1-866-892-9211. This service is free and is available in multiple languages.
Small Business Assistance
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be opening a Business Recovery Center in the Conway Chamber of Commerce office to help businesses impacted by Hurricane Florence. (203 Main Street)
SBA representatives at the center can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and assist businesses in completing the SBA application. The Recovery Center is currently open and will operate on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. until further notice.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Nov. 20, 2018. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 21, 2019.
For a fact sheet for SBA disaster loans click here:
http://files.constantcontact.com/…/f1d906f9-3178-4c8c-9a01-…
Applicants may apply online by clicking here:
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/Account/Login
Farmers Assistance
For more information on flooded farm equipment, vehicles and agriculture buildings, or to request hay, please visit Clemson Public Service Agriculture at https://www.clemson.edu/public/emergency/hurricane/ or call the local Clemson Cooperative Extension office in Conway at 843-365-6715.