LOS ANGELES COUNTY : 2 Offices Offer Assistance in Storm Damage Recovery
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County residents who suffered damage to homes or businesses or lost jobs due to recent winter storms can apply for state and federal assistance at centers opening today in Long Beach and Arcadia.
The Long Beach Disaster Application Center, in the California Recreation Center at 1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., and the Arcadia center, in the Arcadia Community Regional Park Seniors Community Center at 405 S. Santa Anita Ave., will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through March 6.
Applicants may call (800) 462-9029.
Spokesman Oscar Brooks of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said “anyone affected by the storms, whether they own a home, rent, own a business, lost a job because of the situation, had property damage, etc.” can apply for assistance.
“Whether they are insured or uninsured doesn’t matter,” Brooks said. Grants of up to $11,900 for individuals and families are available.
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