The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will open 10 disaster recovery centers at noon on Monday, June 2, to serve residents in 11 counties who suffered damage during the March 14-15 storms.

The President’s approval of a Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Covington, Grenada, Issaquena, Itawamba, Jefferson Davis, Leflore, Marion, Montgomery, Pike, Smith, and Walthall counties. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the disaster’s effects.

• A description of the damage
• Your address at the time of the disaster
• Your Social Security number
• Contact information
• If you have insurance, your policy number, agent or company
• Annual household income
• Your bank account information for direct deposit

In Southwest Mississippi, the Disaster Recovery Centers will open at noon on Monday, June 2, and then move to an 8 a.m.-6 p.m. schedule at the following locations. Centers are closed on Sundays.

 

Walthall County

Walthall EOC

908 Amory Drive, Tylertown, MS 39667

 

Jefferson Davis County

Granby VFD

957 East St. Stephens Road

Prentiss, MS 39474

 

Pike County

Silver Creek Baptist Church

8017 Silver Drive

McComb, MS 39648

(Note: This Disaster Recovery Center will close at 5 p.m. the week of June 9-14)

 

Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated areas should first file claims with their insurance providers and then apply for assistance by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov, by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired, or by using the FEMA App. Links are available on the WWW.MSMEMA.org and through the MEMA Mobile app.