Representatives from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and disAbility Solutions for Independent Living will be available to help residents complete or modify their disaster assistance applications and find other available relief resources in the Jesse Stevenson Kovalenko Memorial Gymnasium, 1000 Live Oak St., on Friday, Dec. 16, from noon to 7 p.m.

Also onsite will be a representative to speak about long term, low interest loans for homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes, and private nonprofit organizations to assist them with the rebuilding process and repairing or replacing uninsured or underinsured disaster damaged property. If qualified, the loan may be used to restore property to its condition before Hurricane Ian. SBA disaster assistance loans now have a 12-month deferral period before payments must be made and no interest will accrue during that time.

Of note, SBA representatives will accept all required paperwork on site, but FEMA paperwork must be submitted at the Disaster Recovery Center in the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County offices at 1845 Holsenback Dr. in Daytona Beach.

Would you like to know more or volunteer? Please contact Community Resources Coordinator Irma Terry at [email protected] or (386) 314-4849.