Press Releases

Wayne County and Jones County Disaster Recovery Centers to Close

The Wayne County and Jones County disaster recovery centers located in Goldsboro and Trenton will close permanently at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 17, respectively. 

The Wayne County center is located at:

Two Steps for Continued Rental Help

Are you a renter who was forced out of your home by Hurricane Florence and initially was eligible for rental assistance from FEMA? Do you still need FEMA’s help? If you are still eligible, you need take only two steps to get the help you need:

Disaster Recovery Center in Robeson County to Close Temporarily Nov. 12

RALEIGH, N.C. – The disaster recovery center in Robeson County will close temporarily at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12. The center will reopen at noon, Wednesday, Nov. 14.
The Robeson center is located at:

Hoke County Disaster Recovery Center in Raeford to Close

The Hoke County disaster recovery center in Raeford will close permanently at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. 

The center is located at:

ReBuild NC to Host Outreach Events in Harnett County

 Who:     ReBuild North Carolina, North Carolina’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Program for Hurricane Matthew

ReBuild NC to Host Outreach Events to assist Hurricane Matthew Impacted Homeowners

The ReBuild North Carolina Program will host a series of outreach events over the coming months to assist homeowners who sustained damage from Hurricane Matthew complete their program application for recovery aid.

State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Columbus County Relocates

The disaster recovery center in Columbus County is moving to a new location at 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 5.

The new location is:

Columbus County Community Farmers Market
132 Government Complex Road
Whiteville, N.C. 28472

FEMA Specialists to Offer Mitigation Tips at Lowe’s in Cape Carteret

Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at the Lowe’s home improvement store in Cape Carteret starting Nov. 5.

North Carolina Survivors Now Have Until Dec. 13 to Register for Disaster Assistance

The deadline for North Carolinians to register for disaster assistance has been extended 30 days to 11:59 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. FEMA granted the extension at the request of Gov.

Five Disaster Recovery Centers to Temporarily Close Due to Voting Activities

Five State/FEMA disaster recovery centers in North Carolina will close temporarily due to voting activities.

The affected recovery centers will close temporarily and re-open as follows: