Financial Assistance Centers are closed. Workers will go to applicants' homes to confirm damage and provide assistance. The American Red Cross requests that all disaster clients who received a check on or before Oct. 7 deposit those funds before Nov. 6. After that date, those checks will no longer be valid. For general information and to leave a contact number so caseworkers can return calls: (866) GET-INFO.
Distribution centers provide disaster distribution of household goods, foods and cleaning supplies, and social services. To receive materials, bring a photo ID and Social Security cards for each family member, proof of residency and FEMA registration numbers.
- serving residents of Biloxi, Woolmarket and D'Iberville - at Yankie Stadium, 281 Lee St.; distribution hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Biloxi is operating on a ticket system. Tickets are issued Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning at 8 a.m.
- serving residents of Gulfport, Saucier, Orange Grove, Long Beach, Pass Christian and also Hancock, Stone and Pearl River counties - at 1200 Pass Road (old Colonial Bread building); all available appointments through Oct. 31 have been scheduled. New appointments will not be scheduled. For those who have appointment cards, distribution hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the general public and 4 to 6 p.m. for law enforcement, disaster workers, teachers and medical personnel.
Apply with FEMA by calling (800) 621-FEMA (3362) or applying online at www.FEMA.gov . The TTY number for the speech- or hearing-impaired is (800) 462-7585. To be eligible for a travel trailer or mobile home, a person or family will be required to register for FEMA assistance. (866) 877-6075. (800) 323-8603.
has been added to to the registration phone line above so registered applicants may check the status of their application without talking to a FEMA helpline operator.
The deadline for Mississippians to register for FEMA assistance has been extended to Jan. 11.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 21500 B St., Long Beach; 1305 S. Haugh St., Picayune; Donal Snyder Recreation Center, 2520 Pass Road, Biloxi, and a portable office at Yankie Stadium at 281 Lee St.; DAV Hall, 2600 23rd Ave., Gulfport, a block north of Pass Road; Pelican Landing Convention Center, 6217 Mississippi 63, Moss Point; Wiggins, old Bill's Dollar Store, 530 Central Ave.; America's Thrift Store, 3164 Bienville Blvd., Ocean Springs; 1403 S. Main St., Suite E, Poplarville; Senior Citizens Center, 7102 Mississippi 198 East, Lucedale; and 118 Auderer, Waveland. The DRCs will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. All DRCs will be closed Sundays.
5343 Jefferson St., Moss Point; 417 Mississippi 11 North, Poplarville; 38 London St., Lucedale; and 648 Fairgrounds St., Wiggins; Isiah Fredericks Community Center (temporary office), 3312 Martin Luther King Blvd., Gulfport; 716 Herlihy St. (temporary office), Waveland. (800) 948-3050; (601) 359-4429 for questions about existing EBT cards; : 865-9217; : 865-9787; : 865-9789; : (800) 222-8000.
Hancock County residents must sign right-of-entry forms to have the Army Corps of Engineers remove debris from private or nonprofit property. ROE sign up locations open Monday through Friday: : 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., public works Quonset hut or city trailers off Coleman and Central; : 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Volunteer Fire Department Building; : 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Davis Grocery Store; : 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Public Library; : 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Train Depot; : 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Community Center.
Jackson County residents who need help removing debris from their property must complete right-of-entry forms by Oct. 28 at one of the following locations: : Code Enforcement Office, 4015 14th St., 938-6620; : Utility Building, 3305 Gautier-Vancleave Road, 497-2276; : City Hall, Planning Office, 1018 Porter St., 875-4236; : City Hall, Building Inspector's Office, 475-0300; : Planning Department at J.C. Civic Center, St. Andrews Fire Station, Elks Lodge on Beach View, St. Martin Library and West Jackson County Road Department.
Information and assistance with U.S. Small Business Administration loan applications for homeowners, renters and businesses of all sizes is available at all Disaster Recovery Centers. Details: (800) 659-2955 or (800) 877-8339 for those who are hearing impaired. Or check out www.sba.gov/disaster .
The American Institute of Architects' Mississippi chapter is offering free assessment of buildings damaged by Hurricane Katrina, available by appointment to homeowners and small business owners. To schedule an assessment, call toll-free (866) 242-2203. According to Gulf Coast coordinator Brenda Crain, this is an ongoing project that will continue until requests stop.
The Harrison County Volunteer Hotline is for people who want to volunteer and for those who are in need of volunteers. The hotline can be reached by calling 539-4708 or 539-4687.
The Social Security Administration has reopened all three Gulf Coast Social Security offices. Offices are open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The offices: , 9394 Three Rivers Road, 868-2854; , 946 Tommy Munro Drive, 388-1432; and , 6000 Mississippi 63, 475-7109; or contact Social Security at (800) 772-1213 or go to www.socialsecurity.gov .
The Hurricane Katrina Disaster Legal Assistance Hotline, activated by The Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division: (866) 255-4495, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Army Corps of Engineers has Sign Up Centers for Operation Blue Roof. Locations are posted at (888) ROOF-BLU or (888) 766-3258. Operation Blue Roof is a priority mission managed by the Army Corps for the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency. The program is free.
Emergency Field Office, 1927 25th Ave., Gulfport, 868-3849, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Biloxi Community Center, 591 Howard Ave., Biloxi, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Train Depot, 1928 Depot Way at Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
FEMA Relief Center (next to America's Thrift Store), U.S. 90, Ocean Springs, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday; Pelican Landing Conference Center, 6217 Mississippi 613, Moss Point, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Singing River Mall, 2800 U.S. 90, Gautier, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Yellow building (behind county courthouse), 206 Julian St., Poplarville, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Disaster Recovery Center, old dollar store, 530 D Central Ave., Wiggins, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Senior Citizens Center, 7102 Mississippi 198 East, Lucedale, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
The filing period to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has been extended to Nov. 30. Call (888) 844-3577 between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. seven days a week.
WIN Job Centers have listings for both employers and job seekers. Details: (866) 794-6329 or www.mdes.ms.gov .
Phone lines have been set up locally to handle complaints of price-gouging scams, fraud and other hurricane-related crimes. 865-4185 or 865-1642; 324-0114 or 324-0132; 466-8266 or 466-8268. In other counties, call the state attorney general's office toll-free number at (800) 281-4418.
For current times and locations of the Gamblers Anonymous meetings, call the local GA hotline at 864-0442.
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