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:
| County | Address | Closing | Reopening |
| Scotland |
County Parks and Recreation 1210 Turnpike Road Laurinburg, N.C. 28352 |
6 p.m. Wednesday October 31 |
9 a.m. Monday Nov. 12 |
| Hoke |
Raeford Civic Center 200 College Drive Raeford, N.C. 28376 |
3 p.m. Saturday Nov. 3 |
9 a.m. Thursday Nov. 8 |
| Pamlico |
Grantsboro Town Hall 10628 NC Hwy. 55 East Grantsboro N.C. 28529 |
3 p.m. Saturday Nov. 3 |
2 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 7 |
| Pender |
County Agricultural Auditorium 801 S. Walker St. Burgaw, N.C. 28425 |
6 p.m. Saturday Nov. 3 |
2 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 7 |
| Carteret |
Board of Elections 1702 Live Oak St., Beaufort, N.C. 28516 |
6 p.m. Monday Nov. 5 |
9 a.m. Wednesday Nov. 7 |
Survivors can also get help online or by phone. Individuals and businesses in counties included in the federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Florence may register for assistance by:
• Calling the disaster assistance helpline at 800-621-3362 or 800-462-7585 (TTY) anytime from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time seven days a week until further notice. Multilingual operators are available. You can also update your contact information, ask questions about a letter from FEMA, get information about FEMA home inspections, or learn how to appeal a FEMA decision.
• Going online to DisasterAssistance.gov or DisasterAssistance.gov/es for Spanish
• Downloading the FEMA mobile app in English or Spanish.
• Downloading the ReadyNC app.
• Visiting any disaster recovery center. To find center locations and current hours, download the FEMA mobile app, the ReadyNC app, or visit FEMA.gov/DRC. Center hours and operations are adjusted based on visitor demand.
Information on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s low-interest disaster loans is available at the SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center by calling 800-659-2955, emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or visiting SBA’s website at sba.gov/disaster.
People who are deaf and hard-of-hearing may call 800-877-8339.
If you have unmet disaster-related needs, you may call the statewide referral service at 2-1-1 or
888-892-1162 (TTY), or text Florence to 898211.
The 34 North Carolina counties now designated for Individual Assistance are: Anson, Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Durham, Greene, Guilford, Harnett, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pender, Pitt, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Union, Wayne and Wilson.
For more information on North Carolina’s recovery from Hurricane Florence, visit ncdps.gov/Florence and FEMA.gov/Disaster/4393. Follow us on Twitter: @NCEmergency and @FEMARegion4.