Disaster Recovery Center Has Arrived In Santee

The State of Nebraska and FEMA have opened a Disaster Recovery Center in the Santee Sioux Nation. The center is located at the Santee Health and Wellness Center (lower level, shelter room). They will be open from April 23 to April 27 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

At the center, recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will provide information on available services, explain assistance programs and help survivors complete or check the status of their applications. They can provide referrals and help with appeals. Centers are equipped with captioned phones, video remote interpreting and assistive listening devices.

Nebraska homeowners, renters and business owners in the Santee Sioux Nation and Antelope, Boone, Boyd, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dodge, Douglas, Hall, Howard, Knox, Madison, Nance, Nemaha, Pierce, Platte, Richardson, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Stanton, Thurston and Washington counties may apply for assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and losses resulting from severe winter storm, straight-line winds and flooding.

How to Register with FEMA:
• Online, visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov.